2011 National Train Show preliminary report

The 2011 National Train Show is being held July 8-10, 2011 in Sacramento, Calif. Model Railroader has a team on hand reporting on new items announced.  Here are some of the N-Scale items (non N-Scale items noted below) that they have reported are on display at the show.   Prices liosted are RETAIL not Wig-Wag pricing.

Wig-Wag Note:  Where items have already been announced more than 30 days ago we will link to those pages from the text.  All pictures link to a larger version.

Locomotives

Bachmann N scale Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. Preproduction sample shown.

Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive.  Boston & Maine, Denver & Rio Grande Western, New York Central, Pennsylvania RR, Southern Ry., and Western Maryland. Dual-mode Digital Command Control decoder, die-cast metal chassis, prototype-specific details, and E-Z Mate Mark II magnetic knuckle couplers. $120. Ready-to-run. Bachmann

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Walthers EMD GP20

EMD GP20.  Cotton Belt, EMD Demonstrator, Norfolk Southern Chicago Burlington & Quincy.  DCC ready, Accumate couplers, Dual Machined Brass Flywheels, Heavy Die Cast Split-Frame Chassis, Powerful Skew-Wound Motor. $99.98 Ready to Run Walthers

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Bachmann USRA Light 2-10-2

USRA Light 2-10-2.  Painted, Unlettered, Chicago & Illinois Midland, Southern Rwy., Duluth Misabee & Iron Range, Canadian National, Seaboard Air Line and Kansas City Southern. DCC-equipped for speed, direction, and lighting, Die-cast boiler,  Die-cast frame, Die-cast cylinders, Operating valve gears, Tender style per prototype (with backup lights), Separately applied detail parts, Operating E-Z Mate® Mark II magnetic couplers, Valve gears. $300.00 Ready to Run Bachmann

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ALCO RS-3

ALCO RS-3. Boston & Maine, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Western Maryland, Southern, Pennsylvania and New York Central. DCC-equipped for speed, direction, and lighting, Dual-mode NMRA-compliant decoder, Eight-wheel drive, Precision can motor, Die-cast chassis, Dual, precision-balanced brass flywheels, Finescale handrails, Blackened nickel silver wheels, Detailed exhaust stack and fan, Machined brass worm bearings, Prototype-specific headlights, Operating E-Z Mate® Mark II magnetic couplers and NMRA wheel profile. $120.00 Ready to Run Bachmann

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G1206 Diesel Locomotive

G1206 diesel locomotive. Shown with HO scale model. Can motor, prototype-specific details, and European NEM coupler sockets. $149.99. Piko America LLC

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Nn3 scale locomotives

General Electric 25-ton diesel switcher and Brill railbus and trailer. Nn3. Details and price to be announced. Searails

Freight cars

Bachmann N scale American Car & Foundry 50'-6" boxcar with exterior posts

American Car & Foundry 50'-6" boxcar with exterior posts. Burlington Northern,  Chattahoochee Industrial RR,  McCloud River,  Middletown & New Jersey,  Providence & Worcester,  and Railbox. Positionable doors, 100-ton roller-bearing trucks, metal wheelsets, and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers. $18.95. Ready-to-run. Bachmann

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40' Steel Boxcars. Chicago & Illinois Midland, Pennsylvania Railroad, Union Pacific, New Haven, Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo and Bangor & Aroostook. $17.95. Ready-to-Run. Bachmann

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10,000Gallon Tank Car

36' 6" 10,000-Gallon Single Dome Tank Car. Owenwood Motor Oil, Sparton Oil Company, Frontenac, Texaco, Phillips 66 and C.F. Simonin's Sons. $17.95. Ready-to-Run. Bachmann

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Bachmann N scale Northeastern steel caboose. Preproduction model shown

Northeastern steel caboose.   Lehigh Valley,  Maine Central,  Norfolk & Western,  Reading,  Western Maryland,  and painted red but unlettered. $18.95. Ready-to-run. Bachmann

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Walthers 2-bay hoppers

Greenville 100-ton 2-bay hopper.  Gifford Hill, Golden West SP, Hanson GIHX, Norfolk Southern, Southern Railway, Trumix TCCX, Vulcan Materials VULX.  $17.98 Ready to run Walthers

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Trainwork 8-Door 86' Boxcr

Thrall 8-door 86' Boxcar.  Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Grand Trunk Western (2-variations), Penn Central, Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation (2-variations). $29.98 Ready to run Trainworx

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28' Drop Frame Parcel Pups w/ Dolies. New tooling was displayed for these items, along with the 40' Strick exterior post flexi-van container/trailers. Look for paint schemes to be announced in the near future. Trainworx

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Fox Valley Models M-53 Wagontop Boxcar

Baltimore & Ohio class M-53 wagontop boxcar. Shown with HO scale model. Original scheme with flat doors, late billboard lettering with Youngstown doors, “Linking 13 Great States with the Nation” herald with flat doors, and class C-16 express car with flat doors. Three road numbers per scheme. Injection-molded plastic with Fox Valley Models metal wheelsets and body-mounted Micro-Trains knuckle couplers. $19.95. Ready-to-run. Fox Valley Models

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New York Central 40' Postwar Boxcar

New York Central 40-foot postwar boxcar. Pre-production model shown with HO scale car. Pacemaker freight service scheme. Available in 1945-46, 1948-49, 1955, and 1960 renumbered schemes (all available with Youngstown or Superior doors). Six car numbers each. Etched-metal running boards, Micro-Trains trucks, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $21.95. October/November 2011. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

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Pacific Fruit Express R-70-20 Mechanical Refrigerator Car

Pacific Fruit Express class R-70-20 mechanical refrigerator car. Pre-production samples shown. Burlington Northern (green or yellow with BN herald), Great Northern, Southern Pacific (white), or Union Pacific (yellow). Six road numbers per scheme. Cushion underframe, metal wheelsets, and knuckle couplers. $22.95. February-March 2012. Ready-to-run. InterMountain Railway Co.

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Nn3 scale freight cars

Mine car train sets. Three- and five-car sets.  Choice of flat car, ore car, water tank car, lube and oil drums, steam engine, crane, and mill cauldron. Undecorated ready-to-run models. Price to be announced.   Searails

Passenger cars

Milwaukee Road bunk coach

Milwaukee Road Bunk Coach.(original brown roof or yellow-and-gray scheme) Based on 1935 prototype. Micro-Trains knuckle couplers, wire grab irons, and metal wheelsets. Two road numbers per scheme. $44.95. December 2011-January 2012. Ready-to-run. Fox Valley Models

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Milwaukee Road express cars

Milwaukee Road Express Cars. Milwaukee Road (original brown roof, Hiawatha, or yellow-and-gray scheme). Based on 1935 prototype. Metal wheelsets, wire grab irons, and Micro-Trains knuckle couplers. Two road numbers each. $39.95. December 2011-January 2012. Ready-to-run. Fox Valley Models

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EMC Gas Electric Doodlebug

EMC Gas Electric Doodlebug. Painted, Unlettered, Baltimore & Ohio, Boston & Maine, Maryland & Pennsylvania, Seaboard and New York Central.  DCC-equipped for speed, direction, and lighting, dual-mode NMRA-compliant decoder, precision can motor with flywheel drive, die-cast gear box, one-piece die-cast chassis, die-cast gear tower with bronze bearings, directional headlight, constant interior lighting, Brill trucks, blackened metal NMRA wheel profile, operating E-Z Mate® Mark II and magnetic couplers. Trailer coaches features: 72' coach with finescale details and interior, LED constant lighting (analog and DCC operation), die-cast four-wheel Pullman trucks with all-wheel electrical pickup. $245.00. December 2011. Ready-to-Run. Bachmann

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Pullman-Standard Heavyweight Observation Car

Pullman-Standard 3-compartment, 2-drawing-room heavyweight observation car. Pre-production sample shown. Injection-molded plastic body with Micro-Trains trucks and Magne-Matic knuckle couplers. Price and road names to be announced. Ready-to-run. Micro-Trains Line Co.

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Southern Pacific “stream-styled” class 60-P Harriman Railway Post Office. Limited-run hybrid kit with injection-molded plastic underframe, cast-resin body, six-axle trucks, and decals. Price to be announced. Wheels of Time

Train sets

New York, New Haven & Hartford Comet.

New York, New Haven & Hartford Comet. Die-cast metal weights, metal wheelsets, detailed interior in second and third cars, illuminated interior in all three cars. Minimum radius is 18". Direct-current three-car set with eight-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder in locomotive, $459.98. Add-on car, $149.98. Sound decoder with speaker, $64.98. Con-Cor International

Structures

The Ohio covered bridge. Laserboard and wood kit with peel-and-stick roofing. $21.95. Stonebridge Models

Atlas Laser-cut wood kits

Laser-cut wood kits. Freight station, section house, and storage unit. Price to be announced. Fall 2011. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Middlesex Manufacturing Co

Middlesex Manufacturing Co. Injection-molded plastic kit with loading dock, elevator tower, entry stairway, eight chimneys, loading dock, and brick panels to blank out windows. Footprint is 3" x 7-1/2". Price to be announced. Early 2012. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co.

Milwaukee Road 1901 standard depot

Milwaukee Road 1901 standard depot Laser-cut wood kit with cedar shake shingles, Grandt Line windows, and chimney. Footprint is 2-1/2" x 5". Sidetrack Laser

N scale details and accessories

Carrier reefer unit

Carrier reefer unit. Factory-painted and lettered. Two-pack, $10.95. August 2011. BLMA Models

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Milwaukee Road passenger car trucks. Black, brown, or gray. Metal wheelsets and one truck has a generator. $7.95 per pair. September 2011. Fox Valley Models

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Marine terminal harbor cranes. Laser-cut acrylic kits. May be ordered as finished models with modeler-specified heralds, text, and colors. Price to be announced. Searails

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PC-90 Piggy-Packer

Wheels of Time N scale PC-90 Piggy-Packer. BNSF Ry., Burlington Northern (with or without herald), Canadian Pacific, Central of New Jersey, Chicago & North Western, CSX (with Seaboard System herald), Milwaukee Road, Missouri Pacific (buzzsaw herald), Norfolk & Western, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Truck Lines, Rock Island, Southern Pacific (sunset herald or Southern Pacific Transportation Co. lettering), St. Louis Southwestern, and Union Pacific (large or small heralds). Factory-assembled models with positionable boom and bottom pick and vinyl tires. Optional container-only spreader sold separately. Fall 2011. Price to be announced. Wheels of Time