Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements JAN 2019

It had been a while since I sifted through my model railroad new-release emails, so I finally sat down and put together this update:

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ATHEARN:  50’ Waffle High Cube Box Car – Guilford (MEC)

ATHEARN:  50’ FMC 5347 Box Car – Green Mountain (red oxide)  

INTERMOUNTAIN:  Wood Sided Refrigerator Cars – Bangor & Aroostook (white, 6 road #s)

ATLAS:  EMD GP7 Diesel Locomotive – Bangor & Aroostook

ATLAS:  EMD GP40-2 Diesel Locomotive – Guilford (B&M)

ATLAS:  Alco RS1 Diesel Locomotive – Green Mountain (# 400, 401, 405)

ATLAS:  Alco RS3 Diesel Locomotive – New Haven (orange/green/black)

ATLAS:  GE 8-40C Diesel Locomotive – Pan Am (MEC # 7552, 7635)  

ATLAS:  Heavyweight Single Window Coach – Rutland (green)

ATLAS:  Paired Window Coach – New Haven (MOW maroon)

ATLAS:  Evans Gondola – Maine Central (green)

ATLAS:  70 Ton 9 Panel Hopper – Central Vermont (green)

INTERMOUNTAIN:  R-70-15 Refrigerator Cars – Bangor & Aroostook (blue, 6 road #s)

INTERMOUNTAIN:  5283 Cubic Foot Box Car – Bangor & Aroostook (teal, 6 road #s)

RAPIDO:  EP-5 Electric Locomotive – New Haven

RAPIDO:  Alco FB-2 Unit - New Haven (2 schemes)

RAPIDO:  EMD SW1200 Diesel Locomotive – New Haven

RAPIDO:  Alco RS-11 Diesel Locomotive – New Haven  

RAPIDO:  Stainless Steel Dining Car – New Haven
TANGENT:  GATC 4180 Airslide Covered Hopper - B&M/Prince Spaghetti

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ATHEARN:  50’ FMC 5347 Box Car – Green Mountain (red oxide) 

ATHEARN/ROUNDHOUSE:  Eastern 2 Window Caboose – Boston & Maine (2 road #s)

ATLAS:  Alco RS1 Diesel Locomotive – Green Mountain (# 400, 401, 405)

ATLAS:  EMD GP38 Diesel Locomotive – Bangor & Aroostook

ATLAS:  GE 8-40C Diesel Locomotive – Pan Am (MEC # 7552, 7635)  

ATLAS:  60’ Passenger Cars (RPO/Combine/Coach/Baggage) – Boston & Maine (maroon)

ATLAS:  40’ PS1 Box Car – Rutland

ATLAS:  Single Door Boxcar – Boston & Maine (McGinnis Blue)

ATLAS:  Russell Snow Plow – Boston & Maine (blue)

ATLAS:  Evans Gondola – Maine Central (green)

ESM/ATLAS:  NE-5 TraiLiner Caboose – New Haven (very limited run, 2 #s)

INTERMOUNTAIN:  ACF Type 27 Riveted 8,000 Gallon Tank Car – Baker’s Chocolate

INTERMOUNTAIN:  50’ AAR Double Door Box Car – New Haven (red, 6 road #s)

MICRO TRAINS:  Weathered 2-Boxcar Set – Boston & Maine (#020 44 696) 

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ATLAS:  50’ PS-1 Plug Door Box Car – Bangor & Aroostook/State of Maine

ATLAS:  Pulp Wood Flatcar – Maine Central

ATLAS:  50’6” Box Car – Pan Am (MEC, 2 #s)

BACHMANN/WILLIAMS:  GE 70-ton Locomotive – Rutland

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

It has been a long time since I posted an update of New England model railroad releases, so here goes!

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ACCURAIL:  36' Double Sheath Wood Boxcar – New Haven

ATHEARN:  EMD GP7 Locomotive – Maine Central (maroon/gold) with/wo sound (due Jan ‘18)

ATHEARN:  EMD F2A Locomotive – Boston & Maine (McGinnis scheme) (due July ’18)

ATHEARN:  EMD F2A/B Locomotives – Boston & Maine (experimental/McGinnis schemes) (due July ’18)

ATHEARN:  40’ Wood Reefer – Bangor & Aroostook (due March ’18)

ATHEARN:  40’ Exterior Post Trailer – Bangor & Aroostook (due May ’18)

ATHEARN:  PS-2 2003 2-Bay Hopper – Boston & Maine (due May ’18)

ATHEARN:  25’ Trailer – New Haven (due Sept ’18)

ATHEARN:  40’ Gondola – New Haven (due Sept ’18)

ATLAS:  NRE Genset II Locomotive – MBTA

ATLAS:  EMD GP40-2W Locomotive – MBTA, Vermont Railway

ATLAS: Alco RS-32 Locomotive – Central VermontATLAS:  Bombardier multi-level control/standard coaches – MBTA (multiple #s) (2nd Quarter 2018)

ATLAS:  Ford Tractor Cab – Vermont Railway

ATLAS:  42' Pulpwood Flat Car – Maine Central (1st Quarter 2018)

ATLAS:  40' Wood Reefer – New Haven (Ice Service) (2nd Quarter 2018)

ATLAS:  NE-6 Caboose – New Haven

WALTHERS:  EMD SD70ACe Locomotive - Providence & Worcester #4301 (brown, orange, white)

WALTHERS:  EMD GP9 Locomotive - Bangor & Aroostook (gray, red, black)

WALTHERS:  EMD SW1200 Locomotive - New Haven (black, red, white, Large NH Logo)

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ATHEARN: 40’ Exterior Post Trailer – Bangor & Aroostook (due May ’18)

ATLAS:  FMC 5077 Single Door Box Car - Clarendon & Pittsford, Green Mountain, Providence & Worcester, Vermont Railway

ATLAS:  EMD GP39-2 Locomotive – Guilford (D&H) (2nd Quarter 2018)

ATLAS:  60' Passenger Cars – New Haven (black scheme - 5 body styles) (1st Quarter 2018

ATLAS:  42' Pulpwood Flat Car – Maine Central (1st Quarter 2018)

ATLAS:  50' Single Door Box Car – Boston & Maine (blue) (1st Quarter 2018)  

ATLAS:  NE-6 Caboose – New Haven

ATLAS:  40' Wood Reefer – New Haven (Ice Service) (2nd Quarter 2018)

EASTERN SEABOARD/ATLAS:  New Haven "Trailiner" NE5 Pullman-Standard 1941 Steel Caboose

MICRO-TRAINS:  50’ Standard Box Car – Boston & Maine (Bi-centennial) (180 00 050)

MICRO-TRAINS:  12-1 Heavyweight Sleeper  - New Haven (142 00 100)  

MICRO-TRAINS:  Heavyweight Horse Car – New Haven (149 00 100)  

MODEL POWER:  2-6-0 Mogul Locomotive – Boston & Maine, New Haven,

MODEL POWER:  4-4-0 American Locomotive – Boston & Maine

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ATLAS:  Pullman Bradley Passenger Cars – Boston & Maine/New Haven  

ATLAS:  C&O Cupola Caboose – Boston & Maine (blue scheme) (1st Quarter 2018)

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MICRO-TRAINS:  50' Rib Side Box Car – Pan Am (weathered) (510 44 110)

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

Been a while, here's a little update for those who follow them! 

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Athearn:  40’ Wood Chip Hopper – Bangor & Aroostook, Boston & Maine  

Altas:  EMD SD60 Locomotive - GMTX (P&W/Vermont Railway)

Bachmann:  Alco RS3 – Boston & Maine #1505 (maroon)

Walthers: Alco RS-3 – Boston & Maine (maroon)

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Athearn:  40’ Wood Chip Hopper – Bangor & Aroostook, Boston & Maine  

Atlas:  1937 AAR 40' Box Car Kit – New Haven   

Atlas: Alco RS-11 Locomotive – Central Vermont (2nd quarter 2016)

Atlas: NE-6 Caboose – New Haven (2^nd quarter 2016)  

Atlas: Alco RS-11 Locomotive – New Haven (2^nd quarter 2016)

Bachmann:  USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2  w/Med. Tender – Maine Central #617

Roundhouse:  50’ FMC Double Door Box – Bangor & Aroostook (due Oct ’16)

Roundhouse :  3-Dome Tank Car – New England Alcohol (due Sept ’16)

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Atlas: 40' Sliding Door Box Car – Rutland (3rd Quarter 2016)

Atlas: NE-6 Caboose – New Haven

Bachmann:  Alco Fa-2 Powered & Dummy A-A Set – New Haven

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

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Atlas:  Alco RS-1 Locomotive – New Haven (due 2^nd qtr ’14)

Atlas:  53' Evans DPD Box Car – Vermont Rail patch (due 2^nd qtr ’14)

Atlas:  42' Pulpwood Flat Car – Maine Central patch, D&H

Atlas:  1932 ARA Box Car – Maine Central (due 2^nd qtr ’14)

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Atlas:  Alco HH600/HH660 Locomotive – Boston & Albany (due 2^nd qtr ‘14)

Atlas:  50' Double Door Box Car – Maine Central, New Haven (due 2^nd qtr ’14)

Atlas:  53' Evans DPD Box Car – Vermont Rail patch

Atlas:  1932 ARA Box Car – Maine Central (due 2^nd qtr ’14

New England Model Railroad Items at 2013 National Train Show

(Information from the Model Railroader magazine website)

New England related model railroad items on display at the 2013 National Train Show, July 19-21:  

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Alco S-2 diesel locomotive:  Boston & Maine (black, red, and white in two numbers); Upgraded tooling, five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, and directional light-emitting diode headlights. Direct-current model, $149.95; with ESU LokSound Digital Command Control sound decoder, $259.95. Fourth quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive:  Boston & Maine (McGinnis scheme. SoundTraxx Sound Value decoder (prime mover, three air horns, and bell), acetal handrails, and E-Z Mate Mark II knuckle couplers. $189. October 2013. Sound Value line. Ready-to-run. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com

Electro-Motive Division SW1 diesel locomotive: Boston & Maine.  Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, directional lighting, and all-wheel drive and electrical pickup. $99.98. Ready-to-run. WalthersMainline. Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770, www.walthers.com

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Alco S-2 diesel locomotive: Boston & Maine (black, red, and white in two numbers. Die-cast metal hood and chassis, prototype-specific radiator shutters, and directional light-emitting diode headlights. Direct-current model, $119.95; with ESU LokSound Digital Command Control sound decoder, $239.95. Fourth quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Alco RS-3, diesel locomotive:   Vermont Railway. Two road numbers per scheme. Directional lighting, Scale Speed motor, and blackened metal wheelsets. $119.95.Third quarter 2013. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Alco PA-1 diesel locomotive:  New York, New Haven & Hartford.  Paragon2 sound and operation system, plastic shell with die-cast metal chassis, and can motor with dual flywheels. PA-1 and PB-1 sets, $249.99; single PA-1 or PB-1, $199.99 each. October 2013. Ready-to-run. Broadway Limited Imports, 386-673-8900, www.broadway-limited.com

Chesapeake & Ohio-style cupola caboose:  Boston & Maine,  Grand Trunk Western, Providence & Worcester (one number). Two car numbers each except as noted. Weighted and detailed underframe, window glazing, and Accumate knuckle couplers. $18.95. Ready-to-run. Trainman series. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, www.atlasrr.com

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

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Atlas:  Cupola Caboose – Maine Central

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Atlas: 40’ Reefer – Brookside Creamery

Athearn:  Alco RS3 Locomotive – New Haven

Athearn: 40’ Wood Chip Hopper – Portland Terminal (Maine)

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Atlas:  70 Ton Covered Hopper – New Haven

Walther's New Haven Alco DL109 Released in HO & N Scale

Walther's New Haven Alco DL109 has been released in both HO and N scales.  According to their website, the units are of limited production.  The New Haven units are available in the green/gold and McGinnis paint schemes. 

NH Green & Dulux Gold #0703
NH Green & Dulux Gold #0708
NH McGinnis #0759

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

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Atlas: Alco S2 Diesel Locomotive (w/sound) – Boston & Maine (due 4^th qtr ’13)

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Atlas: 42’ Coil-steel Car w/hood – Providence & Worcester

Atlas: 52’ Evens Gondola – B&M, GT, Amtrak (3^rd qtr ’13)

Broadway Limited: I-5 4-6-4 Steam Locomotive – New Haven

Intermountain: 2 Bay Covered Hoppers – New Haven, B&M (due Fall ’13)