Atlas has announced new paint schemes and road numbers for its Master N Norfolk Southern TopGon in the Summer 2026 catalog.
New paint schemes include National Salvage & Service Corp. (NSSX #200216, #200262, #200266, #200283) and Norfolk Southern class G-90R (#30029, #30061, #30102, #30153, #30243), plus G-90R three-packs (#30012, #30076, #30111 and #30150, #30204, #30276). Norfolk Southern G-90R #30270 is a Limited Edition Collectors’ Series car equipped with plaques. Norfolk Southern class G-86R returns with new road numbers, both with conspicuity stripes (#23608, #23625, #23660, #23717, #23729, #23749) and without (#22108, #22144, #22157, #22204, #22217, #22224). G-86R three-packs come with conspicuity stripes (#23615, #23654, #23668 and #23719, #23739, #23763) and without (#22128, #22153, #22169 and #22205, #22221, #22238).
Features include fine-scale detail, etched-metal brake wheel platforms, installed internal bracing, and knuckle couplers. The cars are ready to run. MSRP is $31.95 for single cars and $95.85 for three-packs.
Norfolk Southern’s TopGon program rebuilt aging coal hoppers into higher-capacity gondolas by stripping them to the frame and adding a new gondola body. After two prototypes in late 1991, the Roanoke East End Shops built more than 18,000 cars from July 1992 through 1998.
Pre-order deadline is September 9, 2026, with estimated 1st Quarter 2027 delivery.
