Tracking Atlas Re-runs of Walthers Toolings
Published: 2019-06-22 - By: Alain LM
Last updated on: 2021-08-13
Last updated on: 2021-08-13
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In June 2018, Atlas purchased all Wm. K. Walthers n-scale locomotive and rolling stock tooling; this included former Life-Like toolings. The tooling for the N scale passenger cars was purchased in December 2017 by Lowell Smith.
Since November 2018, Atlas has announced a number of re-runs of former Walthers tooling as a 'new tooling.' Some of these toolings haven't been run for decades -- excellent news for all N-scale modelers.
Below is a table of the freight cars and locomotives toolings Atlas purchased from Walthers and the status of re-releases on these produts. We will update this table as we learn more from Atlas.
So far, Atlas is making good progress on re-releasing the former Walthers freight cars. It still has many former Life-Like locomotives (many of which fully complement the Atlas range) to re-introduce to n-scalers.
- April 2019: 50' Auto Part Double-Door Wood Boxcar - run cancelled in June 2019
- June 2019: NACC 50' Box Car, 53' 6" Flat Car and Bay Window Caboose.
- July 2019: Added Life-Like/Walthers NE-style Caboose.
Since November 2018, Atlas has announced a number of re-runs of former Walthers tooling as a 'new tooling.' Some of these toolings haven't been run for decades -- excellent news for all N-scale modelers.
Below is a table of the freight cars and locomotives toolings Atlas purchased from Walthers and the status of re-releases on these produts. We will update this table as we learn more from Atlas.
So far, Atlas is making good progress on re-releasing the former Walthers freight cars. It still has many former Life-Like locomotives (many of which fully complement the Atlas range) to re-introduce to n-scalers.
| Image | Brand | Body Style | Atlas announcement | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Life-Like | EMD BL2 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like Canada | Alco C-424/C-425 Locomotive | Not part of the purchase (1) | |
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Life-Like | Alco DL-109 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD E6 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD E7 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD E8 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD F40PH Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD F7A-B Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | Alco FA-1/FB-1 Locomotive | December 2018 | |
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Life-Like | Alco FA-2/FB-2 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | Fairbanks Morse C-Liner Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | Fairbanks Morse Erie-Built Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD GP18 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD GP20 Locomotive | November 2018 | |
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Life-Like | EMD GP38-2 Locomotive | Duplicate to Atlas range Re-run very unlikely |
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Life-Like | EMD GP40 Locomotive | Duplicate to Atlas range Re-run very unlikely |
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Life-Like | EMD GP60 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like Canada | EMD GP7 Locomotive | Duplicate to Atlas range Re-run very unlikely |
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Life-Like Canada | EMD GP9 Chop Nose Locomotive | Not yet announced May not be part of the purchase (2) |
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Life-Like Canada | EMD GP9 Locomotive | Duplicate to Atlas range Re-run very unlikely |
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Life-Like | Alco PA-1/PB-1 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD SD7 Locomotive | Duplicate to Atlas range Re-run very unlikely |
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Life-Like | Alco RS-2 Locomotive | March 2019 | |
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Life-Like | EMD SW8/600/900 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | EMD SW9/1200 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | Steam 0-8-0 USRA Locomotive | Not yet announced May not be available (3) |
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Life-Like | Steam 2-8-4 Berkshire Van Sweringen Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Life-Like | Steam 2-8-8-2 USRA Y3 Locomotive | Not yet announced | |
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Walthers | 50' Auto Part Double-Door Wood Boxcar | April 2019 (50' Single Sheathed Box Car) |
Run cancelled in June 2019 |
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Walthers | 50' Exterior Post Insulated Boxcar | Summer 2019 | |
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Walthers | Caboose Bay Window | Summer 2019 | |
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Life-Like | Caboose NE-Style | Not yet announced | |
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Walthers | Covered Hopper 5-Bay Trinity PD | Not yet announced | |
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Walthers | 50' Covered Hopper PS-2CD-4427 | January 2019 | |
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Walthers | Container Well Car Thrall | Not yet announced | |
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Walthers | Container Well Car Thrall 5-unit | Not yet announced | |
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Walthers | 45' Logging Flat Car | March 2019 | |
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Walthers | 50' SIECO Pulpwood Flat Car | February 2019 | |
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Walthers | 48' GSI Bulkhead Flat Car | January 2019 | |
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Walthers | 53' 6" Flat Car | Summer 2019 | |
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Walthers | Difco Side Dump Car | November 2018 | Released in September 2019. |
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Walthers | Cushion Coil Gondola | December 2018 | |
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Walthers | Russell Snow Plow | November 2018 | Released in September 2019. New run announced. |
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Walthers | Greenville 100 Ton Twin Hopper | December 2018 | Released in September 2019. |
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Walthers | 41' Ballast Hopper | February 2019 | |
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Walthers | 76' Reefer Steel Cryogenic | Not yet announced |
Notes
(1) Announced by Paul Graf, CEO of Atlas, on this forum.
(2) Life-Like Canada was a brand of Hobbycraft Canada, that later was changed to True-Line Trains. It is very plausible that the tooling was not belonging to Walthers, therefore not purchased by Atlas.
(3) The tooling for this Life-Like Steam locomotive has been somewhat 'lost' in China and therefore not turned over to Atlas yet.
Updates
- March 2019: Alco RS-2 and 45' Logging Flat Car- April 2019: 50' Auto Part Double-Door Wood Boxcar - run cancelled in June 2019
- June 2019: NACC 50' Box Car, 53' 6" Flat Car and Bay Window Caboose.
- July 2019: Added Life-Like/Walthers NE-style Caboose.
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