Kato is scheduled
to release Union
Pacific and BNSF
(swoosh scheme)
versions of its
N scale ES44AC locomotive this month. They will be followed
in August by the release of a CSX version in the dark future
scheme as illustrated here. The production run is scheduled to
be completed in September with the release of ES44AC loco-
motives decorated for Canadian Pacific and Canadian National.
More information including pricing is available at their website.
Micro-Trains Line
has released
several new N
scale items includ-
ing a Norfolk
Southern SW1500
diesel switcher. The model has an MSRP of $109.95 and is DCC
Plug ‘n Play ready.
Micro-Trains
continues to
expand its
selection of
heavyweight
passenger equipment. The newest addition is a New York
Central parlor car decorated in the road’s post-war two-tone
gray scheme. The ready-to-run model has an MSRP of $29.35.
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This new Western
Pacific 40’ stock car
from Micro-Trains
has an MSRP of
$16.95.
Micro-Trains’ new-
est N scale tanker is
a 39’ single-dome
car decorated for
White Eagle
Petroleum. It has
an MSRP of $26.95.
This 50’ 14-panel
steel gondola deco-
rated for Canadian
National comes
with a load of large
rocks. The model, which rides on National B-1 trucks, has an
MSRP of $25.70. Additional new releases from Micro-Trains
include a 40’ Norfolk & Western boxcar painted black with bold
white lettering, and a Minnesota Dakota & Western 50’ rib-
side boxcar with a plug door and sliding door. Visit the above
website for information and pricing on other products available
from Micro-Trains.
Monroe Models
is selling a group of kits
for a variety of N scale fencing. The laser-cut material pro-
vides intricate patterns (ornate picket fence, above), as well as
weathered fencing with random broken boards and knot holes
(junk yard fence, above). Additional types include straight
picket fencing and barn yard fencing. Each kit has several gates
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