New HO Scale Locomotives Available
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.
Nice to hear about the Walthers Seaboard Coast Line locomotive. One of my favorite railroads. Keep up the good work. I enjoy your posts. Thanks.