Scale Model Railroading

Kadee has annouced the availability of new rolling stock this month

40′ PS-1 4822 Western Pacific Boxer #19521

PS-2 Two Bay Hopper 8217 CNW #95252

50′ PS-1 6323 SCL Boxcar #20071

50′ PS-1 6322 L&N Boxcar #100199

Athearn announced today that they were discontinuing their Blue Box kit series. You’ll no longer see those familiar Athearn boxes at your local hobby store, or have the joy of putting together a kit and realizing you don’t know where that last grab bar goes.

From their press release:

Effective immediately, we here at Athearn have made the difficult decision to discontinue the production of our Blue Box line of kits. There were several factors that contributed to this extremely challenging decision however, the primary issue revolved around affordability and ensuring that our Blue Box kit pricing remain aligned with what the market can bear. Unfortunately, due to increased manufacturing and labor costs it has been determined that we are no longer able to continue offering kits at competitive price points as compared to our already assembled products.

For over 50 years the Athearn Blue Box kits have been sold worldwide, bringing happiness, joy and excitement to thousands of model railroad enthusiasts. Your passion for these products has allowed us to thrive and grow into the industry leader you still support today, and for that we are eternally grateful. Moving forward this will allow us to dedicate more resources to new and exciting projects in our Ready To Roll, Genesis and Roundhouse lines for another 50 years, or more.

We will continue to support all service and warranty needs on Blue Box kits from our headquarters in Long Beach, California. You can find our contact information here.

Bowser Manufacturing will be releasing their HO Scale “Executive Line” Trinity 3 & 5 car Spine Car set in early 2010.

The models are RTR feature fully detailed air hoses, die cast frame, etched walkways, brake piping, free rolling metal wheels with RP25 flanges, knuckle couplers.

Trinity “RAF33” 3 Unit Spine Car Sets
#40541 TTAX Road #355001
#40542 TTAX Road #355023
#40543 TTAX Road #355115
#40544 TTAX Road #355137
#40545 TTAX Road #355169
Trinity “RAF53C” 5 Unit Spine Car Sets
#40546 TTAX Road #555007
#40547 TTAX Road #555041
#40548 TTAX Road #555135

The Twin City Model Railroad Museum will have a special circus themed show on October 10th through the 11th. The show will feature a weekend of cicurs train operating and working circus models. The museum is located at 1021 Bandana Blvd E, Suite 222 • St. Paul, Minnesota 55108.