April 1, 2022 Newsletter
Can you imagine what a pessimist who lived only 200 years ago would think about the world we live in? Airplanes, electricity, automobiles, television, remote controls, the Internet, fax machines, telephones, cellular phones, and so on - and all available to us because of that spark of open-mindedness that allowed progress, growth, and creativity to flourish. - Wayne Dyer

Spring has sprung, or maybe it would be better to state that spring has sprung a leak with all the rain we received. With all of the new items arriving it is almost like our business is mimicking the weather.
 
After stumbling across some family photos, I find the World’s Greatest Hobby is quite exuberant with all of the new products being produced. I recall when I first got involved with Model Railroading when my wife purchased a “train set” for my eldest son. An Athearn Conrail GP38-2 locomotive and a few Athearn “shake the box” freight cars was the set with a MRC DC power pack. It had a “cab warmer bulb” for a headlight that only glowed when it had enough voltage to light it. Of course, it had the stamped metal non prototypical handrails that were not painted and hook-horn couplers! Fast forward to 2022, are there any locomotives that have the same “features” of the Athearn GP38-2 that my wife purchased back then? Today, there are no “cab warmers”, there are real headlights, and classlights, lighted numberboards, walkway lights, truck lights, strobe lights, Mars Lights, Gyro Lights, Ditchlights, beacons, etc. Besides the realistic lighting, most of the new locomotives are detailed to match the actual prototype, no bare metal stamped handrails! My point is the products that are being produced today, whether locomotives, rolling stock, structures or electronics, are a far cry from what I was introduced with in the late 1980s. I would think that we would all be in our glory and be happy that our hobby is so progressive and offering products that make our layouts more realistic.
 
We received new affordable freight cars (Triple Dome Tank Cars & 57’ Mechanical Reefers from Walthers Mainline, RS3 locomotives (both sound and non-sound) in SP&S livery from Bowser, Broadway 4-8-4 NP & SP&S brass hybrid locomotives, all in HO Scale this week. We also received Micro-Trains weathered cars, Broadway Limited 4-6-2, and Atlas Dash 7 locomotives in N Scale this week. Last week we received the Athearn and Roundhouse order with Containers, Hoppers, Boxcars and Gondolas, Kadee’s monthly offering, Tangent 86’ Boxcars, Moloco SF Boxcars, and InterMountain N Scale Covered Hoppers and Ho Scale Coalporters. In addition to the new items that have arrived we have received restocks from Digitrax, Soundtraxx, TCS, Micro Engineering, Woodland Scenics, Walthers, paint, speakers, scenery, electronics, etc. We also received notice that our backorder of ESU decoders is on the way!
 
Yes, the Titletown Train Show is here in Green Bay the weekend of the 9 & 10th of April! Of course, EHS will have a small presence, please stop by for a special offer and say hello. The store will be open on Saturday until 4:30pm, and as a bonus we will be open on Sunday 10am until 2:30pm. We have advance tickets for sale, which is a buck off of the door price.
 
Our clinics continue on Saturday mornings at 10am:
 
April 2, Adding ballast and ground cover
April 9, No Clinic (Titletown Train Show)
April 16, DCC/Sound Decoders
April 23, Adhesives/Glues: What Works and What Doesn’t
April 30, Basic Speed Matching
Announcements:

Rapido Trains   
Very Limited Run via Exclusive offering by one of our Distributors              
EMD E8A            
Preorders Due ASAP       
ETA Early 2023  
w/ESU Loksound Only    
HO E8A MSRP $356.99, EHS Preoder 320.00        
HO E8A/B Set MSRP $674.99, EHS Preorder $605.00        
RAP28550            ERIE E8A SOUND #820
RAP28551            ERIE E8A SOUND #821
RAP28552            ERIE E8A SOUND #824
RAP28553            ERIE E8A SOUND #825
RAP28554            MILWAUKEE ROAD E8A SOUND #30A
RAP28555            MILWAUKEE ROAD E8A SOUND #35A
RAP28556            MILWAUKEE ROAD E8A/B SOUND #30C/B
RAP28557            MILWAUKEE ROAD E8A/B SOUND #34A/B
RAP28558            NEW YORK CENTRAL JADE E8A SOUND #4053
RAP28559            NEW YORK CENTRAL JADE E8A SOUND #4083
RAP28560            PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD LATE E8A SOUND #4283
RAP28561            PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD LATE E8A SOUND #4307
RAP28562            ROCK ISLAND ROCKET E8A SOUND #646
RAP28563            ROCK ISLAND ROCKET E8A SOUND #649
RAP28564            SOUTHERN E8A SOUND #2923
RAP28565            SOUTHERN E8A SOUND #2924
RAP28566            SOUTHERN E8A SOUND #2925
RAP28567            SOUTHERN E8A SOUND #2926
RAP28568            WABASH E8A SOUND #1005
RAP28569            WABASH E8A SOUND #1008
RAP28570            WABASH E8A SOUND #1009

Broadway-Limited         
Preorders Due by April 11, 2022
ETA August 2022             
HO 2-8-0 Consolidation with Paragon4 Sound & DCC      
MSRP $549.99, EHS Preorder $439.99    
BLI7320 ATSF 1978
BLI7321 ATSF 1983
BLI7322 BAR 180
BLI7323 CN 2120
BLI7324 CN 2124
BLI7325 CP 3700
BLI7326 CP 3718
BLI7327 C&A 430
BLI7328 C&O 162
BLI7329 C&O 169
BLI7330 CG 223
BLI7331 GN 1143
BLI7332 GN 1145
BLI7333 LS&I 32
BLI7334 SAL 900
BLI7335 SOU 641
BLI7336 SOU 722
BLI7337 TH&B 103
BLI7338 UP 234
BLI7339 UP 235
BLI7340 WM #754
BLI7341 WM #755
BLI7342 Unlettered
              
HO 4-8-4 Locomotive with Paragon4 Sound and DCC
ETA September 2022
MSRP $699.99, EHS Preorder $559.99   
BLI7360 FEF-3, Blk & Grph Excursion /Mars Light, UP #844
BLI7361 FEF-2, Blk & Grphte, UP #833
BLI7362 FEF-2, Blk & Grphte, UP #828
BLI7363 FEF-2, Blk & Grphte, UP #820
BLI7364 FEF-2, Blk & Grphte, UP #831
BLI7365 FEF-2, TTG w/ Alum, UP #827
BLI7366 FEF-2, TTG w/ Yellow, UP#829
BLI7367 FEF-2, Blk & Grpht UP Unltrd
              
Rapido Trains    
HO GN 40' Boxcar           
Single MSRP $54.99, EHS Preorder $48.00            
6-Pack MSRP $329.70, EHS Preorder $282.00
RPI155001          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Mineral Red 6Pk
RPI155001A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Mineral Red Single
RPI155002          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Chinese Red 6Pk
RPI155002A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Chinese Red Single
RPI155003          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Glacier GRN 6Pk
RPI155003A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Glacier GRN Single
RPI155004          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Green/Orange 3Pk
RPI155004A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Green/Orange Single
RPI155005          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Mineral Red 6Pk
RPI155005A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Mineral Red Single
RPI155006          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Chinese Red 6Pk
RPI155006A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Chinese Red Single
RPI155007          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Big Sky Blue 6Pk
RPI155007A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Big Sky Blue Single
RPI155008          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Chinese Red 6Pk
RPI155008A       HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Chinese Red Single
RPI155098          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Early IDNE Undecorated Single
RPI155099          HO GN 40' Boxcar w/ Late IDNE Undecorated Single
              
HO Procor 3000cuft Aluminum Covered Hopper       
Single MSRP $59.99, EHS Preorder $52.00            
6-Pack MSRP $359.70, EHS Preorder $309.00    
RPI172001          w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk 6Pk #1
RPI172001A       w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk Single #1
RPI172002          w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk 6Pk #2
RPI172002A       w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk Single #2
RPI172003          w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk 6Pk #3
RPI172003A       w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk Single #3
RPI172004          w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk 6Pk #4
RPI172004A       w/Hndrl/Wrdmrk Single #4
RPI172005          No Wrdmrk 6Pk #1
RPI172005A       No Wrdmrk Single #1
RPI172006          No Wrdmrk 6Pk #2
RPI172006A       No Wrdmrk Single #2
RPI172007          No Wrdmrk 6Pk #3
RPI172007A       No Wrdmrk Single #3
RPI172008          No Wrdmrk 6Pk #4
RPI172008A       No Wrdmrk Single #4
RPI172098          Unlettered w/ Hndrl
RPI172099          Unlettered w/o Hndrl
              
Athearn               
Preorders Due by April 28, 2022
ETA Spring 2023              
HO SD40T-2       
MSRP $179.99, EHS Preorder $138.00    
With Tsunami2 Sound and DCC MSRP $279.99, EHS Preorder $215.00     
ATH73041          UP #2923
ATH73042          UP #2929
ATH73043          UP #2930
ATH73044          D&RGW #5400
ATH73045          D&RGW #5405
ATH73046          D&RGW #5413
ATH73047          SP/Kodachrome #8315
ATH73048          SP/Kodachrome #8351
ATH73049          SP/Kodachrome #8377
ATH73050          SP/Black Widow #8392
ATH73051          SP/Black Widow #8393
ATH73052          SP/Speed Letter #8237
ATH73053          SP/Speed Letter #8256
ATH73054          SP/Speed Letter #8294
ATH73055          Potash/WRIX #35021
ATH73056          Potash/WRIX #35022
ATH73141          w/DCC & Sound, UP #2923
ATH73142          w/DCC & Sound, UP #2929
ATH73143          w/DCC & Sound, UP #2930
ATH73144          w/DCC & Sound, D&RGW #5400
ATH73145          w/DCC & Sound, D&RGW #5405
ATH73146          w/DCC & Sound, D&RGW #5413
ATH73147          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #8315
ATH73148          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #8351
ATH73149          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #8377
ATH73150          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Black Widow #8392
ATH73151          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Black Widow #8393
ATH73152          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Speed Letter #8237
ATH73153          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Speed Lette r#8256
ATH73154          w/DCC & Sound, SP/Speed Letter #8294
ATH73155          w/DCC & Sound, Potash/WRIX #35021
ATH73156          w/DCC & Sound, Potash/WRIX #35022
              
N 50' FMC Boxcar 2-Car Set   
ATH24599          N #1946/Genesis #1999 (2)
              
HO 50' FMC Boxcar 3-Car Set      
MSRP $99.99, EHS Preorder $77.00         
ATH26745          RND #2004/ATH #1946/Genesis#1999(3)

HO RTR 53' Jindo Container 3-Pack          
MSRP $44.99, EHS Preorder $34.00  
ATH26523          Canadian Tire (3)
ATH26525          CSX (3)
ATH26576          Canadian Tire (3)
ATH28994          Crowley #1 (3)
ATH28995          Crowley #2 (3)
ATH28996          CSX #1 (3)
ATH29365          FROMX #1 (3)
ATH29366          FROMX #2 (3)
ATH72593          UPSU #1 (3)
ATH72594          UPSU #2 (3)              

N PS 4427 Covered Hopper         
MSRP $34.99, EHS Preorder $27.00         
3-Pack MSRP $86.99, EHS Preorder $67.00   
ATH27401          TLDX #7361
ATH27402          TLDX #7365
ATH27403          TLDX (3)
ATH27404          B&O #602901
ATH27405          B&O #602923
ATH27406          B&O (3)
ATH27407          Frisco #79307
ATH27408          Frisco #79323
ATH27409          Frisco (3)
ATH27410          MILW #97602
ATH27411          MILW #97611
ATH27412          MILW (3)
ATH27413          NP #76808
ATH27414          NP #76841
ATH27415          NP (3)
ATH27416          ROCK #630209
ATH27417          ROCK #630266
ATH27418          ROCK (3)
              
HO 45' Smooth Side Trailer         
MSRP $34.99, EHS Preorder $27.00   
ATH29078          HO 45' Smooth Side Trailer, Black
ATH29079          HO 45' Smooth Side Trailer, White
ATH29080          HO 45' Smooth Side Trailer, Green
ATH29081          HO 45' Smooth Side Trailer, Red
ATH29082          HO 45' Smooth Side Trailer, Metallic Blue
ATH29083          HO 45' Smooth Side Trailer, Metallic Purple
              
HO 1-Dome Tank Car     
Single MSRP $37.99, EHS Preorder $29.00            
4-Pack MSRP $132.99, EHS Preorder $102.00 
ATH3371             Union Oil/UOCX #10083
ATH3372             Union Oil/UOCX #10261
ATH3373             Union Oil/UOCX (4)
ATH3374             Champlin/HHCX #580
ATH3375             Champlin/HHCX #587
ATH3376             Champlin/HHCX (4)
ATH3377             Richfield/ROX #146
ATH3378             Richfield/ROX #148
ATH3379             Richfield/ROX (4)
ATH3380             Union Starch/SHPX #22669
ATH3381             Union Starch/SHPX #22747
ATH3382             Union Starch/SHPX #1 (4)
ATH3383             Bell Oil/SHPX #20391
ATH3384             Bell Oil/SHPX #20394
ATH3385             Bell Oil/SHPX #2 (4)
ATH3386             NdeM #20770
ATH3387             NdeM #20777
ATH3388             NdeM (4)
              
HO Kenworth Tractor & Trailer,
MSRP $64.99, EHS Preorder $50.00 
ATH41086          Black
ATH41087          White
ATH41088          Green
ATH41089          Red
ATH41090          Blue-Metallic
ATH41091          Purple-Metallic
              
HO RTR 60' Flat Car        
Single MSRP $39.99, EHS Preorder $31.00            
3-Pack MSRP $99.99, EHS Preorder $77.00  
ATH92673          BN #630843
ATH92674          BN #630828
ATH92675          Frisco #3802
ATH92676          Frisco #3805
ATH92685          D&H #16144
ATH92686          D&H #16141
ATH92687          SOO #5531
ATH92688          SOO #5515
ATH97828          UP #52009
ATH97829          UP #52044
ATH97831          SF #95314
ATH97832          SF #95337
ATH97843          TTX #91195
ATH97844          TTX #91208
ATH97846          C&EI #46009
ATH97847          C&EI #46011
ATH98080          SF (3)
ATH98081          BN (3)
ATH98082          C&EI (3)
ATH98083          D&H (3)
ATH98084          SOO (3)
ATH98085          Frisco (3)
ATH98086          HTTX (3)
ATH98087          UP (3)
              
HO Rotary Snowplow & F7B,      
MSRP $189.99, EHS Preorder $146.00 
ATH93824          ARR #3/#1503
ATH93825          CPR #403167/#403167B
ATH93826          CR #60021/#60021-B
ATH93827          NP # 42/#42-B
ATH93828          UP #900080/#90080-B
ATH93829          BNSF #972561/#972577
              
Athearn Genesis              
HO GP9
MSRP $219.99, EHS Preorder $186.99    
W/Tsunami2 Sound & DCC MSRP $319.99, EHS Preorder $271.99     
ATHG82258        HO GP9R, SP/Kodachrome #2873
ATHG82259        HO GP9E, SP/Kodachrome #3370
ATHG82260        HO GP9E, SP/Kodachrome #3792
ATHG82261        HO GP9E, SP/Kodachrome #3846
ATHG82262        HO GP9, SCL #1006
ATHG82263        HO GP9, SCL #1045
ATHG82264        HO GP9, SCL #1049
ATHG82265        HO GP9, NAR #201
ATHG82266        HO GP9, NAR #203
ATHG82267        HO GP9, NAR #204
ATHG82268        HO GP9, C&O #6168
ATHG82269        HO GP9, C&O #6173
ATHG82270        HO GP9, C&O #6182
ATHG82271        HO GP9, MILW #282
ATHG82272        HO GP9, MILW #297
ATHG82273        HO GP9, MILW #316
ATHG82274        HO GP9, GN #682
ATHG82275        HO GP9, GN #683
ATHG82276        HO GP9, GN #688
ATHG82283        HO GP9, GN #690
ATHG82358        HO GP9R w/DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #2873
ATHG82359        HO GP9E w/DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #3370
ATHG82360        HO GP9E w/DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #3792
ATHG82361        HO GP9E w/DCC & Sound, SP/Kodachrome #3846
ATHG82362        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, SCL #1006
ATHG82363        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, SCL #1045
ATHG82364        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, SCL #1049
ATHG82365        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, NAR #201
ATHG82366        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, NAR #203
ATHG82367        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, NAR #204
ATHG82368        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, C&O #6168
ATHG82369        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, C&O #6173
ATHG82370        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, C&O #6182
ATHG82371        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, MILW #282
ATHG82372        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, MILW #297
ATHG82373        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, MILW #316
ATHG82374        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, GN #682
ATHG82375        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, GN #683
ATHG82376        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, GN #688
ATHG82383        HO GP9 w/DCC & Sound, GN #690
              
Kato      
Preorder Due by April 15, 2022  
ETA August 2022             
MSRP $210.00  
KAT376117         HO P42 Amtrak Phase V Late #17
KAT376118         HO P42 Amtrak Phase V Late #180
MSRP $220.00  
KAT376119         HO P42 Amtrak "Operation Lifesaver" #203
Thank you for your patronage!
 
Pre-ordering is easy, email us or call us with the items you want and we will take care of it from there! When it arrives at our shop we will notify you that it has arrived and you have ten business days to finish the transaction to guarantee our preorder price.

The EHS Team
Dennis
Scott
Denny
Dave
William
Jack
Don
Dan
Dave
Paul