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The Atlas Product Spotlight - HO & N Collectors' Series Models

The Atlas Product Spotlight - HO & N Collectors' Series Models

Introducing the Atlas Collector's Series Models! These special releases are only available for purchase through the Atlas Online Store and feature unique paint schemes created by our R&D department you won't find anywhere else. In this inaugural release we have several different models to choose from.

In HO Scale we have two Atlas Collector Series 8-40BW locomotives represent an alternate history scenario where the Santa Fe Topeka shop painted 2 of the 12 premier delivered locomotives in experimental yellow and blue bonnet paint schemes. There's also an HO 6-Bay Cylindrical Hopper that represents an alternate history where a former Great Northern hopper was repainted into a bicentennial scheme for the 1976 celebrations.

In addition, there are new holiday car releases on the HO & N Trainman® 40' Plug Door Box Cars celebrating the 4th of July and Halloween with awesome new artwork that will get you in a festive mood.

The guaranteed order deadline is March 22, 2023. Click here to find an Authorized Atlas Dealer near you.

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HO DASH 8-40BW SANTA FE [YELLOW BONNET] #502
HO Silver Item #:
HO Gold Item #:
10 004 340 10 004 342
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HO DASH 8-40BW SANTA FE [BLUE BONNET] #503
HO Silver Item #:
HO Gold Item #:
10 004 341 10 004 343
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HO 6-BAY CYLINDRICAL HOPPER BN BICENTENNIAL #443045
HO Scale Item #:
 
20 007 232  
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2023 4TH OF JULY BOX CAR
HO Scale Item #:
N Scale Item #:
20 007 233 50 006 479
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2023 HALLOWEEN BOX CAR
HO Scale Item #:
N Scale Item #:
20 007 234 50 006 480

The Atlas Product Spotlight - N 17,600 Trinity Corn Syrup Tank Car

 

The Atlas Product Spotlight - N 17,600 Trinity Corn Syrup Tank Car

The 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car was built in large numbers by Trinity Industries between 1984 and 1998. They are commonly used in the transport of corn syrup, liquid sugar and molasses from processing facilities to bulk distribution centers. Over 7,000 cars were built and most remain in active service today.

Features Include:

  • Three separate styles of manway / platform / ladder arrangements (used as appropriate per road name)
     
  • Fine scale railings
  • Separately applied brake rigging
  • Separately applied manway “clamshell”-style cover (used when appropriate per road name)
  • 100-Ton Roller Bearing Trucks

  • Accurate painting and printing
  • Full stand-alone brake system details
  • Bottom outlet valve detail
  • Stand-alone heater coil pipes
  • Highly detailed body with prototypical jacket seams
  • See-through top platform grating
  • AccuMate® couplers

The guaranteed order deadline is March 22, 2023. Click here to find an Authorized Atlas Dealer near you.

MSRP: $38.95 UNDEC MSRP: $31.95

 
UNDECORATED (ADM/MCP)
Item #:
50 001 148
 
UNDECORATED (CARGILL)
Item #:
50 001 149
 
UNDECORATED (CORN PRODUCTS)
Item #:
50 001 150
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GATX
Item #:
50 006 444
50 006 445
50 006 446
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TATE & LYLE
Item #:
50 006 447
50 006 448
50 006 449
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TATE & LYLE STALEY
Item #:

50 006 450
50 006 451
50 006 452

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ADM (LEAF AND CONSPICUITY STRIPES)
Item #:
50 006 453
50 006 454
50 006 455
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CARGILL (UTCI REPAINT)
Item #:
50 006 456
50 006 457
50 006 458
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GATX (SERVICE DRIVEN)
Item #:
50 006 459
50 006 460
50 006 461
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MINNESOTA CORN PROCESSORS (MNCX)
Item #:
50 006 462
50 006 463
50 006 464
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ONTARIO NORTHLAND
Item #:
50 006 465
50 006 466

Winter 2023 O Scale Premier Announcements

Welcome to the Atlas OWinter 2023 Premier Announcements. The deadline for placing your order/reservation with your Atlas Dealer on the product listed below is Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Click Here for the consumer version of the Winter 2023 Premier Announcements

Want to Find a Dealer or Order Online? Click here to go to the Atlas Online Store

The Atlas Product Spotlight - HO DASH 8-40B/BW & 32BWH Locomotives

The Atlas Product Spotlight - HO DASH 8-40B/BW & 32BWH Locomotives

Built in the late 1980s by GE, the DASH 8-40B diesel locomotives were identified by their dynamic brake gear located along the roof line between the cab and engine compartment, with ventilation provided by large roof-top grilles. These four-axle, high horsepower engines are still in service today in North America.

By the early 1990s the North American Cab had begun to replace the “standard” cab on regular production GE 4 and 6-axle locomotives. The only order for 4-axle Dash 8-40Bs with this new cab came from Santa Fe, and thus the Dash 8-40BW model was unique to that road. A total of 83 units total were built and many are still in service today for BNSF.

In 1991 Amtrak, faced with a motive power shortage, turned to GE for an order of 20 Dash 8-32BWH locomotives. This unique model was basically a Dash 8-32B locomotive equipped with a North American Cab and built on the longer Dash 8-40BW frame. Some additional modifications for passenger service were included. A total of 20 units were built and they are still in Amtrak service today.

The guaranteed order deadline is March 22, 2023. Click here to find an Authorized Atlas Dealer near you.

Features Include:

  • Operating ditch lights where appropriate per road name!
  • Realistic die-cast underframe
  • Standard cab or gull wing cab as per the prototype (HO DASH 8-40BW/8-32BHW only)
  • Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
  • Directional lighting
  • Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
  • Painted crew figures
  • Separately-installed scale windshield wipers, metal grab irons and fine scale handrails
  • Highly detailed coupler cut bars
  • Multiple unit hoses and trainline hoses
  • Snowplow
  • Shock absorbers
  • Piping on trucks

Atlas Master® Series Silver Additional Features:

  • NMRA 21-pin plug for DCC (Decoder-ready)

Atlas Master Series Gold Features:

  • ESU LokSound decoder, supporting all DCC programming modes.
  • Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F31.
  • Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.
  • Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up
    and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell,
    air horn, air compressor and more.

 

SILVER UNDEC MSRP: $179.95 GOLD UNDEC MSRP: $289.95
SILVER MSRP: $189.95 GOLD MSRP: $299.95
SILVER W/FRONT DITCHLIGHTS MSRP: $194.95
GOLD W/ FRONT DITCHLIGHTS MSRP: $304.95
SILVER W/FRONT & REAR DITCHLIGHTS MSRP: $199.95
GOLD W/ FRONT & REARDITCHLIGHTS MSRP: $309.95

 
UNDECORATED
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 001 797 10 001 819
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CSX* (YN2) (FRONT DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:

10 004 344
10 004 345
10 004 346

10 004 314
10 004 315
10 004 316
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LMX (GENERAL ELECTRIC LEASING)
(FRONT DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 347
10 004 348
10 004 349
10 004 317
10 004 318
10 004 319
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 294
10 004 295
10 004 296
10 004 320
10 004 321
10 004 322
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PAN AM (MEC)
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 297
10 004 298
10 004 299
10 004 323
10 004 324
10 004 325
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PROVIDENCE WORCESTER
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 300
10 004 301
10 004 302
10 004 326
10 004 327
10 004 328
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RJ CORMAN
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 303 10 004 329
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WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 304 10 004 330
 
UNDECORATED
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 001 809 10 001 831
 
UNDECORATED - GULL WING CAB
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 001 810 10 001 832
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AMTRAK CALIFORNIA
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 305
10 004 306
10 004 331
10 004 332
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AMTRAK PHASE V (WHITE SILL)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 307
10 004 308
10 004 309
10 004 333
10 004 334
10 004 335
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BNSF (WABTECH REBUILD)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 310
10 004 311
10 004 312
10 004 336
10 004 337
10 004 338
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RJ CORMAN 
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
10 004 313 10 004 339

The Atlas Product Spotlight - N GP-38 Locomotives

The Atlas Product Spotlight - N GP-38 Locomotives

Atlas' high quality N Scale locomotive is modeled after Electro Motive Division's 2000 horsepower GP-38 diesel introduced in the late 1960s and built through the early 1970s and is still in service today throughout North America. The GP-38 is usually identified by its two radiator fans located on top of the long hood and two small exhaust stacks.

The guaranteed order deadline is March 22, 2023. Click here to find an Authorized Atlas Dealer near you.

Features Include:

  • Directional lighting
  • Walkway safety tread
  • Blackened metal wheels
  • Scale Speed™ motor
  • Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
  • Dynamic brakes (as appropriate by railroad)
  • Golden-white LEDs

Atlas Master® Series Silver Additional Features:

  • Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder.

DCC Operation Features GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY)

  • Supports all DCC-programming modes
  • DCC includes RailCom and RailComPlus, with 14, 28 or 128 speed steps and with 2-digit and 4-digit addressing.
  • Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28.
  • A total of 6 DCC function outputs are available, and all can be function mapped (disable, brightness, light effects) individually
  • Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.

 

SILVER UNDEC MSRP: $129.95 GOLD UNDEC MSRP: $239.95
SILVER MSRP: $149.95 GOLD MSRP: $259.95
SILVER W/DITCH LIGHTS MSRP: $159.95
GOLD W/DITCH LIGHTS MSRP: $269.95

 
UNDECORATED W/DB
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 002 738 40 004 131
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CENTRAL MAINE & QUEBEC RAILWAY
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 600 40 005 620
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CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 601
40 005 602
40 005 603
40 005 621
40 005 622
40 005 623
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CONRAIL (SPIRIT OF CONRAIL)
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 604 40 005 624
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FURX
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 605
40 005 606
40 005 625
40 005 626
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INDIANA HARBOR BELT
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 607
40 005 608
40 005 627
40 005 628
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PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 609
40 005 610
40 005 629
40 005 630
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ROCK ISLAND RAIL
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 611 40 005 631
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ROCK ISLAND RAIL
(FRONT AND REAR DITCH LIGHTS)
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 612 40 005 632
 
UNDECORATED W/ DB
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 613 40 005 633
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NORFOLK WESTERN
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 614
40 005 615
40 005 616
40 005 634
40 005 635
40 005 636
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SOUTHERN 
Silver Item #:
Gold Item #:
40 005 617
40 005 618
40 005 619
40 005 637
40 005 638
40 005 639

The Winter 2023 HO, N & Z Scale Catalog

Welcome to the Atlas Winter 2023 HO, N & Z Scale Catalog. Inside you will find great new announcements such as the HO Viaduct Kits, the N Mobile Office and Z Scale Lighting. The deadline for placing your order/reservation with your Atlas Dealer on the product listed below is Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023.

Click Here for a PDF of the All Scales Monthly Catalog

Want to Find a Dealer or Order Online? Click here to go to the Atlas Online Store

N Scale:

HO Scale:

Z Scale: