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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