News & Products for the week of March 6th 2023

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of March 6th 2023

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Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader's frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of March 6th 2023.

Price: Direct-current, $229.99; with DCC and sound, $329.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 features:

Release date: March 2024

Road names: Burlington Northern Santa Fe; CSX; Delaware & Hudson; Portland & Western; and Santa Fe.

Price: Direct-current, $179.95; with DCC and sound, $289.95. Add $15 for ditchlight-equipped models

Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-678-0880; shop.atlasrr.com

Electro-Motive Division MP15DC features:

Release date: Available now

Road names: First Union Rail Company; Larry's Truck & Electric; Missouri Pacific; Norfolk Southern; Reading; Southern; Southern Pacific; and The Prairie Lines. Also available undecorated.

Price: $20.98

Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com

Double sheath wood boxcar features:

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Western Maryland

Price: $44.99; three-car set, $124.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

Freightcar America Versacoil features:

Release date: March 2024

Road names: Canadian Pacific; Mitsui Rail Corporation; Norfolk Southern; and Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad.

Price: $28 plus shipping

Manufacturer: Carolina Piedmont Division, [email protected], https://www.cpd13.org/

Triple hopper car features:

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Norfolk Southern

Price: $34.98

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

Coal conveyor with transfer house features:

Release date: Spring 2023

Price: $44.98

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

Merchant's Row VII features:

Release date: Spring 2023

Price: $279.99

Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 broadway-limited.com

Electro-Motive Division NW2 features:

Release date: April 2023

Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Bangor & Aroostook; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Canadian National; Denver, Rio Grande & Western; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Lehigh Valley; New York Central; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated.

Price: $29.99; three-pack, $84.99

Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com

Food Machine Corporation 50-foot 5347 boxcar features:

Release date: March 2024

Road names: Cadiz Railroad; Central Vermont; CSX; Green Mountain Railroad; Maine Central; Pan Am Railways; and Railbox.

News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more. Model railroad product news may include HO, N, O, S, and Z scales. Product release dates and prices will vary according to each manufacturer.

If you are a manufacturer and have new product releases, please email Senior Editor Cody Grivno at [email protected] and Associate Editor Bryson Sleppy at [email protected] for more information.