Model Railroader – October 2019

HO scale

October 2019 11

Canadian National, Ferdinand RR,
Laurinburg & Southern, Mississippian
Ry., and Ontario Northland. Undec-
orated kit also available. Drop-style grab
irons, 33" or 36" metal wheels, 70- or
100-ton trucks, and Kadee no. 58 cou-
plers. Price to be announced. Late sum-
mer 2019. ExactRail, 866-945-1701,
http://www.exactrail.com

• 50-foot boxcars. Pre-production
  sample shown. Plug-door boxcar: Denver
  & Rio Grande Western. Sliding-door
  boxcar: Milwaukee Road, Pennsylvania
  RR, and Southern Pacific. Four road
  numbers per scheme. Metal wheelsets
  and plastic couplers. $21.99. Fall 2019.
  Hornby America Inc., 877-358-6405,
  http://www.hornby.com


• National Steel Car 4,300-cubic-
  foot-capacity three-bay covered
  hopper. K+S Potash Canada. Forty-
  eight road numbers (eight six-packs).
  Prototype-specific details, metal wheel-
  sets, and Kadee no. 58 couplers. Six-pack,
  $264. Graphics by North American
  Railcar Corp., available exclusively from
  Pacific Western Rail Systems, 866-840-
  7777, http://www.pwrs.ca

HO scale structures

• Rockfish Cafe. Laser-cut basswood
  walls with laser-cut door and window
  openings, plastic windows and doors,
  interior, and detail castings. Measures
  71 ⁄ 4 " x 3^1 ⁄ 4 ". $42.95. JL Innovative Design,
  http://www.jlinnovative.com

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N scale

Amtrak Viewliner II baggage cars. These models are now available from

Kato USA Inc. The Amtrak Viewliner II baggage cars ($35 each) are decorated

in the passenger carrier’s phase 3 heritage scheme in two road numbers. The

N scale injection-molded plastic models have metal wheels, Kato knuckle

couplers, modeler-installed trip pins, and window glazing. Kato USA Inc.,

847-781-9500, http://www.katousa.com

Gunderson Multi-Max auto rack. Atlas Model Railroad Co. displayed a

pre-production sample of this modern car. The Multi-Max will be decorated

for Canadian Pacific/Soo Line, BNSF Ry., Canadian National/Grand Trunk

Western, and Kansas City Southern in four road numbers each; it will also be

available undecorated. The HO scale model will have new flatcar, truck, and

superstructure tooling; four body style variations; and metal couplers. The

Master Line model, due out in late 2019, will be priced at $99.95 (undec-

orated, $89.95). Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, http://www.atlasrr.com

MagneLock track system. Lionel announced its return to HO scale in Salt

Lake City. Among the products displayed was the MagneLock track system,

featuring 4^1 ⁄ 2 " and 5" straight sections and 20" radius half-curve four-packs,

$19.99 each; 9" straight and 20" radius curve four-packs, $22.99 each; and

code 83/100 rail joiners (24-pack, $2.99; 400-pack, $34.99). The track features

nickel silver code 83 rail, molded roadbed with magnets, and electrical

connections under the roadbed. The track can be joined to other brands of

HO track with rail joiners. Lionel LLC, 800-454-6635, http://www.lionel.com