Announcement: All-New N Scale EMD GP30

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A new era continues with our first N Scale 4 axle locomotive. Introducing the all-new Rivet Counter EMD GP30 with all railroad, road number, and era-specific details you’ve come to expect from ScaleTrains. Our model renders numerous variations of cabs, dynamic brakes, doors, grilles, trucks, etc. We’ve also incorporated LED lighting effects including front and rear headlights and auxiliary lighting like Mars or Gyra Lights. Roadnames with ditch lights will be available in future runs. This initial run features classic roadnames with the addition of Southern Railway 2601, preserved at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.
Roadnames and paint schemes:
• Chicago & North Western/”OY” Scheme
• Chicago & North Western/”OY” Scheme Repaint
• CSX/RDMT Road Slug/Stealth “G”
• Rio Grande/Small Flying Lettering
• Rio Grande/Large Billboard Lettering
• Pennsylvania Railroad
• Southern/Dulux
• Southern/North Carolina Transportation Museum #2601
• Union Pacific/Dependable Transportation GP30A
• Union Pacific/Dependable Transportation Freight GP30B
• Union Pacific/Dependable Transportation Passenger GP30B
All Rivet Counter N Scale locomotives are available as DC/DCC ready with the E24 connector or with ESU LokSound 5™ Nano decoder and a cube-type speaker.
Preorder your Rivet Counter N Scale EMD GP30s by Monday, July 29th for delivery in spring 2025.

[@Themarshallandsouthern]

Just preordered all 6 in Southern

[@ruatrainman2]

Beautiful!!! This also means other 4 axle future releases, I'm so excited for these. Would you please consider a BN white face version of the GP30 in a future release? Thank you so much for all of your hard work ST. Dave B.

[@徐楷钦]

such incredible models! Gona waiting so eager for them

[@InvidScout]

They look amazing I would love to see a C&EI and L&N version in the future

[@dakotaziegler4]

Definitely ordering me a couple A and B units!

[@pitchpines3851]

What a tremendous release!

[@mels1811]

Excellent video ScaleTrains

[@edtoomuchfun957]

Happy to hear!!! Really need these in Conrail and PC please!!

[@jacksonthomas1851]

Those CNW and PRR versions excite me. Hoping for IC and CGW versions down the road.

[@RailfanUS]

Are you ever thinking of releasing HO Scale SD70ACe’s for Rivet Counter?

[@tomrockwell6630]

Looking forward to the video showing the “bells & whistles” 😅

[@UP4013]

Great to see them in Bethlehem at the Convention. As said, please bring a DD35 A-B-B !!!! For the moment, I will go with GP30 A-B-B-B or A-B-B-A for the train 😏

[@newqlar]

Hell yeah!!!!!

[@OldcampRanch]

Very cool 👍🏻

[@tommynorwood5184]

Great job Scale Trains this is awesome. I was a little disappointed with the N & W not being released at this time. But that’s alright because it will be released at a later date. I’ll survive. I will be preordering the Southern version. Thanks for making this model available to everyone in the N Scale community. Love the products that you as a company produced . Now I’m waiting on a first for Scale-Trains a steam engine in N Scale. Thanks. 😎😎 👍

[@dennisnorris6439]

If you do make a modernized C&NW version(as you mentioned) you might consider a rotary beacon for the roof. C&NW GP30's were stored by around 1980 then later reactivated and sent out West until late 1988 when several were sold to the Fox River Valley Railroad and lasted there until the WC buyout.. Also please consider making CGW units for a future run.

[@railenthusiast4830]

Oh my goodness! Miracles do happen.

[@SeanLamb-I-Am]

Awesome release. Hoping for Milwaukee Road units soon.

[@RichsModelingTrains]

Glad to see you adding 4 axles units. Hope the next announcement you add an 8 to the 30😉

[@NSRAILFAN25Productions]

Would love to see some modern GP38-2s in the future now that there’s four axle units!

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Drayton & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Drayton & Friends Randy

[@orlandorailfanproductions2010]

Can't wait to the CSX HUs in N scale!!

[@garyrose8188]

This is an exciting release! I'm glad to see a non-dynamic version and hope the Soo paint schemes are in the future, along with dynamic-equipped BN units. Will the BN/BNSF GP39E/M rebuilds ever be considered (along with a GP35 😉)?

[@warthunderplayer4118]

Hope Conrail will be in the next run of these beauties!

[@adaribros]

Give me Chessie!!!

[@B2Pproduction]

GIVE THIS MAN CHESSIE

[@polandball7482]

*CHESSIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!*

[@amyreynolds3619]

I saw a gp30 as a slug in Charlotte during switching out at the plant I work at.

[@willnewberry9605]

I joined the dark side I ordered a southern unit!

[@steelcityrailfan4808]

Are there any plans to make Bessemer and Lake Erie SD38s or SD40T-3s?

[@GreenOverRed]

Sadly these won't fit my era, as i'm generally a mid 2010's BNSF/UP modeler. Hopefully the next run of 4-Axles will feature some BNSF and UP rebuilds. (Or maybe even GP60's???)

[@stpaulisland]

Boston & Maine Please?

[@patiodevias]

Drayton! Can we have Ferromex SD40-2s and SD45 with the actual accurate parts? Youre moderns have no lower lights and not everyone is a professional at adding detail parts.

[@IMRROcom]

Operator N scale products?

[@northwestrailfanofficial]

Are you ever going to do an SD70ACe in HO and N scale?

[@Scaletrains]

The former Fox Valley N Scale SD70ACe project will be transitioning to an eventual Rivet Counter N scale offering down the line. -Logan

[@northwestrailfanofficial]

@@Scaletrains awesome, I am more of an HO scale guy, but that’s great to know. I also love your products. I have a few of them myself and would definitely recommend.

[@davidhill3724]

can we get some B&O love

[@Scaletrains]

Plenty of roads to cover in future runs! - Logan