September 2019 11- Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 die-
sel locomotive. New paint schemes:
Canadian Pacific (red and white, two
road numbers), Burlington Northern
(nose stripes and American flag),
Conrail (“Quality” scheme [small in two
road numbers, large in one number]),
CSX (gray and blue, with and without
Operation Red Block slogan in two
numbers each), Florida East Coast (blue
and white), Norfolk Southern (Operation
Lifesaver, two numbers), and Union
Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist
Gray). New road numbers: Boston &
Maine (blue and white). Three numbers
per scheme unless noted; also available
undecorated with curved or straight
anticlimber. Golden-white light-
emitting-diode headlights, die-cast
metal underframe, and Accumate cou-
plers. Direct-current model with factory-
installed speaker, $189.95; with dual-
mode ESU LokSound sound decoder,
$299.95. First quarter 2020. Master Line.
Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880,
http://www.atlasrr.com - Rebuilt Electro-Motive Division FL
diesel locomotive. Amtrak (phase 3),
Connecticut Department of Trans-
portation (McGinnis scheme), Maine
Eastern (green, white, and yellow
scheme), and Metro-North Commuter
RR (red and blue, silver and blue, and
New York Central “lightning stripe”
schemes). Modernized body; head-end
power (HEP) rooftop details; HEP plugs
on nose and rear; working headlights,
class lights, and reverse lights; and work-
ing ditch lights as appropriate. Direct-
current model, $249.95; with dual-mode
ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder,
$349.95. Spring 2020. Rapido Trains,
9 05 - 474 -3314, w w w.rapidot ra i ns.com - Electro-Motive Division FP7 and
F7B diesel locomotives. Amtrak
(phase 1 scheme, ex-Southern Pacific),
Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Loco-
motive Enamel), Soo Line (maroon),
Southern Pacific (gray and scarlet),
Southern Ry. (green and white), and
VIA Rail Canada (blue and yellow,
ex-Canadian Pacific). Two to four road
numbers per scheme. Injection-molded
plastic shell with prototype-specific
details, die-cast metal frame, and Proto-
Max couplers. Direct-current models
with 21-pin plug for Digital Command
Control decoder: FP7, $189.98; FP7-
F7B set, $369.98. With dual-mode
LokSound 5 sound decoder: FP7,
$279.98; FP7-F7B set, $549.98. December- WalthersProto. Wm. K. Walthers
Inc., 414-527-0770, http://www.walthers.com
HO scale train sets
- WalthersTrainline WiFlyer Express
train set. BNSF Ry. (Heritage I),
Canadian Pacific (red with road name
only), and CSX (dark blue and yellow).
Set features Digital Command Control
and sound-equipped Electro-Motive
Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive,
Norfolk Southern 53-foot gondola,
Conrail 50-foot insulated boxcar, Union
Pacific two-bay coal hopper, and match-
ing wide-cupola caboose. Also includes
16 sections of improved Power-Loc track
with nickel silver rail, brown ties, and
gray roadbed; World’s Greatest Hobby
“Building Your First Railroad” DVD;
and Walthers getting started guide for
new modelers. Run one or two trains
using most WiFi-enabled tablets,
iPhones, or other devices (required, not
included) or run two trains indepen-
dently from two devices. $299.98.
October 2019. WalthersMainline.
Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 414-527-0770,
http://www.walthers.comHO scale freight cars
- Assorted freight cars. Northwood
Co-op Elevator, Archer Daniels
Midland, and General Chemical
Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-
capacity three-bay covered hopper (sin-
gle car, $20.98; three-pack, $61.98).
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy; Great Northern;
and Union Pacific 40-foot double-
sheathed boxcars, $18.98 each.
Milwaukee Road 40-foot single-sheathed
boxcar with Dreadnaught ends, $18.98.
Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch 40-foot
double-sheathed refrigerator car (“The
Super Chief to California,” “The Grand
Canyon Line,” “The Scout for Economy
Travel West,” a nd “El Capitan Coach
Streamliner West”; reverse side features
system map), $19.98 each. Injection-
molded plastic kits with steel weight,
plastic wheelsets, and Accumate
couplers. Accurail, 630-365-1173,
http://www.accurail.com - 40-foot ballast hopper with exte-
rior posts. Alaska RR (Oxide Red),
Conducted by Cody GrivnoDecoder Buddy printed-circuit board. NixTrainz offers these replacement
boards for HO scale locomotives. The boards have a 21-pin decoder socket,
two pairs of track input pads, one pair each of motor input pads and stay-alive
pads, and two pairs of speaker pads wired in parallel. The connector board has
pads for eight pairs of lighting function connections and on-board resistors
sized for light-emitting diodes. Not for use on direct-current systems.
The board measures .67" x 2.20" x .35". One board, $16; two boards, $31; three
boards, $45; four boards, $58; five boards, $70; or 10 boards, $130; plus $
shipping to U.S. addresses. NixTrainz, http://www.nixtrainz.comScan the code to access Model
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