Product Announcements: 2025 National N Scale Convention Kansas

[Mark5]

Any RW folks at the convention?

So far we have:
- Scale Trains - GP40s and Silversides rerun: https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=59681.0
- Jackson Railcar - new Centerbeam: https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=59743.0

Mark

[Mark5]

From Bachmann's Fbook:

#newmodelmonday We have something exciting to show this Friday at the National N Scale Convention! Stay tuned for a first look at some highly anticipated new samples.

Curious if they actually announced anything in N scale or if it was just samples of their Amtrak and VIA Siemens Venture passenger cars ...

[jagged ben]

Scale Trains email an hour ago:

60' Trinity Boxcars
https://www.scaletrains.com/n-scale/n-scale-freight-cars/rivet-counter-n-scale-trinity-60-7500-12-plug-door-high-cube-boxcar.html
AC44C6M
https://www.scaletrains.com/n-scale/n-scale-locomotives/rivet-counter-n-scale-ge-ac44c6m.html

[Mark5]

Wow- Scale Trains isn't holding back 

on the Rivet Counter​ N Scale GE ES44 GEVO with over 60 different variations:

We'll offer the following railroads and paint schemes over several production runs:

    BNSF
    BNSF/25th Anniversary
    CEFX/ CitiRail
    CPKC
    CSX
    CSX/Heritage
    CSX/Pride In Service
    Canadian National
    Canadian Pacific
    Ferromex
    Florida East Coast
    Iowa Interstate
    Norfolk Southern
    Norfolk Southern/Heritage
    Kansas City Southern
    Union Pacific
    And many more…

[arbomambo]

Wow- Scale Trains isn't holding back 

on the AC44C6Ms:

We'll offer the following railroads and paint schemes over several production runs:

    BNSF
    BNSF/25th Anniversary
    CEFX/ CitiRail
    CPKC
    CSX
    CSX/Heritage
    CSX/Pride In Service
    Canadian National
    Canadian Pacific
    Ferromex
    Florida East Coast
    Iowa Interstate
    Norfolk Southern
    Norfolk Southern/Heritage
    Kansas City Southern
    Union Pacific
    And many more…

No, these roadnames aren’t for the C6Ms… they’re for the upcoming ES44s

[Mark5]

Thanks Bruce - fixed 

[Scottl]

60' Trinity box cars are hawt, as are the AC locos.

[learmoia]

Dear NS:

Please make this your standard paint scheme..

[garethashenden]

Dear NS:

Please make this your standard paint scheme..

I like the hot rod style flames, but the grey looks like primer. The problem, I suspect, is that both Norfolk & Western and Southern used black on their locomotives. I'm normally a fan of painting things in warm colors, but red, orange, and yellow are already in use by other Class 1 railroads.

Black/flames/dark green could work though. The Southern used green at one point didn't they?

[GaryHinshaw]

60' Trinity box cars are hawt, as are the AC locos.

I'm especially impressed with the number of variant styles they are offering.  Modern N scale is facing an embarrassment of riches.

[nickelplate759]

I like the hot rod style flames, but the grey looks like primer. The problem, I suspect, is that both Norfolk & Western and Southern used black on their locomotives. I'm normally a fan of painting things in warm colors, but red, orange, and yellow are already in use by other Class 1 railroads.

Black/flames/dark green could work though. The Southern used green at one point didn't they?

Southern used green on passenger power, but not freight.  (not correct, see below note from @Mark5)
Even so, they had one of the classiest freight schemes around.

[Mark5]

Southern used green on passenger power, but not freight.

This is not exactly correct. From 1949-1958 switchers, freight cabs, and hood units were green.

http://www.hosam.com/srr/srr.html

Example: http://southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/gp7/2194.jpg

Mark

[nickelplate759]

This is not exactly correct. From 1949-1958 switchers, freight cabs, and hood units were green.

http://www.hosam.com/srr/srr.html

Example: http://southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/gp7/2194.jpg

Mark

Didn't know that!  Just a smidge before my railfanning days.

[cnw780]

on the Rivet Counter​ N Scale GE ES44 GEVO with over 60 different variations:

We'll offer the following railroads and paint schemes over several production runs:


    Iowa Interstate
   

My wallet is going to die a veryrrry slow and painful death.
I just hope my current FVM will look somewhat reasonable next to them 

~Tim

[screeh]

You folks crack me up - there should be a banner image with the tag line The Railwire: zero to thread drift in hey look, a squirrel