cars. Pullman-
Standard built
the prototypes
between the late
1970s and early
‘80s. Road names on Atlas’s O scale version will be Chicago &
North Western, Rock Island, Union Pacific, and Illinois Central-
Canadian National as shown here. Models equipped with trucks
for 3-rail operation will have an MSRP of $58.95. Two-rail ver-
sions will list at $61.95.
Bachmann Trains
is selling
an On30 14-ton Stearns-
Heisler geared steam
locomotive that is factory-
equipped with a speaker
and DCC for speed, direc-
tion, and lighting. The locomotive features diecast construction,
all-gear drive with enclosed gearbox, heavy-duty universal joints,
constant soft white LED lighting, contoured wheel spokes, and
blackened railings. Road names include Colorado Mining Co.,
Greenbrier & Big Run, and Midwest Quarry. Locomotives painted
black but unlettered are available with white pinstripes and run-
ning boards, or with red window sashes, white running board
stripes, and white tires. The Stearns-Heisler model has an MSRP
of $439.00.
An optional Plug-and-Play sound module can be plugged into the
on-board decoder to create 16-bit SoundTraxx Tsunami sound
specific to the prototype. The Stearns-Heisler sound module
(item 44953) has an MSRP of $129.00.
