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and Erie Lackawanna. Features include wire grab irons and a
photo-etched roof walk.
Athearn’s August
schedule includes a
run of 20,900 gallon
general service tank
cars based on a prototype built by Richmond Tank Car
Company. Road names will be BNSF, Santa Fe, Celtran Inc., Dow
Chemical, and PTLX-General Electric Rail Services.
Rounding out
Athearn’s August
releases is another
run of the popular
Fruehauf 40’ Z-Van trailers. The HO scale models are produced
from upgraded A-Line tooling and feature positionable land-
ing gear and a working rear sliding bogie. Trailers will be avail-
able decorated for Santa Fe, Chessie System, C&NW, Southern,
Nacionales de México, and Union Pacific. Also in the mix is an
unlettered owner-operator version.
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Atlas Model Railroad
Company
)
plans to release new paint
schemes and road num-
bers for its Dash 8-40B/BW diesel locomotive during the second
quarter of this year. The CSX YN3b version shown above will be
available with new numbers.
New paint schemes will be available for CSX (YN3 above),
Arizona & Eastern, Minnesota Commercial, Saratoga & North
