Walthers January
schedule includes the
release of Proto series
EMD GP30 diesel. The
ready-to-run HO scale
locomotive will feature road specific details for Southern
Railway, Norfolk & Western, Union Pacific, and CSX. A DC ver-
sion will have an MSRP of $199.98. A DCC model with
SoundTraxx Tsunami sound will list at $299.98.
January will also
see the release of a
Walthers Mainline
series SW1 locomotive.
Road names for the
economy-priced DC model will be Chessie System, Burlington
Northern, Norfolk Southern, and Burlington.
Four versions of a 25’ Chesapeake & Ohio wood caboose are
scheduled for release in late January. The WalthersProto model
is based on the C&O 90700 series caboose. Built in the 1920s,
the prototypes continued in service through the 1960s. The
MSRP will be $39.98.
A kit for Metro Power & Light
will be available from Walthers in
January. The structure is typical of
medium to small coal-fueled elec-
tric generating power plants. The
assembled Cornerstone kit has a
footprint of 14” x 10”. The stack is
13” tall. The MSRP will be $64.98.
News column - 14
MRH-Dec 2014
