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Rapido Trains has announced a Pullman-Standard Lightweight Dining Car, retail is $119.95 (USA/non-Canada), $129.95 (Canada).

 

Warning that it is unlikely to have a second run for several years.

 

Paint schemes: Amtrak (Phase 1), B&O, CN (1954 / Noodle), C&NW, GN, IC, Milwaukee Road (Hiawatha / Yellow), MP (Eagle / Jenks Blue), NYC, N&W, NP (Loewy), ONR, Pennsy, SP, UP, VIA, Undecorated.

 

https://www.rapidotrains.com/ho-pullman-dining-car/

 

Will enter the tooling shop in December, samples hopefully early April.  Order deadline is June 24th 2019

 

Not an announcement at this time, but Rapido will be retooling the CN FP9A for a new production run.

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Exactrail announces all new GSI 53'-6" Bulkhead Flat Car.

 

Available in Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (1967 as-delivered) / Burlington Northern (1975 repaint) / Rock Island (1966 as delivered) / Chicago Great Western (1974 repaint).

 

https://exactrail.com/blogs/announcements/now-available-exactrails-all-new-gsi-53-6-bulkhead-flat-car

 

https://exactrail.com/collections/gsi-53-6-bulkhead-flat-cars

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Athearn announcements - new paint schemes.  Orders due November 30th, estimated arrival October 2019.

 

Genesis GP7 - MP, Frisco, Pennsy

Genesis GP9/GP9B - Pennsy

All no-sound $199.98 / Sound $289.98

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/102618/01_GEN_GP7-9_102618.pdf

 

RTR 16k Gallon Tank Car - Amstar, ELCOR Chemical Corp., Trinity Industries Leasing, Shippers Car Line, AC&F, Specialty Minerals, Union Tank Car

$35.98 each, $99.98 3-pack

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/102618/02_RTR_Clay_Slurry_Tank_102618.pdf

 

RTR Thrall High Side Gondola - Kansas City Power & Light, Public Service Company Colorado, San Antonio Public Service Board, Rio Grande, BN, UP

$30.98 each, $86.98 3-pack

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/102618/03_RTR_Thrall_High_Side_Gondola_102618.pdf

 

Roundhouse GP40-2 - Alaska, BNSF, Conrail, GATX, Indian Harbor Belt, NS, UP

$109.98

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/102618/04_RND_GP40-2_102618.pdf

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Bowser announced new 2 new runs of cars, pre-orders due December 7th, delivery estimated summer 2019 - $27.95

 

70 ton Offset Hopper Cars - B&O, Burlington, Canada Southern, DT&I, Nickel Plate Road, OL&B, Ontario Norlhland, Seaboard, SP, TH&B

 

55 ton Fishbelly Hopper Cars - B&O, Central Railroad of NJ, C&O, D&H (black / oxide red), LV, N&W, NS, Reading, Western Maryland, Western Maryland "Port of Baltimore"

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Atlas November - guaranteed pre-order date December 12th

 

Trainman Evans Double Plug Door Box Car - new road numbers BCR, IC, UP, WC, C&NW, WS $29.95 (undecorated $18.95)

 

Trainman Thrall 4750 Covered Hopper - new paint schemes and new road numbers. State of Alaska, KCS, Union Equity, Texasgulf, BN, Asbury Graphite, CIT Group, North American Car $29.95 (undec $19.95)

 

Trainman Evans Gondola - new road numbers, new paint schemes - Herzog, Maine Central, CN, UP(CNW), Amtrak, GE Railcar $28.95 (undec $19.95)

 

Detail Parts - Removed Locomotive Headlight Covers, R/C Loco Antenna Stands

 

http://download.atlasrr.com/1118MCPDF/ASMC_NOV18_CON.pdf

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Tangent have announced at Trainfest the Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4427 High Side Covered Hoppers, shipping NOW.

 

Available in C&EI, Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, TP&W, ATSF (TP&W Restencil), TLDX Peavey Original 1967, and TLDX Louis-Dreyfus

 

https://www.tangentscalemodels.com/pullman-standard-ps-2-4427-high-side-covered-hopper/

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ScaleTrains.com has announced the new Rivet Counter BSC F68AH Bulkhead Flat Car.

 

Available Trailer Train/Oxide Red, TTPX/Yellow, TTPX/Speed Logo, Trailer Train/Pennsy Heritage, Undecorated.

 

Pre-orders due December 10th.

 

https://www.scaletrains.com/collections/rivet-counter-ho-scale-bsc-f68ah-bulkhead-flat-car

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Apparently from Trainfest, Rapido indicating a future release of the SW1200 with a proper announcement to come in around a month.

 

[edit to add details from poster Rapido had at Trainfest]

 

Preliminary, subject to change, roadnames on first run are:

 

B&O, BN (ex GN), C&NW, CB&Q, Conrail (ex PRR), GTW, GT (black / blue), GN, Milwaukee, MP, NH, NP, PRR, PC, Rock Island (2 schemes), SOO, SP.

 

$225 DC/Silent, $335 DC/DCC/Sound

 

Order deadline will be Jun 24, 2019 with estimated Fall 2019 arrival

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Rapido announcement - product is AVAILABLE NOW and limited to 150 units for each model.

 

VIA Rail 40 scheme - locos 6436 and 6437

 

VIA Rail  Canada 150 scheme - 6416 (featuring Montreal, Bathurst, Saskatoon, Quebec, Windsor and Churchill).

 

Model comes with a display case.

 

Available direct from Rapido only and are C$400.

 

https://via40.rapidotrains.com/

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Athearn December announcments - order due December 28 2018, eta November 2019

 

Genesis GP38-2 - CP (pacman / script), SP (2 schemes), Southern

Genesis GP38-2(W) - CN

$189.98 / $279.98 with sound

 

RTR PS 4740 Covered Hopper - Milwaukee Road, Pilsbury, Montana Rail Link, BN, C&NW, Read Blue Mountain & Northern

$31.98 / $92.98 3-pack

 

RTR 65'6" Mill Gondola - BN, WM, NP, D&H, Elgin Joliet & Eastern, WP

$36.98

 

RTR Ford F-850 Fire Truck - Red, White, Pink, assorted cities.

$24.98

 

Roundhouse GE Dash 9-44CW(C44-9W) - NS Red Mane, SF, BCR (2 schemes), BNSF, CSX, UP

$129.98

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Atlas December, preorders due January 16th.

 

New - Master Trinity 3230 Covered Hopper - Chicago Freight Car, CIT Group, TXI, General Electric Rail Services, Roanoke Cement, Trinitiy Industries Leasing

$59.95  eta 3rd quarter 2019

 

Master 11,000 Gallon Tank Car

- new paint schemes - Foley Butane, Panoma, Allied Chemical, Dow Canada, Tidewater, Shamrock

- new road numbers - Shell Chemical, Mississippi Chemical, Warren

$45.95

 

Master 4650 Covered Hopper

- new paint schemes - NW, Continental Grain, L&N, Ralston Purina

- new road numbers - Thiele Kaolin, CN, BNSF (Swoosh)

$46.95

 

Master FMC 5347 Box Car - new paint schemes - CSX, KCS, East Camden and Highland, North Louisiana & Gulf, Route Rock, CAI

$42.95

 

http://download.atlasrr.com/1218MCPDF/ASMC_DEC18_CON.pdf

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Heads up for likely early 2019.  Rapido has some unannounced gondolas in production to fill gaps in the factory production schedule, briefly shown in a Facebook Live video Jason did with Trainworld from the factory.  At least ONR and TH&B.  These likely will be announced when they arrive at Rapido so will be a get them while the last basis.

 

If I recall correctly there are also more GM buses due to arrive shortly that will be announced on arrival.

 

Other general info from the Facebook Live, the modernized FL9 will be relaunched likely first quarter of 2019, and something new Amtrak will be announced likely in 2019.

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Rapido has released a Christmas newsletter with 3 new announcements.

 

First, the expected EMD SW!200.  Order deadline June 24 2019, expected late 2019.

Price is $335/C$359.95 (Sound) or $225/C$249.95 (DC)

Available roadnames are B&O, BN (exGN), CB&Q, CR&P, Conrail (exPRR), D&RGW, GTW, GN, Milwaukee Road, MP, NH, NP, PRR, PC (exNH), Soo, SP.

 

https://www.rapidotrains.com/ho-emd-sw1200/

 

And the big news, 2 new steam locomotives.

 

CNR H-6-d/g 10-wheelers - tilted vermillion wafer, horizontal vermillion wafer

CPR D-10 (Coal and Oil versions) - CP, CP (Passenger), Dominion Atlantic, Quebec Central, Credit Valley(*)

Order deadline is October 14th 2019, delivery in 2020.

Price is $599.95 (Sound) or $499.95 (DC)

Both also available painted but unlettered.

 

CN - https://www.rapidotrains.com/ho-cnr-h6/

 

CP - https://www.rapidotrains.com/ho-cpr-d10/

 

* - exclusive model only available through Credit Valley Railway Company model shop, the sharing of names is convenient but 1057 did actually spend time in excursion service after the end of steam painted/lettered Credit Valley

 

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adding the link to the Credit Valley Railway exclusive D10

http://www.cvrco.ca/Whats_Coming/RapsteamD10

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Athearn - preorder by January 25th, eta December 2019.

 

Genesis - SD70ACe - UP #4141 George H. W. Bush, features commemorative box

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/113018/00_GEN_SD70ACe_113018.pdf

 

Genesis - SD70ACe(SD70AH) - UP #9069 (partnered with 4141 on Bush funeral train)

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/122818/00_GEN_SD70ACe_122818.pdf

 

Genesis - SD45-2 - SPSF, SF Kodachrome, SF (Bicentennial), EL, Conrail (ex EL), CSX, CSX (ex CRR), CRR (Clinchfield), HATX

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/122818/01_GEN_SD45-2_122818.pdf

 

Genesis - GP39X/GP49 - Southern, NS

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/122818/02_GEN_GP39X-GP49_122818.pdf

 

RTR - Husky Stack Well Car - BNSF, BN, CSX, SP, TTX

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/122818/03_RTR_48ft_Husky%20Stack_122818.pdf

 

RTR - 40' Low-Cube Container - Brand New Body Variant - China Shipping, Maersk, OOCL, CMA CGM, Matson, Xines

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/122818/04_RTR_40ft_Container_122818.pdf

 

RTR - 53' Reefer Trailer - Prime Inc, Motor Cargo, BNSF, KLLM, Stevens, Marten, Central, Owner/Operator

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/122818/05_RTR_53ft_Reefer_Trailer_122818.pdf

 

Roundhouse - 50' Single Plug Door Boxcar - SF (Rail-O-Gram), LV, C&O, MILW, PC, ITC, T&P, WP

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/122818/06_RND_50ft_Single_Plug_Door_122818.pdf

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Advanced warning from Rapido about getting your wallets ready.

 

On Facebook the gondolas that are being made are shipping from the factory this week, proper announcement later this month.

 

On Twitter 2 days ago, more GM Fishbowl buses coming.

 

Assuming on both that once officially announced they are part of the "in stock, sold until gone" method of using up spare factory capacity.

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