Ertl Railway Designs

Ertl debuted its American Classics Authentic Railway Designs products at the Chicago National Model and Hobby Show in October of 1996. Model Railroader magazine of January 1997 includes the Ertl announcement as part of the coverage for that year's industry trade show. Model Railroader's details on the Ertl line includes reference to the kits having come from the former Railway Design Associates line. The die-cast Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors are noted with the structure line, but no specifics were provided with respect to HO-scale rolling stock, beyond the mention that Ertl's line would include "rolling stock."

There are two Authentic Railway Designs catalogs (1998 and 1999), both are presented for your viewing on the Catalogs page of this site. Next to the 1999 catalog cover image is an ad that Ertl ran in 1997 for the introduction of the structures line. You may click on the ad image to see a larger version for better viewing.

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