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March 13, 2012 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be promoting three series of locomotives based on the recently announced Norfolk Southern Heritage Series of real-life SD70ACe and ES44 diesel locomotives. The locomotive series will be featured in M.T.H.'s Premier Line O Scale SD70ACe and ES44 locomotives and RailKing Imperial O Gauge SD70ACe locomotives beginning in the 2012 Volume 2 catalog slated for release in April 2012. In addition to the Premier and RailKing releases, M.T.H. HO Scale SD70ACe locomotives featuring the same Norfolk Southern Heritage paint schemes will be promoted in the 2012 HO Volume 1 Catalog slated for release in late Spring 2012.
Norfolk Southern is releasing a total of 18 different SD70ACe (10 paint schemes) and ES44 (8 paint schemes) diesels in special livery depicting past railroads found in Norfolk Southern's history. Unlike a similar program created by Union Pacific, each of the Norfolk Southern Heritage paint schemes used on the SD70ACe and ES44 locomotives will be based on a real-life scheme of the depicted railroad.
Because of the sheer number of locomotives, the Premier and RailKing releases will be spread out over several catalogs. The 18 RailKing releases will all be SD70ACe models. Only the 10 SD70ACe schemes will be recreated in the M.T.H. HO SD70ACe model. Delivery of the Premier, RailKing and HO models will begin in late 2012.
M.T.H. Authorized Retailers can begin ordering Norfolk Southern Heritage diesels when the 2012 Volume 2 catalog is released in mid-April. Ordering information for the HO models will likely be announced
Bill T.
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