scale model fea-
tures an illumi-
nated Stratolite
beacon on the
cab roof, square
air filter box,
and Blomberg-B
trucks. The
switcher will be
available with or without sound. Models decorated for Soo
Line will be available with all-weather windows (1532, shown
here) or with an all-weather window only on the engineer’s
side of the cab (road number 1534). Other roads will be CSX
(boxcar scheme), GATX, Long Island Railroad, and Nacionales
de México.
A Ready-to-Roll series SD45 diesel locomotive is also listed on
Athearn’s June release schedule. Road names will be Delaware
& Hudson, Frisco, Southern Railway, Southern Pacific, Union
Pacific, and Norfolk Southern in the Horsehead scheme.
Freight cars coming next June include a 50’ steel gondola, an
85’ TOFC flat car, and another production run of Athearn’s
Trinity-built 5161 cu.ft. covered hopper car in both 10-panel
and 12- panel versions.
Also set for
release in June
is a 40’ derrick
flat car. It will be
available for Santa
Fe, Baltimore &
Ohio, Burlington
Northern,
Canadian Pacific, and CSX.
