For passenger train modelers, Athearn has included a group of
Southern Pacific 77’ chair cars in its June schedule. The HO
scale Genesis series models feature operating diaphragms and
constant interior lighting. Paint schemes will include Daylight
(seen here), Challenger, Golden State, and SP general service
gray. The HO scale models require a 24” minimum radius for
reliable operation.
Athearn will release several HO scale Read-to-Roll models dec-
orated for the Napa Valley Wine Train. They include F7A diesel
units, a bay-window caboose, and both single and triple dome
versions of a tank car. Also a 40’ steel boxcar with separate wire
grab irons, Youngstown doors, and Dreadnaught ends.
News column - 6
MRH-Nov 2014
