Originally announced about five years ago, Athearn is showing their Ford C cab trucks and tractors at the National Train Show in St, Louis this weekend. It is a spectacular little model! Details include full interior, steering wheels, clear headlights, correctly fitting windshield, mirrors, and windshield wipers. Two different wheel types are available; spoke wheels for the tractors and disc wheels on the straight trucks. In future runs the wheel type installed will be prototype dependent. Initially available in an assortment of colors and offered in truck tractor, straight truck with stake bed, and straight truck with dry box (shown above). Colors are red, yellow, orange, white, black, blue, and green. Expected retail is $11.98 for the tractors and $12.98 for the stake and box trucks. After the initial run of painted only tractors and trucks, Athearn is bringing in additional runs with various commercial markings (yes, Roadway is high on the list!). For more, check the 2001 NMRA National Train Show Report. [posted 07/13/2001]