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News & Products for the week of June 30th 2025

By Mitch Horner | June 30, 2025

Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and structure announcements for the week of June 30th 2025

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News & Products for the week of June 30th 2025

 

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 June 30th, 2025.

 

HO scale locomotives

 

Athearn Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive

Price: Direct-current model, $214.99; with SoundTraxx Econami sound decoder, $294.99

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

A black and green model locomotive

Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 features:

  • Flexible rubber train line and m.u. hoses
  • See-through cab windows
  • See-through dynamic brake and radiator fans
  • Frame mounted bell as appropriate
  • Detailed fuel tank with fillers, gauges, and breather pipes
  • Separately applied air tanks

Release date: December 2026

Road names: Burlington Northern, BNSF Ry., Chicago & North Western, Locomotive Leasing Partners, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific.

 

Broadway Limited Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive

Price: Stealth series (no sound), $359.99; with Paragon4 sound decoder, $449.99

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

A model locomotive in a mural paint scheme

Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe features:

  • Road-specific details
  • Die-cast metal body and chassis
  • Factory-applied details, including grab irons, horn, bell, wipers, and etched-metal grills
  • Cab details include wind deflectors, sunshades, and mirror

Release date: To be announced

Road names: Union Pacific, Ferromex, Kansas City Southern, and Norfolk Southern. Distributor and hobby shop exclusive schemes also available. 

 

HO scale rolling stock

 

Athearn American Car & Foundry 50-foot combination-door boxcar

Price: $41.99

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

A red model box car

American Car Foundry 50-foot combination-door boxcar features:

  • Factory-applied side and end ladders and brake wheel
  • 33” machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours
  • Body-mounted McHenry scale couplers
  • Injection-molded plastic body
  • Minimum radius, 18″
  • Also available in three data only schemes (brown, green, and yellow)

Release date: December 2026

Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Boston & Maine; Burlington Northern Santa Fe; Great Northern; Missouri Pacific; Southern Pacific; and Texas & Pacific.

 

WalthersMainline National Steel Car 53-foot articulated three-unit well car

Price: $122.98

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

Three model brown well cars

National Steel Car 53-foot articulated three-unit well car features:

  • Detailed brake gear with air lines
  • Factory-applied side ladders
  • Die-cast metal body
  • 33″ (outside trucks) and 38” (inside trucks) RP-25 metal wheelsets

Release date: Winter 2026

Road names: BNSF Ry., Canadian National, SFLC, and TTX.

 

WalthersMainline Trinity 4750 three-bay covered hopper

Price: $43.98

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

A light blue model freight car

Trinity 4750 three-bay covered hopper features:

  • Clerestory-style roof
  • Late Trinity-style jacking pads and pulling tabs
  • Square cornered roof hatches
  • Detailed hopper gates with vibrator brackets and outlets
  •  36″ turned-metal wheelsets with RP-25 contours

Release date: Fall 2025

Road names: Rock Island, Allied Enterprises, Cargill, Soo Line, and WCFX. 

 

HO scale accessories

 

Athearn 40-foot low cube container

Price: Three-pack, $54.99

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

A set of three yellow model low cube containers

40-foot low cube container features:

  • Injection-molded plastic construction
  • Stackable
  • Individually numbered 

Release date: December 2026

Road names: Evergreen, K-Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Messina Line, Ocean Network Express, and Titan Containers. 

 

Books

 

SilverLake Images Passenger, Freight & Work Equipment on the Delaware & Hudson

Price: $45

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

A book cover featuring pieces of rolling stock

Passenger, Freight & Work Equipment on the Delaware & Hudson features:

  • 126 page softcover book
  • Reproduction of a publication produced for the Delaware & Hudson board of directors 

Release date: Available now

 

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 e-mail Senior Editor Cody Grivno at cody.grivno@firecrown.com.

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