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Conrail (gray), CSX (orange), Herzog
(Oxide Red), Norfolk Southern (orange),
RJ Corman (red), and Union Pacific
(maintenance of way green). Nine road
numbers (single car and two four-packs
per scheme). Injection-molded plastic
model with RP-25 contour machined
metal wheels, removable ballast load,
and body-mounted McHenry scale cou-
plers. $33.98; four-pack, $129.98. May
- Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains,
800-338-4639, http://www.athearn.com
- American Car & Foundry three-bay
cylindrical covered hoppers. New
paint schemes: Potacan (brown and
white), Cancarb (black, white, and blue),
Conrail (gray with small herald), Rail
Logistics (CSX patchout), and Westroc
(gray and black). New road numbers:
Hooker Chemicals, Columbus, Miss.
Three road numbers per scheme; also
available undecorated. See-through run-
ning boards, 100-ton trucks with black-
ened metal wheels, and Accumate cou-
plers. $36.95 (undecorated, $28.95).
First quarter 2020. Master Line. Atlas
Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880,
http://www.atlasrr.com - Assorted freight cars. To l e d o , Pe o r i a
& Western Pullman-Standard 40-foot
PS-1 boxcar with 7-foot, 5-panel
Superior doors (built 1953, repainted
6/62), $39.95. Nashville, Chattanooga &
St. Louis Association of American
Railroads 50-foot standard two-bay hop-
per with lump-egg coal load (built 1949),
$40.95. Injection-molded plastic models
with metal wheels and Kadee couplers.
Kadee Quality Products Co., 541-826-
3883, http://www.kadee.com
- Sinclair Oil single-dome tank car.^
Metal frames, separately applied details,
vertical brake staff, metal wheels, and
European-style couplers (can be replaced
with knuckle couplers). Three-pack,
$159.99. Märklin Inc., 573-365-9522,
http://www.marklin.com - Bethlehem Steel Co. 52'-6" 70-ton
riveted drop-end gondola. New paint
schemes: Western Maryland (original
February 1954 scheme in four numbers
and 1967 repaint in two numbers) and
Wabash (original 1957 scheme, four road
numbers). Prototype-specific details,
wire grab irons and uncoupling levers,
and Kadee scale couplers. $38.95.
Tangent Scale Models, 828-279-6106,
http://www.tangentscalemodels.com - National Steel Car 5,150-cubic-foot-
capacity three-bay covered hopper.
Archer Daniels Midland (molecule logo),
BNSF Ry. (post-2005 scheme), Canadian
Club offerings
- Chicago & North Western
American Car & Foundry
4,600-cubic-foot-capacity three-
bay Center Flow covered hopper.
Accurail HO scale kit custom deco-
rated for the Chicago & North
Western Historical Society. $32 each;
two-pack, $58 (both prices include
shipping). Illinois residents add 9.
percent sales tax. C&NWHS, P.O.
Box 1068, North Riverside, IL 60546;
http://www.cnwhs.org - Elmhurst Model Railroad Club
50th anniversary 40-foot plug-
door steel refrigerator car.
Accurail HO scale kit custom deco-
rated for the Elmhurst Model
Railroad Club. One road number.
Plastic wheelsets and Accumate cou-
plers. $29 (shipping included).
Elmhurst Model Railroad Club, 111
E. 1st St., Elmhurst, IL 60126;
http://www.emrrc.net - Elmhurst Model Railroad Club
50th anniversary 60-foot cylindri-
cal covered hopper. Bowser N scale
car custom decorated for the
Elmhurst Model Railroad Club. Two
road numbers. Metal wheelsets and
truck-mounted couplers. $35 per
set (shipping included). Elmhurst
Model Railroad Club, 111 E. 1st St.,
Elmhurst, IL 60126; http://www.emrrc.net
Pullman-Standard 50-foot PS-1 plug-door boxcar. New paint schemes on
this Atlas O Master Line model include New York Central, Bangor & Aroostook,
and Canadian National. New road numbers are offered on models lettered for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Great Northern. The boxcar ($97.95) is
offered in two numbers per scheme and undecorated. The O scale model has a
plastic body; etched-metal running boards; and separately applied grab irons,
ladders, and brake line details. Atlas O, 908-687-0880, http://www.atlasrr.com
O scale