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.
