Prototype Railroad Modeling, Volume Four has arrived from the printer. This weekend will be devoted to getting them in the mail, along with a few other outstanding orders as we get caught up. We also received another package this week: decals from Cartograf in Italy. There are some new decals available, as well as one reprint that was out of stock.

• D151 – Southern Railway Postwar AAR Box Car with 8′ Door Opening
• D165 – Southern Pacific O-50-13 12,500 gallon GATC Tank Cars
• D190 – Missouri Pacific Lines 52’6″ Gondolas (MP/I-GN/St.LB&M, blt. 1949 & 1951)
• D191 – New York Central 70-ton AAR Flat Cars (Lots 712-F/721-F/793-F)
• D192 – West India Fruit ‘Carbuilders’ End Box Cars
• D193 – Chicago and North Western Riveted PS-1 Auto Car

We are happy to announce Prototype Railroad Modeling, Volume Four. Pre-orders are now being accepted. More details may be found by clicking the link above.

There are kits in stock for the following:

• K102 – New Haven 17200-series Welded Underframe Flat Car
• K108 – Soo Line ‘Sawtooth’ Single Sheathed Box Car
• K111 – Pere Marquette/C&O Single Sheathed Automobile Car
• K119 – Northern Pacific 52′ Straight Side Sill Flat Car
• K121.1 – Erie 70000-series Rebuilt Box Car
• K121.2 – West India Fruit (ex-Erie) Rebuilt Box Car
• K127 – Georgia Rebuilt USRA 50-ton Box Car
• K128 – Great Northern 36′ Truss-rod Stock Car

Other older Speedwitch offerings will be back in the fold this summer. There are a few new things in the offing, too. Stay tuned!

The last installment in the Focus on Freight Cars series, Volume Eleven: Express and Head-End Cars, is available for pre-order. Details may be found by clicking this link.

Also, our SALE runs for a couple more days (through the end of the month). Scroll to the next post for details.

From now through the end of the month we are having a sale on all decals and Pressed Steel Tank Cars. For the decals, enter coupon code “DECALS” at checkout to receive 20% off your decal purchase. The Pressed Steel tank cars are “pre-discounted” so all you need to do is put them in your shopping cart.

• Pressed Steel NATX tank car
• Pressed Steel A. E. Staley tank car
• Pressed Rohm & Haas tank car

Lastly, we have added some DT&I gon part and decal sets. Click here for details

The next volume of the Focus on Freight Cars series is being printed. Ordering information, including the pre-publication discount may be found via this link.

There are five new decal sets and some restocks of kits:

• D174 – Milwaukee Road 40′ Rib-side Automobile Cars
• D186 – Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis FM7/FM8/FM9 Flat Cars
• D187 – New York Central Lot 723-G 70-ton Emergency Gondola
• D188 – Pennsylvania F30A Flat Cars
• D189 – Pennsylvania X37/X37A/X37B Box & Automobile Cars

Restocks/new kits:

• K106 – Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q/FW&D/C&S) XM-25/26 Single Sheathed Box Cars – new and revised!
• K108 – Soo Line ‘Sawtooth’ Single Sheathed Box Cars
• K110.1 – Ann Arbor 41000-series Single Sheathed Automobile Cars
• K110.2 – Ann Arbor 74000-series Single Sheathed Box Cars
• K121.1 – Erie 70000-series Rebuilt Box Car
• K121.2 – West India Fruit (ex-Erie 70000-series) Rebuilt Box Car

Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume Three: Refrigerator Cars. Click on the link for information about the discounted pre-order price.

Focus on Freight Cars, Volume Three: Refrigerator Cars and Volume Four: Steel Box Cars are being re-printed. Click on the links for information about discounted pre-order pricing.

We have eleven new decal sets. Many of these will be featured on cars modeled in the forthcoming Prototype Railroad Modeling, Volume Four. Complete list of decals

• D175 – Pennsylvania FM Flat Cars and DD1-A Containers
• D176 – Baltimore & Ohio P-11 Flat Cars
• D177 – New York Central System (NYC, P&LE) 50′ Box Cars built 1939-1946
• D178 – Pennsylvania X29B Rebuilt Box Car
• D179 – Pennsylvania X26C Rebuilt Box Car
• D180 – Pennsylvania G22 Gondolas and HB1/HB1A Containers
• D181 – Wabash Panel-side Hopper
• D182 – Pacific Fruit Express R-40-14 Refrigerator Cars
• D183 – Richfield AC&F 10,000 Gallon Type 25 Insulated Tank Car
• D184 – West India Fruit (ex-Erie) Rebuilt Box Car
• D185 – Rohm & Haas Pressed Steel Tank Car

The next volume of the Focus on Freight Cars series is being printed. Ordering information, including the pre-publication discount may be found via this link.