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New announcements are for a new HO EMD GP38 release, the GP38-3 rebuild, which will be produced in CPKC colours, amongst others. In addition, a new HO passenger car coming is the CC&F "balloon top" coach, to be available in CN, VIA and others. For other schemes and other announced products please email your order. Full details are here in the newsletter. …

We are currently not taking backorders or ordering new stock due to the lack of customer orders. If you have interest in ordering products please let us know. Meanwhile, to clear stock in preparation for placing a new order we will give 15% discount on existing stock. Just ask for it.

There's free shipping on the remaining Rapido E8A locomotives, whilst stock last.

The latest newsletter has been posted to the archive.

The company is now shipping the above three new products, replacing existing items which will be discontinued. Full details can be found here. We have listed them online:Occupancy detector, "LocoNet", 16 sections.Receiver/panel, infrared.Tester module (x2)We do have one of the earlier detectors in stock, reduced in price:Occupancy detector, "LocoNet", 16 sections …

The company has announced a new release of the GE P42 locomotive, in VIA and several Amtrak schemes. There are two roadnumbers for VIA and they come in DC, DCC and DCC/sound versions. We have these listed here for preorder. Full details can be found here.

In accordance with our federal government's tax holiday scheme we will not be collecting any taxes on books invoiced and paid for between the above dates. Online orders will still show the tax but it will not be added to the actual invoice.

In order to generate some business whilst the Canada Post strike continues I'll take 10% off all pick-up orders if payment is by cash or e-transfer (7% if by credit card or Paypal). Ask for the sale price when ordering. Choose "Store Pick-up" at checkout and ensure that all items are shown as in stock. If ordering online your final price will be shown on the follow-up invoice.

This issue's announcements include, in HO; the GE B23-7 locomotive, in Central Maine & Quebec; the CN Pointe-Saint-Charles van (yet another ex-Trueline release) in three CN schemes plus AC; the 1932 ARA 40' boxcar in CP script. These are listed as linked for pre-order. In N there is: an ALCo FA-1 and FB-1 in CP (Multimark) and SOO; the CNCF 5000 boxcar in CP (yellow); a 50" General American refrigerator car in SOO; the 1932 ARA 40' boxcar in CP script.For full details see the catalogu …

We have finally received a few boxes of Midwest HO cork roadbed, after a long delay. They are listed here. It is unclear when full production will resume.