early (1977) decorating schemes with large Tank Train lettering
and late (1982) schemes with smaller lettering.
A-end and B-end cars will be available in sets at an MSRP of
$99.98. Intermediate cars will be available in six numbers at an
MSRP of $49.98 each.
Athearn’s Ready-to-Roll line HO scale GP40-2 will be released in
February in six road names including the 1979-1983 scheme of
Western Pacific. Other roads will be Alaska Railroad, Chessie/
C&O, Canadian National (1992-1995 scheme), CSX, and
Southern Pacific. The HO scale model features a correct scale
width hood.
In February, six
new decorating
schemes will be
available on
Athearn’s HO
scale Bethgon Coalporter. Road names will be BNSF (powder
blue swoosh scheme), CCTX-Coleto Creek Power (light blue with
yellow end), CR-Conrail, FURX-First Union Rail, OGEX-Oklahoma
Gas & Electric, and TGNX-Texas Genco II/NRC. Features include
11 different road numbers, removable coal loads, wire grab
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irons, and 100-ton roller bearing trucks. Single cars will have an
MSRP of $39.98 with 5-packs listing at $199.98.
Also scheduled
for release
next February
is a new pro-
duction run
of Pullman Standard 4740 cu. ft. triple-bay covered hoppers.
The HO scale Ready-to-Roll model represents a prototype
from the 1970s. The MSRP will be $29.98. In addition to the
D&RGW car shown here, road names will be PTLX-Far-Mar-Co,
TLCX-Bunge Corporation, TLDX-Peavey, Gulf Mobile & Ohio,
and Illinois Central.
Late this year,
Atlas
will
release a group of
uniquely decorated
40’ wood refrigera-
tor cars assigned to beer service. In addition to the NWX-
North Western Refrigerator Line Company Fox Head Beer car
shown here, NWX cars will include Alt-Brau Beer and Stork
Club Beer. Cars with FGEX reporting marks will be decorated
for Altoona 36 Lager Beer, Fink’s Purple Ribbon Beer, and Old
Reading Pilsner Beer. Features on the HO scale ready-to-run
models include separate door bars, individual grab irons, and
uncoupling levers. They will have an MSRP of $33.95 each.
Undecorated models will list at $27.95.
Atlas has scheduled another production run of its Master
Series GP40-2(W) for release during the first quarter of 2015.
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