Scale Model Railroading

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November Releases from Bowser Manufacturing

70 Ton 14 Panel Triple Hopper Durham & Southern, Blt 5-59 #56608            Road #6012  #56609            Road #6023 #56610            Road #6029

HO KIT 70-Ton 14-Panel Triple Hopper Great Northern Blt 6-60 #56611            Road #70501 #56612            Road #70512 #56613            Road #70520

70 Ton 14 Panel Triple Hopper Penn Central, Reblt 6-71 #56614            Road #459667 #56615            Road #459690 #56616            Road #459729

HO KIT 70-Ton 14-Panel Triple Hopper Seaboard Coast Line Reblt 12-81 #56617            Road #163126 #56618            Road #163143 #56619            Road #163158

HO KIT 70-Ton 14-Panel Triple Hopper Delaware & Hudson Blt 4-58 #56620            Road #9009 #56621            Road #9032 #56622            Road #9041

100 Ton Triple Hopper Southern Pacific Blt 8-77 #56623            Road #481050 #56624            Road #481072 #56625            Road #481083

70 Ton 2-Bay Covered Hopper Central Of Georgia Blt 11-40 #56626            Road #1301 #56627            Road #1304 #56628            Road #1314

70 Ton 2-Bay Covered Hopper Pittsburgh & West Virginia Blt 4-48 #56629            Road #1901 #56630            Road #1902 #56631            Road #1908

70 Ton 2-Bay Covered Hopper Burlington Blt 2-57 #56632            Road #181457 #56633            Road #181461 #56634            Road #181472

70 Ton 2-Bay Covered Hopper Southern Pacific Reblt 3-71 #56635            Road #400279 #56636            Road #400302

Upcoming Releases from Atlas Model Railroad

HO Trainman® GP39-2 Phase 1 Locomotive

The GP39-2 was offered by EMD as a fuel-efficient alternative to their very popular GP38-2 model. This efficiency resulted from the use of a turbocharged 12-cylinder 645E3 diesel engine, as opposed to the non-turbocharged 16-cylinder prime mover in the GP38-2. The use of a turbocharger increased the horsepower output from 2,000 to 2,300hp with four fewer cylinders. One other benefit of the turbocharger is improved operation at higher altitudes where thin air causes normally-aspirated diesels to lose power and produce excess smoke. The largest original fleet of GP39-2s was assembled by the Santa Fe who, over the course of seven years, acquired a total of 106 units.
Our model represents a “phase 1” GP39-2 locomotive which was produced between 1974 and late 1976. The overall appearance of a phase 1 model is similar to that of a GP38-2 except for the presence of a single turbocharged exhaust stack. There were only four original owners of the phase 1 GP39-2 including Santa Fe, Reading, Delaware & Hudson and a single-unit order for Kennecott Copper. Many of these units had interesting careers and nearly all are still in service today operating for BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, and Pacific Northwest shortline Portland & Western.

This first production run represents a “then and now” of sorts. Delaware & Hudson amassed a fleet of forty units, purchasing twenty new and receiving Reading’s twenty units after the formation of Conrail. The former Reading units were only 14 months old at the time and were re-numbered as D&H 7401-7420 (those built new for D&H were numbered 7601-7620). The ex-Reading units were then sold to CSX in 1991 and continue to operate for that carrier today. Several Santa Fe phase 1 GP39-2s were sold in 1993 to shortline Willamette & Pacific which (as of December 2000) is now operated as the Portland & Western. The Portland & Western units we are offering wear an orange & black paint scheme that reflects Genesee & Wyoming’s corporate ownership of that line.

• New Tooling for Long Hood
• NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC
• The same drive as our basic Master Series™, in an affordable locomotive
• Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels
• Separately applied hand rails and end railings
• Matching cabooses available separately
• Locating dimples for grab irons
• True scale dimensions with accurate details
• Realistic die-cast underframes
• Equipped with AccuMate® Couplers
• As with our Master Series™ GP-38, this model features either a 2,600 or 3,600 gallon fuel tank.

Standard MSRP: $99.95
Undecorated MSRP: $94.95
Estimated Delivery: May 2009

HO Track Cleaning Car

MSRP: $109.95
Estimated Delivery: December 2008

Upcoming products from Athearn

	HO Genesis Modernized F7 – Milwaukee Road Due Early June, 2009 Retail Price: $419.98 Built to match the prototype Available with and without DCC and sound control Many separately applied detail parts
	HO Ready To Roll Trinity 57′ All Purpose Spine Car Due Late April, 2009 Retail Price: $89.98 More road numbers for those wanting a complete set Equipped with McHenry scale knuckle couplers Amazing detail
	HO Ready To Roll 48′ Container (3 Pack) New paint schemes Easily stackable Perfect for those modeling the 1990’s
	HO Ready To Roll Chemical Tank Car Due Early June, 2009 Retail Price: $18.98 New paint schemes Small size great for layouts with limited space Metal wheels
	HO Ready To Roll Warbonnet Train Sets Retail Price: $109.98 3 road names to choose from Includes 3 freight cars plus a caboose Large loop of Bachmann E-Z Track and a power pack

Internet Model Trains is offering this complete Athearn HO Scale John Deere train set for only $85. It’s normally $130. This would make a great gift for the little railroader in your life.

The layout takes up much of the museum’s third floor, and represents the Washington D.C. to Brunswick Metropolitan Subdivision as it appeared around 1960

Sale ends 11/24/2008 at InternetTrains.com

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Other Sales

Model Power Structures 50% Off

Mantua Locomotives and Rolling Stock 40% Off

Aristo-Craft Large Scale Trains 40% Off

The “Scenic Model Railroad” at Smoky Mountain Trains located in Bryson, NC.

Loaded with detail, EMD F3 diesels are ideal for powering freight and passenger trains on your postwar railroad. With both A and B units powered, it’s easy to build the consists you need. Equipped with the same proven drive and electronics as the extremely popular PROTO 2000 EMD F7, you can mix and match F3s, F7s or other PROTO 2000 diesels with 14:1 gearing in the same consist just like the real railroads did!

All-New EMD F3s will be arriving in December. As with the F7s, they’re sure to go fast, so order now and don’t miss out!

On December 20, 1967, the United Aircraft TurboTrain reached a record-shattering 170.8mph on the Pennsylvania Railroad in New Jersey. To this day, this is still the fastest speed ever achieved by a production train in North America.
 
Rapido Trains Inc. is proud to preset the first-ever accurate model of this unique train in any scale. Each train features one Intermediate Car and two Power Dome Car locomotives. For speed and reliability, both engines are powered, and both have sound decoders (sounds include turbines, bell, doors, station announcements and the unit’s distinctive horns, all taken from prototype recordings) and speakers. More Intermediate Cars are available to make a longer train. Several different Coach, Café and Club cars are available, depending on the choice of paint scheme. The TurboTrain operates with or without sound on both DC and DCC.
 
The TurboTrain comes with numerous factory-applied detail parts; working full-width diaphragms, full interior lighting, constant directional headlights and operating Gyralites, a decal sheet with additional logos and car numbers, a 48-page, full-color book on the history of the TurboTrain featuring dozens of never-before-published photographs and a hand-held controller for operating the train sounds in DC.
 
The TurboTrain features interior detail that has rarely been attempted in HO Scale including padded armrests, faucets in the bathroom sinks, gauges in the engineman’s cab, and a microwave behind the counter in the café car. The models are fully prototype-specific, with three different Power Dome Car designs represented and five Intermediate Car styles available. Minimum radius is 18″ without diaphragms, 24″ with diaphragms.

$499.95 from Walthers

New Product Previews

Milwaukee Road “Hiawatha” #18A & 18B
$429.98
* Factory-Installed Sound & DCC Sound features include: Diesel Engine Sounds, Horn, Bell, Squealing Brakes, Doppler Effect, Air Let Off (in neutral), Headlight, and Trailer mode which mutes whistle and bell for double-heading.
 
* Working Diaphragms
 
* See-Through Steps
 
* Visible Interior Bracing
 
* Side Frames With Floating Journal Covers
 
* Cab Interior w/Crew
 
* 12-Wheel Electrical Pickup
 
* Correct “Bulldog” Nose
 
* Dual Machined Brass Flywheels
 
When EMD was given the green light to build new passenger diesels in early 1945, it unveiled an improved version of the successful E6, designated the E7. A pair of 567A prime movers, rated at 2000 total horsepower, now supplied power. Most of the notable changes were seen on the body and included a new and much smaller bulldog nose, as well as a large, vertical louver or screen panels directly behind the cab doors.
 
Introduced just as American railroads began upgrading and rebuilding passenger service, the E7 was the most successful passenger diesel ever built, with 428 A units and 82 cabless B units produced through April of 1949 when the E8 was unveiled. 
 
Models feature authentic Milwaukee Road details, and are painted and lettered to match Walthers “Hiawatha” cars (#932-9000 series).

Conrail #1685
$109.98
EMD introduced the GP15-1 in 1975 as a replacement for aging GP7s and GP9s still serving in switching, transfer and wayfreight service. Offering 1500 horsepower, the new design was better suited to the bigger and heavier cars then entering service, while the low nose improved forward visibility for added safety. As an added incentive, EMD required customers to provide a trade-in unit, which supplied traction motors, trucks and main generators, reducing the purchase price. Outwardly, GP15-1s looked like 35 Series engines, with a road-style cab and short nose. The most distinguishing feature was the single 48″ fan and tunnel motor air intake for the radiators. Later versions included the GP15-1AC, equipped with an alternator instead of a generator and the GP15T, which added a turbocharger to the AC model. Nearly 370 of the three styles were built for US railroads between 1976 and 1983, and many are still going strong today.

PROTO 2000 steel center-cupola caboose 
$37.98

* New Roadnames & Roadnumbers
 
* Full Interior & Underbody Detail
 
* 2 Different Numbers for Each Scheme
 
* Scale Size Handrails & Grab Irons
 
* Correct Weight for Optimum Operation
 
* Correct Trucks
 
* Metal RP-25 Wheels
 
* PROTO-Max Die Cast Knuckle Couplers
 
Based on a car designed by the United States Railway Administration (USRA) during World War I, this steel caboose became a fixture on many northeastern railroads. Over 40 different lines owned cars of this type and some saw over 60 years of service.
 
The PROTO 2000 steel center-cupola caboose comes fully assembled and ready for service. Each authentic replica has over 75 separate parts including complete interior with potbelly stove, sink and bunks, plus a complete underbody with brake cylinder, control valve, air reservoir, brake rods and clevises. The cars ride on authentic Bettendorf swing motion caboose trucks and include PROTO-Max die cast knuckle couplers.