road names on the initial release will be BNSF, CB&Q/Colorado
Southern, Chessie System/Western Maryland, Duluth Winnipeg
& Pacific, and Norfolk & Western. Athearn’s new SD40 with
SoundTraxx Tsunami sound and decoder will have an MSRP of
$184.98. Standard DC models will list at $134.98.
Athearn’s NTS
announcements
include a new BSC F89F
89’ 8” flat car with a
Whitehead & Kales bi-
level auto rack. The
newly-tooled model represents a car built by Bethlehem Steel
Company beginning in 1965. Road names will be Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy; Illinois Central, Norfolk & Western, New
York Central, Frisco, and Wabash. The Genesis series model is
scheduled for release next March at an MSRP of $49.98.
Athearn plans
to release its
Genesis GP15T/
GP15-1/
GP15AC next
February in several interesting schemes including the
Apalachicola Northern GP15T shown here.
GP15-1 units
will be avail-
able for
Conrail, GATX
Rail Locomotive
Group, and Burlington Northern.
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Also in the mix
is a GP15AC
decorated for
Union Pacific
(UPY).
The HO scale
Genesis series
models feature
details unique to
each road
name. Each name will be available in three different road numbers.
Also scheduled for release in February is a run of Athearn’s
Genesis SD70ACe diesel locomotives. In addition to the Montana
Rail Link unit shown here, the Genesis series model will be avail-
able decorated for BNSF (swoosh scheme), Canadian National
(noodle scheme on ex-EMD demo), Union Pacific, and FXE
Ferromex. Three popular NS Heritage schemes will be rerun,
including RDG, Virginian, and Jersey Central Lines.
A second production run of Athearn’s GATX Tank Train equip-
ment is scheduled for release in February. The run will include
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