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Available already, MTH is offering one of the Union Pacific’s most distinctive locomotives, the non-articulated, three-cylinder 4-12-2. The MTH Premier line no. 20-3293 steamer operates on O-72 or wider-diameter track, features a coil coupler and ProtoSound 2.0, and is available in two road numbers for $1,195.95 each.

Atlas O salutes the Steam Era Classics series of woodside refrigerator cars with a special four-car set that includes the nos. 2566 Decker Meats, 2902 Eagle Beer, 877 Krey’s, and 313 Selecto cars. The four-car set costs $239.80.

I’m not much of a steam locomotive junkie, but the Atlas O refrigerator cars look great. They really put a lot of detail and care into these cars.

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New for May 2008, Athearn Trains has an Alco RS-3 Phase I diesel locomotive. It is available in road names, Canadian National, Central of Georgia, CP Rail, Main Central, Norfolk & Western, Southern (two numbers per road name) and they come undecorated. They have road-specific stack and pilot variations, McHenry knuckle couplers, and eight-pin Digital Command Control decoder socket. Price will be apprx. $89.98

Athearn Trains also has released a Elctro-Motive Division F7 A and B diesel locomotives. Road names available are: Denver & Rio Grande Western and Pen Central (ex-D&RGW). it comes with Direct current or Digital Command Control with sound (includes remote for sound in DC mode). Five-pole, skew-wound motor with flywheels, road-specific details, and working headlights and Mars lights. Prices are A unit (D&RGW only): $209.98 with sound, and $139.98 without. A and B units (two sets per road name): $419.98 with sound, $279.98 without.

Wm. K. Walthers, Inc has an Alco RSC-2 diesel locomotive available. The new road names are Seaboard Coast Line, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, and Union Pacific. It has five-pole skew-wound motor, die-cast metal chassis, and magnetic knuckle couplers. Direct-current model goes for $94.98.

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I’m sure a lot of you know this alread, but Wm. K. Walthers Inc. and Marklin announce that Walthers is now the exclusive distributor of Marklin products in North America.

All warehousing, sales, and administrative functions for products of Marklin and its subsidiary label, Trix, are now being handled by Walthers , according to a joint announcement form the two companies. Marklin will transfer its inventory from its New Berlin, Wisconson warehouse to Walthers’ Milwaukee, Wisconson, warehouse this spring. Marklin will continue to handle warranty work until the inventory transfer is complete.

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MTH Electric Trains has announced that it will offer a model of one of the world’s most famous locomotives, the Flying Scotsman 4-6-2 Pacific of the London & North Eastern Ry. The locomotive toured the United States and Australia, and it is currently on display at the United Kingdom’s National Railway Museum. The model will come in several paint schemes and with a corridor tender. A second, water-only tender will be available as a separate-sale item. The price has not been released yet.

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Atlas Model Railroad Companyis offering new paint schemes and road numbers for its popular EMD GP60/60/MB locomotive models. These include a standard cab GP60 decorated for the Union Pacific and a GP60B and a GP60M in the BNSF “swoosh” scheme. New cab numbers include Norfolk Southern, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific road names. Powered units cost approx. $499.95, and unpowered units are aprox. 239.95.

The new paint schemes for the PS-4427 low side hopper include Agway, Beacon Feeds, and Cargill. The Lehigh Valley and Rio Grande models come with new road numbers. The cars cost $62.95 each. The steam-era 40-foot USRA composite gondola is offered undecorated and in new road numbers for New York Central, Pennsylvania RR, and Southern Pacific; new paint schemes are Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis. The gondolas cost $57.95 each.

Passenger cars return to the Atlas O lineupwith Comet II commuter and Horizon passenger car sets. Horizon coaches and dinettes come undecorated and in Amtrak Phase IV or V; and the Comet II coaches and cab cars come undecorated and in Connecticut DOT, Metro-North, or NJ Transit road names.

Also, Atlas O’sfirst scale steam locomotive is now available. The firm’s USRA 0-6-0 features O-36 operation, die-cast metal construction, railroad specific details such as light, bell, whistle placement and tender style, a can-style motor, Lionel trainMaster and RailSounds system, coil coupler, and smoke unit. the model is available painted but unlettered and in Burlington, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Pennsylvania RR, and Union Pacific road names for approx. $649.

Happy Railroading!

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