at $49.99. Also new from F&C is a 50’ steel-service mill gondola. The kit is priced at $33.99 and features tabbed side/end construction. It is available for Union Railroad and McKeesport Connecting Railroad. Kadee Quality Products (www.kadee.com) is now selling injection molded grab irons specifically designed for applications on ends and sides. The end grab irons (left and center – top view) are $5.95 for four pair. The side grab irons (right) are $5.95 for a package of 16. Both types are available pre-colored in either red oxide or boxcar red. The end grabs also come in black.
InterMountain Railway (www.intermountain-railway.com) reports that bringing the SD40-2W diesel to completion has been a frustrating and complicated project. The good news is that production on the newly-tooled model is finally underway with photos of the preproduction samples expected within a few weeks. Delivery of production quantities has been scheduled for July/August. The initial release of the SD40-2W will include four versions of the CN locomotives with unique stairwells, 4-window safety cab, snow shields over the air inlets, wire grab irons, operable ditchlights, and Kadee® couplers. Non-sound models ($139.95) will have a DCC decoder capable of operating on analog DC or DCC. Sound models ($219.95) will be fitted with a SoundTraxx® Tsunami® DCC decoder. Liveries will include Canadian National (pictured here), Canadian National – Continent, CN.CA, and Canadian National without dynamic brakes.
Next month Kadee® will release an HO scale Delaware & Hudson 40’ boxcar that follows a prototype built in 1950. The assembled model has a 10’ Youngstown door and comes with ASF A-3 Ride Control HGC trucks. It is priced at $30.95. Scheduled for arrival in August is a 50’ BAR boxcar equipped with a 9’ Youngstown door and Barber S2-3 HGC trucks. It is priced at $35.95. Northwest Short Line (www.nwsl. com) has expanded its Stanton series of self-powered trucks with the introduction of model 1210. The new 1210 is the smallest unit in the HO series, and comes in wheelbases of 6’6” or 7’. It uses a 12 x 15 mm motor with rare-earth magnets, and comes with four color-coded wires ready for direct hookup to a DCC decoder or standard DC input. The 1210 has a self-resetting fuse for protection against overheating, and the four individual bearings are adjustable for fine-tuning the mesh between the worms and the axle gears. Model 1210 is available with 33” or 36” wheels. It can also be ordered with 30” wheels, but the fuse feature is not available on a unit that small. Although designed for HO standard gauge, the model 1210 can be ordered with wheelsets for S, On30, and On3 scales. A three-axle version will be available soon. Mike Pannell is selling an HO scale resin kit for a vintage Pullman day-car (Pullman plan 320) as delivered to the DT&FW; Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf
International Hobbies (www.interhobmodels.com) is an American dealer that stocks a large selection of European and Asian models such as this handsomely decorated British Railways class A1 4-6-2 “Toronado.” The Bachmann OO/HO scale DCC-ready (8-pin socket) model is listed at $179.50.
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