Athearn / Roundhouse HO Pan Am EMD F7A Locomotives PAR1 & PAR2

Just announced, and due March of 2023, is the Athearn/Roundhouse HO scale Pan Am EMD F7A pair of locomotives, PAR1 and PAR2. 

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=RND3264

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=RND3265

• 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble-free operation
• All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
• Clear plastic cab and/or portal windows
• Single or dual headlight per prototype
• Separately-applied horns
• McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• DCC Ready 21 pin plug
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”

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:

HO SCALE

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

N SCALE

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) 

O SCALE

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!

HO SCALE:

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)

N SCALE:

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

O SCALE:

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

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

Z SCALE:

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

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

N SCALE

Atlas:  Alco RS1 Locomotive – Rutland (Qtr2 – 2017)  

Atlas:  PS-2750 Hopper – B&M (Qtr2 - 2017)

Eastern Seaboard:  Magor/PC&F class XIH boxcar – New Haven, BAR  (due Dec ’16)

HO SCALE

Athearn:  EMD SD39 Locomotive – Guilford (B&M) (Sept ‘17)

Athearn:  40' 3-Bay Offset Hopper – B&M (Sept ’17)

Atlas: PS-2 Covered Hopper – Maine Central (Qtr1-2017)

Atlas: Code 100 Decorated Plate Girder Bridge – Providence & Worcester

O SCALE

Atlas:  50' PS-1 Single Door Box Cars (Modernized) – BAR, B&M (blue)

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

N SCALE

Athearn:  50’ Berwick Box Car – BAR, MEC  

Athearn:  50’ PS-1 Single Door Box - BAR

Athearn:  50’ FMC 5347 Single Door - Vermont Railway

Athearn:  40’ Pfaudler Milk Car – B&M, CV, New England Cream

Atlas:  Alco RS-3 Locomotive – B&M

Atlas:  USRA Single Sheathed Box Car – MEC

HO SCALE

Athearn:  EMD GP40-2L/W Diesel Locomotive – Pan Am

Athearn:  PS 5344 Box Car – B&M, VTR

Athearn:  40’ Derrick Flat – New Haven

Athearn:  50’ Single Door Box – BAR

Athearn:  50’ FMC 5347 Single Door

Athearn:  40’ Pfaudler Milk Car – B&M, CV, New England Cream

Atlas:  Alco HH600/HH660 Locomotive – New Haven

Atlas:  50' Berwick Box Car – BAR

Atlas:  Single Window Coach – B&M, New Haven

Intermountain:  NE-5 Caboose – B&M, New Haven (multiple schemes)

O SCALE

Atlas O:  55 Ton Coal Hopper – B&M

Atlas O:  Usra Single-Sheathed Box Car – MEC

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

N SCALE

Atlas:  EMD GP38 Low Nose Loco – Vermont Rail (3rd Quarter 2016)

Atlas: Train Master Locomotive – New Haven (3rd Quarter 2016)

Atlas:  EMD SD26 Locomotive – Guilford (ST) (4th Quarter 2016)

Atlas:  Pressureaide Centerflow Hopper – Green Moutnain (2nd Quarter 2016)

Atlas:  42' Gondola – B&M (2nd Quarter 2016)

Atlas:  40' PS-1 Boxcar w/ 7' Door – BAR, MEC, NH (2nd Quarter 2016)  

HO SCALE

Athearn:  EMD SD45-2 – Pan Am Railways (8/2016)  

Atlas: Train Master Locomotive – New Haven (4rd Quarter 2016)

Atlas:  AAR 70 Ton 3-Bay Open Hopper – New Haven (3rd Quarter 2016)

Atlas:  Pressureaide Centerflow Hopper – Green Moutnain (2nd Quarter 2016)

Bachmann:  Alco RS3 Loco – New Haven, Boston & Maine (EZ App Control)

Intermountain:  PS-1 50' Single Door Boxcar – Bangor & Aroostook, New Haven (due summer 2015)

Intermountain:  X-29 Boxcar -  Maine Central (green) (due fall 2016)

Rapido:  EMD FL-9 Locomotive – New Haven/ConnDOT, Maine Eastern  

Roundhouse:  2-Window Eastern Caboose – New Haven, Boston & Maine

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

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

N SCALE

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)

HO SCALE

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)

O SCALE

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

N SCALE

Atlas: Alco C420 Phase 2 Locomotive – Guilford (D&H)

Atlas: 50' Double Door Box Car – Maine Central

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

HO SCALE

Athearn: ACF 50’ Plate B Boxcar – Bangor & Aroostook

Athearn: 40´ Pulpwood Flat Car – Bangor & Aroostook

Athearn: 40’ Superior Door Boxcar – Boston & Maine, Rutland  

Athearn: EMD GP7 – Boston & Maine w-wo/sound (maroon/gold)

Athearn: EMD GP9 – New Haven w-wo/sound (black)

Athearn: EMD GP40-2L (wide cab) – Guilford (MEC) w-wo/sound

Atlas: 50' Postwar Single Door Box Car – Bangor & Aroostook

Atlas: 50' Double Door Box Car – Maine Central

Intermountain: ’50 Double Door Boxcar – New Haven

Intermountain: 40’ PS-1 Box Car – New Haven

Rapido: RDC-1  – Boston & Maine, New Haven, MBTA

Rapido: Pullman-Bradley Stainless Steel Coaches – New Haven, MBTA

O SCALE

Atlas: 60' Passenger Cars (various) – New Haven

Atlas: 60' Observation Car – New Haven

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

N SCALE

Athearn:  50´ SIECO Box Car – Bay Colony, B&M

Athearn: GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper – Bay State Milling

Atlas:  GP38-2 Locomotive - Low Hood - Massachusetts Central (Blue/Black/White)

Atlas Trainman:  PS-2 Covered Hopper – Rutland

HO SCALE

Athearn: 50´ SIECO Box Car – B&M, Bay Colony 

Athearn: GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper – Bay State Milling

Atlas: Alco C420 Low Nose Locomotive – Guilford/D&H

Atlas Trainman:  PS-2 Covered Hopper – Rutland

Bachmann:  USRA 0-6-0 Locomotive – New Haven (DCC/Smoke)

 

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements

N SCALE

Atlas:  Alco RS-3 Locomotive – Rutland

Atlas:  Extended Vision Caboose – New England Central  

Intermountain:  USRA Drop Bottom Gondola – Boston & Maine

HO SCALE

Athearn:  40' Youngstown Door Box – Maine Central

Atlas:  Alco S-2 Locomotive – Central Vermont

Atlas:  Postwar Box Car w/8' Door – Bangor & Aroostook

Atlas:  Extended Vision Caboose – New England Central  

Intermountain:  USRA Drop Bottom Gondola – Boston & Maine