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Sep 10, 2023

News & Products for the week of August 7th 2023

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of August 7th 2023 Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today!

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of August 7th 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 August 7th 2023.

Price: Direct-current model, $599.99; with DCC and sound, $699.99

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

T1a Berkshire features:

Release date: Spring 2024

Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

Price: $21.98

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

Morgan Olson Route Star van features:

Release date: Fall 2023

Road names: Central Beverage Distributors; Crusty’s Pizza; Dough & Go; Fire Department; FedEx; Magic Pan Bakery; Police Crime Scene Investigation; Tacos 2 Go; Traffic Cones Ice Cream; Tri-State Power; UPS; and USPS.

Price: $17.98

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

Lumber load kit features:

Release date: Summer 2023

Price: $279.99

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

Electro-Motive Division SW7 features:

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Conrail; Canadian Pacific Railway; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Louisville & Nashville; Milwaukee Road; St. Louis–San Francisco Railroad; Southern; Texas & Pacific; and US Army.

Price: Contact manufacturer

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

K7A stock cars features:

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Canadian Pacific; Northern Pacific; Pennsylvania Railroad; and Union Pacific.

Price: Contact manufacturers

Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com

R-70 reefers features:

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Santa Fe

Price: $50.00

Manufacturer: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528, 914-967-7541, ronsbooks.com

New York Central Chatham Crossing features:

Release date: September 2023

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.