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ÐAthearn€has€gone€through€many€changes€over€the€last€60€years,€but€one€truth€has€always€held;€provide€model€railroad€hobbyist€high€quality€at€the€best€price.€Today,€Athearn€still€produces€all€Blue€Box€products€in€our€facility€in€California€and€although€many€rumors€fly€about€regarding€its€imminent€cancellation€we€have€no€such€intention.€The€Blue€Box€is€too€important€to€this€hobby.€As€a€matter€of€fact,€we€are€providing€a€face-lift€to€the€Blue€Box;€we€are€rolling€back€the€calendar€and€will€now€be€using€the€classic€Athearn€packaging€featuring€the€Warbonnet€passenger€train.€This€packaging€was€first€utilized€in€the€late€1950's,€but€we€felt€it€was€time€to€reacquaint€customers€with€the€legacy€Irv€Athearn€created.Ô†ÔÔ‡ƒÔ€Ô†ÔÔ‡„ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡…Ôò òMack€Trucksó óÔ†ÔÔ‡†Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡‡ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ˆÔAthearn€will€be€producing€both€the€Model€B€and€Model€R€versions€of€these€popular€trucks.€They€will€be€available€configured€as€cement€mixers,€dump€trucks,€tractors€with€fifth€wheel€and€heavy-duty€tow€trucks.€Production€of€the€prototype€ran€from€1948€(Model€B)€until€recently.€These€are€a€great€detail€piece€for€any€one€modeling€transition€era€to€the€present€day.Ô†ÔÔ‡‰ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ŠÔThe€85ðNð€TOFC€flatcar€is€back€and€better€than€ever.€They€have€a€completely€redesigned€under€frame€that€features€swinging€couplers,€die-cast€weights€and€lowered€bolsters.€Newly€tooled€hitches€and€wire€grab-irons€round€out€the€cars.€Each€will€also€include€two€upgraded€40ðNð€box€van€trailers.Ô†ÔÔ‡‹ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ŒÔò òAthearn€Announces€SD45-2€for€Late€2005€DeliveryÐ  Ðó óÐ  ÐAll€New€ToolingÐ  Ð*€Hood€-€Standard€version:€Improved€one-piece€long-hood/nose€molding€(as€onÐ  ÐSD45T-2)€without€nose€headlight;€highly€detailed€fans€with€etched€grilles;Ð  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Ð*€Cab:€Highly€detailed;€utilizes€SD45T-2€and€SD50/60/70€Standard€CabÐ  Ðdetails,€etchings,€and€wireforms.Ð  Ð*€Motor:€Proven€Genesis€Can-type€with€dynamically€balanced€flywheels.Ð  Ð*€Trucks:€HTC€type;€improved,€from€SD40-2.Ð  Ð*€Headlights:€Bulbs.Ô†ÔÔ‡Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡ŽÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÔPossible€road€names€(we€might€not€make€all€of€these):Ð  ÐArizona€&€California€-€green€and€creamÐ  ÐBurlington€Northern€Santa€Fe€-€ex-ATSF€with€patchesÐ  ÐBurlington€Northern€Santa€Fe€-€green€and€orangeÐ  ÐClinchfield€-€black€and€yellowÐ  ÐConrail€-€blueÐ  ÐConrail€-€blue€with€Conrail€Quality€schemeÐ  ÐCSX€-€gray€with€blue€letteringÐ  ÐCSX€-€gray€and€blue€with€Transportation€logoÐ  ÐCSX€-€gray€and€blueÐ  ÐCSX€-€gray€and€blue€with€yellow€added€to€endsÐ  ÐCSX€-€ex-CR€patchesÐ  ÐCSX€-€gray,€yellow€and€blueÐ  ÐCSX€-€dark€blue€and€dark€yellowÐ  ÐDuluth€Missabe€&€Iron€Range€-€maroon€and€yellowÐ  ÐDuluth€Missabe€&€Iron€Range€-€maroon€and€yellow€with€UofMinnesota€MÐ  ÐErie€Lackawanna€-€gray,€yellow€and€maroon€schemeÐ  ÐFamily€Lines€-€grayÐ  ÐHelm€LeasingÐ  ÐMPI€LeasingÐ  ÐMontana€Rail€Link€-€dark€blue€and€blackÐ  ÐNational€Railway€Equipment€LeasingÐ  ÐNorfolk€Southern€-€ex-CR€patchesÐ  ÐNorfolk€Southern€-€blackÐ  ÐNorfolk€Southern€-€black€with€horsehead€schemeÐ  ÐReading€&€Northern€-€green€and€grayÐ  ÐSanta€Fe€-€blue€with€yellow€endsÐ  ÐSanta€Fe€-€yellow€warbonnetÐ  ÐSanta€Fe€-€BicentennialÐ  ÐSanta€Fe€-€ððKodachromeðð€red€and€yellowÐ  ÐSeaboard€Coast€Line€-€black€and€yellowÐ  ÐSeaboard€System€-€grayÐ  ÐTransportacion€Ferrocarril€MexicanaÐ  ÐTrona€Railway€-€red€and€silverÐ  ÐÐ  ÐThese€two€locomotive€projects€are€in€progress,€so€changes€can€occur€at€anyÐ  Ðtime.ß8€) °°xdt8ßÔ†ÔÔ‡Ôò òAthearn€Announces€MP-15AC€for€Late€2005€deliveryó óÐ  ÐÐ  ÐAll€New€Tooling€Ð  Ð*€Hood€-€Standard€version:€Features€see-thru€hood-side€radiator€intakes€with€etched€grilles€applied;€hood-top€radiator€detail€with€etched€and€formed€grilles€applied;€separate€air€filter€box€(two€styles);€standard€twinÐ  Ðsealed-beam€headlight€and€number€board€housing;€ratchet€hand-brake.Ô†ÔÔ‡‘Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡’ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡“Ô*€Hood€-€SP€version:€Same€as€above€but€with€distinctive€SP-style€headlightÐ  Ðpackage€with€separately€applied€single€and€twin€Gyralights;€brakewheelÐ  Ðhand-brake.€Ð  Ð*€Walkway€-€Standard€version:€Separately€applied€sub-base€doors;€equipped€with€standard€jack-pads€and€standard€front€stepwells.Ð  Ð*€Walkway€-€SP€version:€As€above€with€SP€4-hole€jack-pads€and€modified€front€stepwells.€Ð  Ð*€Hood-top€Air€Filter€Boxes:€Square€and€angled€versions€applied€as€appropriate.€Ð  Ð*€Exhaust€Silencer€Box:€Applied€over€stacks€as€appropriate.Ð  Ð*€Full€Cab€Interior:€Multi-piece.Ð  Ð*€Fuel€Tanks:€Plastic€with€separate€details;€two€sizes€applied€as€appropriate.€Ð  Ð*€M.U./Signal€Hoses:€Separately€applied.Ð  Ð*€Handrails€and€Coupler€Cut-Levers:€Color-keyed€and€molded€in€engineering€plastic.€Ð  ÐÐ  ÐOther€Features-€Ð  Ð*€Cab:€Existing€thin-wall€SW1500€cab,€Standard€and€SP€versions,€modified€for€single-pane€window€glass,€and€separately€applied€SP€single€and€twin€Gyralights.€Ð  Ð*€Motor:€New€precision€Can-type€with€dynamically€balanced€flywheels.Ð  Ð*€Trucks:€Proven€Genesis€Blomberg€"B"€type€as€applied€to€F-series.Ð  Ð*€Headlights:€Bulbs€installed€in€all€openings.Ô†ÔÔ‡”ÔÐ  ÐÔ†ÔÔ‡•ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡–ÔPossible€road€names€(we€might€not€make€all€of€these):Ð  ÐCP€RailÐ  ÐCanadian€Pacific€-€beaver€schemeÐ  ÐCSX€-€gray€Ð  ÐCSX€-€blue€and€grayÐ  ÐCSX€-€blue€and€gray€with€yellow€endsÐ  ÐCSX€-€blue,€gray€and€yellowÐ  ÐCSX€-€dark€blue€and€dark€yellowÐ  ÐEastman€KodakÐ  ÐElectro-Motive€Division€-€plant€switcherÐ  ÐGeorgetown€RailroadÐ  ÐGolden€Triangle€(Weyerhaeuser)Ð  ÐKennecott€Copper€(unless€it€has€the€extended€height€cab)Ð  ÐLong€IslandÐ  ÐLouisville€&€Nashville€-€Family€LinesÐ  ÐMilwaukee€RoadÐ  ÐMissouri-Kansas-Texas€(different€handrails)Ð  ÐNacionales€de€MexicoÐ  ÐNew€York€&€AtlanticÐ  ÐRockwell€InternationalÐ  ÐSeaboard€Coast€Line€-€Family€LinesÐ  ÐSeaboard€SystemÐ  ÐSoo€Line€-€patched€MILWÐ  ÐSoo€Line€-€red€and€white€scheme€(more€research€needed)Ð  ÐSoo€Line€-€candy€apple€red€schemeÐ  ÐSouthern€PacificÐ  ÐSouthern€Pacific€-€speed€letteringÐ  ÐTerminal€Railway€Alabama€State€DocksÐ  ÐUnion€Pacific€-€ex-SP€patchedÐ  ÐUnion€PacificÐ  ÐUnion€Pacific€-€Y€schemeÐ  Ðß8€) °°xdt8ßÔ†ÔÔ‡—Ôò òN€Scale€SD70M€ðð€SD75M€ðð€SD75Ió óÔ†ÔÔ‡˜Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡™ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡šÔAthearn€will€release€its€Ready-To-Roll€SD70M,€SD75M,€and€SD75I€locomotives€with€new€tooling.€The€DCC-ready€locomotives€will€feature:€die-cast€split€frame€under€frame,€either€conventional€or€flared€radiators€per€the€prototype,€separately€applied€detail€parts€per€the€prototype,€all€wheels€driven€and€provide€electrical€pick€up,€sunshades,€factory€installed€knuckle€couplers,€snowplows,€machined€brass€dual€flywheels,€air€horns,€directional€lighting,€brake€wheel,€and€blackened€metal€wheelsets.Ô†ÔÔ‡›ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡œÔThe€first€production€run€will€include€three€roadnumbers€for:€SD75M€Santa€Fe€Warbonnet,€SD70M€CSX€YN3,€SD70M€Southern€Pacific,€and€SD70M€Norfolk€Southern€(flared).€Expected€in€early€2005€are€the€following€in€three€roadnumbers:€SD75M€BNSF€Heritage,€SD751€Canadian€National,€SD70M€Norfolk€Southern,€and€SD70M€Susquehanna.€The€locomotive€retails€for€$99.98.Ô†ÔÔ‡ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡žÔò òN€scale€NACC€50-foot€Boxcaró óÔ†ÔÔ‡ŸÔ€Ô†ÔÔ‡ ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡¡ÔAthearn's€NACC€boxcars€represent€those€in€service€during€the€late€1960s€up€to€the€1990s.€The€boxcar€features€new€tooling€and€undecorated€versions€will€come€with€two€roof€types:€Pullman€Standard€or€Stanray€(Superior)€roof.€Weighted€for€optimum€performance,€other€features€(based€on€prototypes)€include€applied€metal€grabirons,€Pullman€Standard€or€Superior€plug€doors€and€Standard€or€Sanray€roof,€photo-etched€cross-over€end€walks,€frame€or€truck€mounted€brake€rigging,€precision€molded€detail€parts,€machined€metal€RP25€wheelsets€with€operating€bearing€caps,€and€magnetically€operated€knuckle€couplers.€Two€roadnumbers€are€available€for€the€following:€Alumax,€C&NW,€Dresser€Macgobar,€D&RGW,€American€Colloid,€Trona€Chemicals,€and€undercorated.€The€boxcars€retail€for€$19.98€each.Ô†ÔÔ‡¢ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡£Ôò òMack€Trucksó óÔ†ÔÔ‡¤Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡¥ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡¦ÔAthearn€will€be€producing€both€the€Model€B€and€Model€R€versions€of€these€popular€Mack€tracks.€They€will€be€available€configured€as€cement€mixers,€dump€trucks,€tractors€with€fifth€wheel€and€heavy-duty€tow€trucks.€Production€of€the€prototype€ran€from€1948€(Model€B)€until€recently.€These€are€a€great€detail€piece€for€any€one€modeling€transition€era€to€the€present€day.Ô†ÔÔ‡§ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡¨Ôò òBulkhead€Flatsó óÔ†ÔÔ‡©Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡ªÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡«ÔThe€first€car€from€the€Roundhouse€acquisition€were€will€be€the€60'€flatcar€and€60'€bulkhead€flatcar.€Athearn€has€upgraded€this€model€to€Athearn€Ready-To-Roll€standards€with€the€addition€of€metal€wheels,€knuckle€couplers€and€additional€weight.€The€bulkhead€flat€car€will€also€include€a€newly€tooled€pipe€load.€Stunning€painting€and€printing€round€out€each€model.€Future€releases€will€include€flatcars€loaded€with€two€6420€John€Deere€Tractors.€Ô†ÔÔ‡¬ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡­Ôò òSD70MAC,€Third€Seriesó óÔ†ÔÔ‡®Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡¯ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡°ÔA€third€series€of€Athearn's€SD70NIAC€is€now€available€with€the€following€features:€Working€Ditch€Lights,€Cab€interior,€Dynamically€balanced€skew€wound€armature€and€flywheels€for€smooth€performance,€installed€scale€profile€Celcon€handrails,€directional€Micro-Bulb€head€lights,€each€model€detailed€to€match€a€specific€prototype€order,€multi-part€HTCRI€or€HCTRII€truck€side€frames,€and€Genesis€DCC€Quick€Plug€technology€for€the€easiest€DCC€installation€possible€for€multifeature€operation.€The€SD70MAC€combines€injection€molded,€die-cast,€lost€wax€casting,€photo-etched€parts€and€new€tooling.€The€following€roadnames€will€be€available:€CSX€YN2€#700€"The€Spirit€of€Cumberland";€CSX€1'N2€#703€and€#724;€BNSF€Heritage€Il€#8813,€#8862,€and€#8930;€Alaska€#4006€"Spirit€of€Anchorage,"€#4011€"Spirit€of€Denali,"€and€"Spirit€of€North€Pole."€The€locomotive€retails€for€$139.98.Ô†ÔÔ‡±ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡²Ôò òN€Scale€SD70M€ðð€SD75M€ðð€SD75Ió óÔ†ÔÔ‡³Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡´ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡µÔBeginning€shortly,€Athearn€will€release€its€Ready-To-Roll€SD70M,€SD75M,€and€SD75I€locomotives€with€new€tooling.€The€DCC-ready€locomotives€will€feature:€die-cast€split€frame€under€frame,€either€conventional€or€flared€radiators€per€the€prototype,€separately€applied€detail€parts€per€the€prototype,€all€wheels€driven€and€provide€electrical€pick€up,€sunshades,€factory€installed€knuckle€couplers,€snowplows,€machined€brass€dual€flywheels,€air€horns,€directional€lighting,€brake€wheel,€and€blackened€metal€wheelsets.Ô†ÔÔ‡¶ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡·ÔThe€first€production€run€will€include€three€roadnumbers€for:€SD75M€Santa€Fe€Warbonnet,€SD70M€CSX€YN3,€SD70M€Southern€Pacific,€and€SD70M€Norfolk€Southern€(flared).€Expected€in€early€2005€are€the€following€in€three€roadnumbers:€SD75M€BNSF€Heritage,€SD751€Canadian€National,€SD70M€Norfolk€Southern,€and€SD70M€Susquehanna.€The€locomotive€retails€for€$99.98.Ô†ÔÔ‡¸ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡¹Ôò òGP38-2ó óÔ†ÔÔ‡ºÔ€Ô†ÔÔ‡»ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡¼ÔA€fully€assembled€GP38-2€has€been€released€with€the€following€features:€magnetically€operated€knuckle€couplers,€factory€installed€Celcon€handrails,€Next€Generation€Ready-To-Roll€hex€drive€line,€and€dual€machined€flywheels.€The€GP38-2€is€all-wheel€driven€and€all€wheels€provide€electrical€pick€up.€Two€roadnumbers€are€available€for€the€following€roadnames:€Santa€Fe€Freight,€BNSF€Heritage,€CSX€YN2,€and€Norfolk€Southern.€The€locomotives€retail€for€$69.98€each.Ô†ÔÔ‡½ÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡¾Ôò ò40-Foot€Express€Boxcaró óÔ†ÔÔ‡¿Ô€Ô†ÔÔ‡ÀÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÁÔAthearn€has€announced€the€second€group€of€40-foot€"head-end"€boxcars€using€three€types€of€trucks.€When€appropriate,€the€car€will€be€fitted€with€either€a€Bettendorf€freight€truck,€the€Athearn€express€reefer€truck,€or€the€newly€tooled€Allied€Full€Cushion€truck.€The€new€paint€schemes€are€appropriate€for€the€1940s€and€1950s.€They€will€go€with€the€passenger€trains€produced€in€both€the€kit€series€and€the€Ready-To-Roll€series.€Two€roadnumbers€for€the€following€are€available:€Canadian€National,€Great€Northern€(Orange),€CstPM&O,€CRI&P,€CB&Q,€and€Southern€Pacific€(green).€The€boxcars€retail€for€$14.98€each.Ô†ÔÔ‡ÂÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÃÔò òHO€Scale€GP-35ó óÔ†ÔÔ‡ÄÔ€Ô†ÔÔ‡ÅÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÆÔAthearn's€Ready-'To-Roll€GP35,€based€on€the€Rail€Power€Products€tooling,€represents€a€phase€1a€version€that€was€produced€from€October€1963€to€February€1964.€This€was€arguably€the€most€widely€used€variant€of€the€GP35.€Some€of€the€spotting€features€of€this€phase€captured€on€the€model€are:€multiple€latch€on€the€engine€compartment€doors,€triple€louver€sets€on€the€battery€box€covers,€open€top€36-inch€radiator€center€fans,€flat€bottom€cab€number€board€housing,€flat€inertial€air€filter€hatch,€thick€side€sill,€and€low€profile€fuel€tank.€The€fully€assembled€model€will€also€feature:€scale€width€hoods,€directional€head€lights,€prototype€specific€detail€applied,€photo-etched€sun-shades,€foot-board€or€snow€plow€pilots,€cast€metal€air€horns,€Celcon€handrails,€see-through€fans,€Athearn's€"Next€Generation"€Ready-To-Roll€mechanism€with€hex€drive€lines,€machined€RP€25€profile€metal€wheels,€magnetically€operated€knuckle€couplers,€and€comes€equipped€with€DCC€quick€plug€technology.€Two€roadnumbers€are€available€for€the€following€roadnames:€Canadian€Pacific,€ATSF,€Atlantic€Coast€Line,€D&RGW,€Milwaukee€Road,€and€B&O.€The€locomotives€retail€for€$84.98€each.Ô†ÔÔ‡ÇÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÈÔò òF7A€ðð€F7Bó óÔ†ÔÔ‡ÉÔ€Ô†ÔÔ‡ÊÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ËÔUsing€the€tooling€from€the€regular€Athearn€line€F7€series,€these€new€Ready-To-Roll€units€will€be€fully€assembled.€The€A€unit€is€powered,€with€super€weight€installed.€The€B€unit€is€unpowered.€The€following€roadnames€are€available:€Alaska€Railroad,€Santa€Fe€"Cigar€Band"€and€Boston€&€Maine.€The€F7A€&€B€retails€for€$69.98.Ô†ÔÔ‡ÌÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÍÔò òAthearn€Announces€"N"€scale€SD70Mó óÔ†ÔÔ‡ÎÔ€Ô†ÔÔ‡ÏÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÐÔAthearn€has€announced€their€SD70M,€as€well€as€SD75M€&€SD75I€for€late€2004/€early€2005.€Each€road€will€have€three€numbers.€Here's€the€list:Ð  ÐÐ  ÐSD75M€-€ATSF€WarbonnetÐ  ÐSD70M€-€CSXT€YN€3€schemeÐ  ÐSD70M€-€Southern€Pacific€Ð  ÐSD70M€-€Norfolk€Southern€(flared€radiators)€Ð  ÐSD70M€-€Norfolk€Southern€(straight€radiators)Ð  ÐSD75M€-€BNSF€(H2)€Ð  ÐSD75I€-€Canadian€National€Ð  ÐSD70M€-€Susquehanna€Ð  ÐÐ  ÐATSF,€CSX,€SP,€NS€due€NovemberÐ  ÐBNSF,€CN,€NS,€Susq.due€FebruaryÔ†ÔÔ‡ÑÔÔ†ÔÌÔ‡ÒÔò òBIG€NEWS€REGARDING€THE€CHALLENGER€STEAM€LOCOMOTIVEó óÔ†ÔÔ‡ÓÔÐ  ÐÔ†ÔÔ‡ÔÔÐ  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