Athearn:
40 ribbed trailers, UPS style drop trailers. Huskystacks will not use densified plastics... damn. Oh more Deere and fire stuff too...
Atlas:
C40-8 in multiple versions. C40-8W a done deal as well
Atlas Trainman:
GP15-1 will be in only one phase... luckily it will be the one Conrail purchased. A year or so out. The GP15 will feature a metal fuel tank as part of the chassis. All details are molded onto the shell and the handrails are part of the walkway like on the GP7/9.
Atlas Masterprice Auto:
These are somewhat of a joint venture between Busch and Atlas. Each company acts as an importer of the line. They are coming in N. Cory was unsure what will be included in the N line... lets see some Dodges and Step Vans!
Con-Cor:
Electroliner will be next. They believe they will have enough orders for an N scale version.
DeLuxe:
I annoyed them for about an hour on Sunday. 5-pack of containers will be announced next month; stay tuned for more multi-pack options. The 53' exterior post container was on display. It will be a different prototype then Kato's. A 53' container chassis was pre-announced. These will hopefully hit shelves within a year. We talked about expanding the trailer line, which has seen a lot of sales.
Digitrax:
The DZ125 and DZ125IN decoders were on display. These are about half the size of a dime and twice as thick. COOL! They also said to look for new more ergonomic equipment coming out later this year. 'Bout time.
Funaro & Camerlengo:
First release in their N-scale resin kit line will be a Borden's milk tank. These were later used in chemical service right into the mid 1970's. A VGN boxcar and a D&H box will follow this. Masters are already underway. The cars will come with appropriate decals. For those unfamiliar with the company, they produce a very nice HO line of resin kits comparable to Westerfield. Check them out at
www.fandckits.com.
IM:
FP7, FP9, FL9, U18B SD40-2 are confirmed. I got a chance to play with the CR SD45-2. VERY good paint on this model. The CR sample featured the louvers and fuel tank correct for the EL units. Lots of neat stuff coming from this company, and I can't wait to see some SD40-2s!
IM also showed a milk car and ATSF stock cars in two versions.
Kato:
Daylight GS4 will have full cab interior. Very nice for under $200 MSRP. No CR NW2a, but PRR is on the short list. Don’t expect to see many more F40PHs, they aren’t selling.
Micro-Trains:
The 3 dome tank is smaller then other 3 domes in n-scale. It is very nice. Expect three new cars, two being boxcars this year.
River Point Station:
2008 Ford F450 SD in supercab and hi-rail. Expect the Edge sometime next year. And YES this is in N-scale!
Sylvan:
N vehicle line is very slow. Don’t expect many more additions. They WILL be doing the ALF 700 series pumpers YAY!
Traincat:
Nice bridges that will find their way to my layout. He will be doing the offset truss in Worcester, MA. Sure to go well with the Worcester Union Station kit.
The show:
This year was a lot larger then previous years. A forth building was added and I believe attendance was up quite a bit as well. More manufactures are joining and it was great meeting them. The quality of the displays has improved and N-scale was EVERYWHERE! Neal’s, Tucker’s, and TexNRails were all there with great prices (about $60 for new release Atlas).
Ntrak’s Winterfest was a lot of fun, but I didn’t bring trains to operate. The layout ran much more smoothly then previous years and we now had a two-track version as well.
This show is quickly becoming the premier train show in the nation. We were also told the 2009 national train show will be in Hartford CT on July 12.
Photos will be posted Monday afternoon.