News & Products for the week of January 16th 2023

Aug 01, 2023

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of January 16th 2023.

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Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader's frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of January 16th 2023.

Price: Direct current, $169.99; with DCC and sound; $239.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 features:

Release date: January 2024

Road names: Bessemer & Lake Erie; Canadian National; Cotton Belt; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated.

Price: Direct current, $209.99; DCC and sound equipped, $299.99

Manufacturer: Aurora Miniatures North America Inc., 1122 Brimley Rd, Scarborough, ON, M1P 3G3, Canada, https://na.auroraminiatures.com/

General Motors Diesel SD60F features:

Release date: January 2023

Road names: Canadian National

Price: Direct current, $269.99; with DCC and sound, $389.99

Manufacturer: PIKO America LLC, 4610 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste. 5, San Diego, CA 92120; piko-america.com

Kraus-Maffei ML4000 features:

Release date: November 2023

Road names: Southern Pacific

Price: Direct current, $239.95; with DCC and sound, $349.95

Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, ON, L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com

General Electric Dash-8 features:

Release date: To be announced

Road names: BC Rail; Canadian National; and Quebec North Shore & Labrador.

Price: Direct current, $169.98; with DCC and sound, $219.98

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

Electro-Motive Division SD60M features:

Release date: Summer 2023

Road names: Burlington Northern; BNSF Ry.; Canadian National; Norfolk Southern; Soo Line; and Union Pacific.

Price: Direct current, $219.99; with DCC and sound, $319.99

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

Electro-Motive Division SD9 features:

Release date: Fall 2023

Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & Illinois Midland; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range; Great Northern; and Southern Pacific. Also available undecorated.

Price: Single, $25; three-pack, $70. Shipping for one car, $9.45; two to three cars, $17.10. Ohio residents add 7.8% sales tax.

Manufacturer: Cincinnati Division 7 Car Projects, c/o Paul Maciulewicz, 9151 Congress Court, West Chester, OH 45069.

American Car & Foundry HC-46 2-bay covered hopper features:

Release Date: Available now

Road Names: Norfolk & Western

Price: Single, $39.99; four-pack, $149.99

Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com

Association of American Railroads 70-ton hopper features:

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Canadian National; Missouri Pacific; Nickel Plate Road; New York Central; and Southern Pacific.

Price: $39.99

Manufacturer: ExactRail, 525 E. 1860 S., Provo, UT 84606; 866-945-1701, exactrail.com

Trinity 6275 plug door boxcar features:

Release date: Available now

Road names: TTX

Price: $54.95 or $56.95 (varies depending on scheme); undecorated kit, $48.95

Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models, P.O. Box 6514, Asheville, NC 28816; 828-412-3886; tangentscalemodels.com

Greenville 86-foot boxcar features:

Release date: Available now

Road names: Ann Arbor; Baltimore & Ohio; Canadian National; Chesapeake & Ohio; Conrail; CSX; Erie-Lackawanna; General Electric Rail Services; Illinois Central Gulf; Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation; Mississippi Delta Railroad; Norfolk & Western; Norfolk Southern; Penn Central; and Pennsylvania Railroad. Also available as undecorated kit.

Price: Single, $31.98; undecorated, $29.98.

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

Association of American Railroads modified 40-foot boxcar features:

Release date: Spring 2023

Road names: Boston & Maine; Central of Georgia; Denver & Rio Grande Western; New York Central – Pittsburg & Lake Erie; Seaboard Airline; and Southern Pacific.

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: Rail Scale Models, 514 Angel's Way Lane, Horse Shoe, NC 28742; 248-421-6276; rail-scale-models.com

The Front Street Series features:

Release date: Two structures available now, two to be released

Price: Single, $44.99; two-pack, $79.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

National Steel Car 6000 features:

Release date: February 2024

Road names: American Iron & Metal; IMRX; and Texas-Louisiana Producing & Carbon Co.

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com

ALCO Company PA1 features:

Road names: Pennsylvania Railroad

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com

Iowa Interstate Maxi-IV sets features:

Road names: Iowa Interstate

Price: Contact manufacturer

Manufacturer: ZTrack Distribution, 6142 Northcliff Blvd Dublin OH 43016, 614-764-1703, [email protected], http://ztrackdistribution.com

Ztrack and Archistories barns features:

Release date: Available now

News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more. Model railroad product news may include HO, N, O, S, and Z scales. Product release dates and prices will vary according to each manufacturer.

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