Whats New
Schedule Note:
The Train Station will be closed on Monday September 6 in observance of Labor Day. Have a nice day off!
HO Scale:
Accurail has released their USRA 55 ton two bay coal hopper in Bessemer & Lake Erie, and in Pennsylvania in six car numbers; plus we received an USRA gondola in Boston & Maine, combo door box car in Pacific Great Eastern, and 40 foot double sheath box car in P&LE.
Athearn has shipped Ready-To-Roll Bombardier passenger cars in New Mexico DOT Rail Runner; 50 foot mechanical reefers in Swift; their streamlined passenger cars, six different car styles, in Southern, California Zephyr, and Union Pacific; 40 foot gondolas in C&EI and Maine Central; 40 foot express box cars in C&EI; and Coalporter cars with loads in five packs in CSX and PPLX.
Atlas has released the GE U23B in Norfolk Southern and Southern (both high nose versions), and EMD SD24 locos in Santa Fe and Union Pacific, and the SD26 rebuild in Santa Fe.
Bachmann has shipped the new 89 foot Colorado Railcar ultra-dome cars in two body styles lettered for McKinley Explorer/Holland America, the new McKinley Explorer passenger starter set featuring the new ultra-dome cars, a new EZ Track Connector Assortment of track pieces, and EZ track rail joiners.
Broadway Limited has released the new Baldwin Centipede diesels in Pennsylvania (multiple schemes and numbers) and Baldwin Demonstrator; and we received the first of their new Southern Pacific Daylight passenger cars, the postwar version of the parlor observation car.
ExactRail is shipping new paint schemes on the PS-2CD 4427 covered hopper: Northern Pacific, Chicago Great Western, Soo Line, Producers Grain, and Cargill; also arriving is the PC&F 6033 box car in Southern Pacific with yellow door.
MTH has released the Milwaukee Road Little Joe electric locomotive.
New from Precision Craft Models is the Southern Pacific Daylight parlor observation car in the prewar version.
Preiser has shipped a set of figures, Father Christmas (otherwise known as Santa Claus!) with children.
Walthers has released the Evans 4780 three bay covered hopper in DM&E, Soo Line (two patch scheme variations), MKT/UP, CP, EEC two schemes, and two ADM schemes; the Trinity 6351 four bay covered hopper in North American Ethanol, ADM, Vera Sun Energy, MWTX, CRDX, and TILX; center beam flat car lumber loads in Canfor and Weyerhauser; another Union Pacific City train passenger car, the Pacific series 10-6 sleeper; and several new Cornerstone structure kits: Rural Meadowhead Barn, Rural Fieldstone Barn Base, Rural Concrete-Style Silo, and Rural Lancaster Farmhouse.
And the new 2011 Walthers HO Scale Reference Book is here! That is, the new 2011 Walthers HO catalog!
N Scale:
Athearn has shipped Flxible busses in Queen City Trailways; 30000 gallon ethanol tank cars in UTLX and TILX, and bay window cabooses in Norfolk Southern and Southern Pacific.
Atlas has released Trainman cupola cabooses in Ann Arbor and Burlington; ACF 5701 center flow covered hoppers in ACFX, Amoco, Dupont, Phillips, Polysar, and Westlake.
Fox Valley Models has shipped GE ES44DC locos in undecorated and BNSF.
Micro-Trains has released the new Pullman-Standard 29-1 parlor car in Pullman and Great Northern; plus a Penn Central flat with load.
Z Scale:
Micro-Trains has shipped the State of Ohio car; and new plate girder bridges.
0/027:
AtlasO in their Industrial Rail line has released several 1/43 die-cast vehicles including a Peugeot 307CC, BMW 6 Series, Porsche Cayenne, and Mitsubishi Montero.
MTH has shipped the 2010 Happy Holidays box car.
Lionel has released the Santa Fe Flyer Freight starter train set.
Large Scale:
We have in stock the new LGB DRGW #252 Forney locomotive with plow.
Multiple Scale:
Chooch has shipped flexible walls in several versions including small random stone, large random stone, small cut stone, medium cut stone, and large cut stone.
Other:
We have received a Model Railroader Special Issue: How To Build More Layout In Less Space.
We have in stock The Narrow Gauge Annual from Westlake Publishing.
Books:
Carstens Publications has released Scratchbuilding For Model Railroaders, Craftsman Techniques Made Simple.
Chartwell Books has shipped The Classic Western American Railroad Routes, which covered UP, CP, NP, SP, Santa Fe, Rio Grande, Canadian Pacific and more.
Indiana University Press has released the new Expanded Edition of Twilight Of The Great Trains by Fred Frailey.
TLC Publishing has shipped West Virginia Railroads Volume 2: Chesapeake & Ohio.
Walthers has released the new 2011 HO Scale Reference Book or catalog.
Calendars:
We have received more new 2011 calendars from the Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society; and the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Historical Society.
Future:
Athearn has announced N scale Bombardier cab and coach cars in Coaster, Metrolink, and Utah Front Runner.
In HO scale, Athearn will be producing Ready-To-Roll Ford C vans in Bekins, Great Northern big sky blue, PIE, Roadway, and Southern Pacific; 28 foot trailers in Overnite, Roadway Express, Yellow, and YRC; 40 foot Youngstown door box cars in several Pennsylvania Railroad schemes, Don’t Stand Me Still, Merchandise Service (two versions), and shadow keystone; 40 foot quad offset hoppers with loads in Chesapeake & Ohio, Erie, PCCX Peabody Coal/Indianapolis Power & Light, and Missouri Pacific; EMD GP38-2 locos in CN, Indiana Harbor Belt, Ontario Northland, and Santa Fe; EMD F7 A units in KCS Executive, CNW, CN, and MKT; trailer dollies in CF, black, gray, and orange; 40 foot express box cars in Rock Island, Texas & Pacific, and CN; 50 foot Ortner rapid discharge coal hoppers in singles and five packs in Black Mesa & Lake Powell, Colorado Springs Department of Public Utilities, US Steel Cumberland Mine, and Union Pacific; EMD GP40X locos modern version in Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, BNSF Heritage I (ATSF, BNSF, and SP are modern with low nose lights), and Norfolk Southern (high hood); 26 foot ore cars with loads in singles and six packs in Conrail, Ferromex, Pennsylvania, and UP/CMO; 40 foot flat cars in Baltimore & Ohio, CN, Rio Grande, Great Northern, Southern Pacific, and Western Pacific; EMD SD45 locos in Santa Fe Kodachrome, Buffalo & Pittsburgh, Ferromex, and Montana Rail Link.
Athearn will also be producing another new Genesis line freight car, an 89 foot F89-F flat car in Trailer Train red, Trailer Train yellow, and TTX, four numbers in each scheme, plus undecorated.
Atlas has announced HO scale Alco HH660 diesel switchers in Maine Central, EJ&E, Green Bay & Western, Lackawanna DL&W, Lehigh Valley, Northern Pacific, and Walla Walla Valley; these will all be available with or without DCC and sound; USRA steel rebuilt box cars in Ann Arbor, CNW, EJ&E, CN, DT&I, and Rock Island; and Trainman Evans 52 foot gondolas in BVRY, CNW, GNWR, Indiana Harbor Belt, NJ Transit with JC herald, NJ Transit, MKT, USLX, and Wisconsin Central.
In N scale, Atlas will be producing FM Train Master locos in N&W, EL, Pennsylvania, Wabash, Reading and others; NE-6 cabooses in Conrail, W&LE, Nickel Plate Road, Susquehanna, Clinchfield, New Haven, and N&W red; Trainman 70 ton ore cars in BN, CP, Missabe, CN, GN, and Santa Fe; and Trainman PS-2 covered hoppers in AC&Y, D&H, NYC, SAL, PC, Rio Grande, WP, and Endasa, SAdeCV.
ExactRail has announced an HO scale Southern Pacific C-50-7 bay window caboose; it will be available in three schemes: Gothic or Roman reporting marks and numbers, Gothic will be available with the reporting marks and number in two different locations; each scheme available in three numbers. Unlike most ExactRail announcements, reservations are encouraged and are being accepted through October 31.
Norscot Groups will be producing more new HO scale authorized Caterpillar equipment: 772 Off Highway Truck, and a 320DL Hydraulic Excavator.
Smokey Valley Railroad Products has acquired the HO scale tooling from Train Station Products for their Santa Fe Hi-Level passenger cars; and Smokey Valley has announced plans to produce the Santa Fe Hi-Level lounge car which had not been done by Train Station Products; no date has been set for this new car’s arrival.
Walthers has made available the details on the upcoming HO scale Pennsylvania Railroad Broadway Limited passenger train: there will be nine all new PRR passenger cars delivered monthly beginning in January 2011 and running through September 2011, locomotives are due in October 2011. The cars to be produced are: BM70m RPO-baggage, Budd Inn series 21 roomette sleeper, PS Creek series 12-4 duplex sleeper, ACF Imperial 4-4-2 sleeper, PS Harbor series sleeper buffet lounge, Budd 68 seat full diner, Budd kitchen dormitory, PS Rapids series 10-6 sleeper, and PS View series sleeper buffet lounge observation car. The locomotives being produced are Proto 2000 EMD E8 A units available individually or in AA sets, and EMD E7 B units (PRR had no E8 B units and did operate E8 and E7 locos together in sets); all locos will be available with or without DCC and sound. The Broadway Limited represents the train in the 1956-1968 era. If all nine cars are reserved by December 31, 2010, the customer will qualify to receive a FREE Broadway Limited figure set made by Preiser, featuring passengers and PRR crew in authentic period uniforms, a platform sign, and PRR style wrought iron station platform fencing.
