Accurail is also selling a
kit for this Delaware &
Hudson 50-ton twin-bay
hopper car with offset
sides. Unless noted other-
wise, Accurail HO scale kits
have an MSRP of $16.98
each. Appropriate trucks
and Accumate knuckle
couplers are included.
Athearn
) is selling an alternate PTC roof package
to update SD70ACe locomotives. The item (ATHG68899) includes
various Sinclair type antennas.
Athearn’s
production
schedule for
2015
includes a
July release date for a new run of General Electric ES44AC diesel
locomotives. General details such as a nose door on the left side,
flush-mounted top radiator grilles, and grab irons on the side of
the long hood reflect GE’s 2005-2006 production of the proto-
type. The Genesis series HO scale model will be available deco-
rated for BNSF, CP Rail, and Union Pacific. Road-specific details
include variations in trucks, air filters, cab windows, snow plow
size, and the position of number boards and headlights.
Next July
will also see
the release
of AC4400
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diesel locomotives decorated for Chicago & North Western,
BNSF, CSX, CEFX (CIT Equipment Finance Corp), and General
Electric (demonstrator scheme). The HO scale Ready-to-Roll
model will have an MSRP of $119.98.
A group of
seven
heavy-
weight pas-
senger cars
is scheduled for release next July. They will be decorated for
Great Northern, Chesapeake & Ohio, and New York Central.
Car types
include bag-
gage, RPO,
diner (GN
top), sleeper
(C&O above), clerestory coach, round-roof coach, and an open-
end observation (NYC below).
Upgrades
from the
original
model intro-
duced in the
1960s include six-wheel trucks with machined metal wheels, and
truck-mounted McHenry knuckle couplers. In order to operate
around 18” radius curves, the HO scale Ready-to-Roll models are
shorter than the prototypes they represent. Each car will have an
MSRP of $29.98. An interior lighting kit is available separately.
A 40’ steel boxcar with
Youngstown doors and
Dreadnaught ends is also
set for release in July. In
addition to the Baltimore
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