HO scale locomotives in this run will be Vermont Railway,
Boston & Maine, Chessie/WM, and Frisco.
Also due from Athearn in March is a special Norfolk Southern
SD40-2 displaying the logo of the National Model Railroad
Association. The prototype locomotive #3215 was parked near
the 2014 National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio earlier this
summer. The Ready-to-Roll DC model will be DCC-ready using
Athearn’s Quick Plug™ technology. The MSRP will be $139.98.
Additional SD40-2 locomotives in the March release will be
decorated for Santa Fe, Illinois Central Gulf, CSX/YN3, and
Kansas City Southern. The MSRP will be $134.98.
Athearn is sched-
uling another
release of
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Berwick bathtub gondolas in March. Road names will include
UFIX, SRPX, Union Pacific, CPR, UNPX, and EAMX-Sullivan Scrap.
The HO scale Ready-to-Roll models will be available in singles
as well as in two 3-packs for a total of 10 numbers for each
road name. An undecorated model is also in the release.
Athearn has
scheduled
another produc-
tion run of its
ACF 2970 cu. ft.
covered hopper
for release in
March. The HO scale Ready-to-Roll model will feature a photo-
etched roofwalk, round or trough hatches as appropriate to the
prototype road, separately applied grab irons and steps, and
screw mounted trucks with machined metal wheelsets. In addi-
tion to the MP-TP scheme shown here, road names will be
Union Pacific (RI repaint), Great Northern, BNSF, BSMX, and
ACFX. The MSRP will be $39.98.
The March release includes Athearn’s venerable triple-dome
tank car decorated for Rohm & Haas, National Distributing,
East Jersey Railroad, GATX-DuPont, NATX-De Soto Chemical,
and Warner Quinlan as shown here. The HO scale Ready-to-Roll
model will have an MSRP of $26.98.
MRH-Sep 2014
