Athearn
Acquires T55 Products Tooling
"Athearn® Trains is
excited to announce we have purchased select
tooling from T55 Products, the plastic division
of Overland Models. T55 is one of the model
railroading industry's leading producers of
high-quality injection-molded models. Using
T55's outstanding tooling, Genesis will soon be
producing a run of General Electric GEVO (ES44AC
and ES44DC) models, as well as EMD SD70ACe and
SD70M-2 models.
These prototypes are the
most current locomotives from North America's
primary builders, and are found in the fleets of
Union Pacific (including the Heritage Fleet and
Bush Presidential Library and Museum), BNSF, CIT
Leasing, CSX, Canadian National, Canadian
Pacific, EMD Demonstrators, Ferromex, Florida
East Coast, GE Demonstrators, Kansas City
Southern, Montana Rail Link and Norfolk
Southern.
Just as these locomotives
are the backbone of today's Class One and
Regional railroads, they will also be an
important addition to Athearn's Genesis® series
of top-of-the-line HO models. Locomotives, in
keeping with Genesis standards, will be offered
with and without sound. They will also feature
directional lighting; operating ditch lights;
separately applied, etched metal details; and
the same attention to detail you expect from
Genesis.
As Genesis announces each
new run, please contact your local train store
to place your new order. Release dates, pricing
and specific product information will be
announced in future editions of Athearn News
and online at
Athearn.com."
