Weekly HO Scale Newsletter Recap Apr 7 2025! ft BLI Athearn ScaleTrains Rapido Prairie Shadows Atlas

Check out the recent updates from the past week in the HO scale community! This week, we look at: Broadway Limited Imports (BLI), Athearn, ScaleTrains, Rapido, Prairie Shadows, Walthers, Bachmann, & Atlas! My highlights for this week: Recap of Rocky Mountain Train Show announcements BLI announces UP Business Car 101, the "Lone Star" or the "Lincoln" (depending on era), as well as a new run of car 119 the "Kenefick" with new drumheads and a CSX Santa Train scheme! Athearn announces many GP's in their Genesis line: GP49s, GP39-2s, and GP50s with standard Athearn SD40s as well. More ScaleTrains N&W Class J's in stock! Powhatan Arrow passenger cars as well, both based off the Fox Valley Models tooling with improvements Prairie Shadows "BTS" Trinity 50' High Cube boxcars with some neat patch jobs and faded logos Many new Rapido samples or 3D prints from the RMTS: Chicago "L" cars, Greenbrier reefers, CF7s, GP39 & slug sets Rapido Metra F40PHM-2s shipping in April!!!! (NS camp cars, PFE reefers, Comet cars, Amtrak NPCUs, PRR H21 hopper and G22 gondolas also!) Please click subscribe and like the video if you enjoyed. Both are free, and you can always change your mind. Constructive feedback is absolutely welcome, trying to share my love for model trains with the world! Hashtags (just ignore): #modeltrains #model #unboxing #trains #trainvideo #train #modeltrain #modeltrainlayout #hoscale #hoscaletrains #athearn #genesis #atlas #walthers #scaletrains #lbf #rapido #review #reviews #unboxings #engineering #engine #engineer #scaletrains #rivetcounter #bnsf #newsletter #classone #broadwaylimited #tangent #aurora #miniature #miniatures #homeshops #division #point #bachmann #bachmanntrains #broadwaylimited #bowser #foxvalley #atlas #athearngenesis