Bachmann mid-year announcements 2025

 Now that we've gone over Lionel's 2025 HO scale catalog, what does Bachmann have in store for their mid-year announcements. Like the Lionel catalog, I wont' be going over all the announcements, but I will leave you a link to check it out. 

Bachmann came out swinging with the Freedom Train set, and I'm not talking about the Norman Rockwell one. For the first time since Lionel's HO scale set, the GS 4-4-8-4 in it's Freedom Train paint scheme will be available to purchase in a set. 

The set comes with 4 cars that light up, and more Freedom Train cars will be sold separately. 

Bachmann also announced the Siemens S70 light rail vehicle in HO scale. While I'm personally not a big fan of these trains, I do understand why Bachmann would want to have them in the line-up, especially for those who have modern day train layouts or city settings. 

A Freedom Train Ho scale train set isn't the only thing Bachmann is bringing back, as they've announced that they will be releasing an HO scale DeWitt Clinton. Bachmann has released an HO scale Dewitt Clinton before, so it's nice to see them re-release it again to those who didn't get it the first time. 

The final trainset that Bachmann announced was The Golden Spike train set. This is technically anther train set that Bachmann is offering again, though there are a few changes to the new Golden Spike vs. the only one. 

Bachamnn's old release of the golden spike, photo curtesy of Ebay 

 

Closing Thoughts:

While it's not much, I do want to cut Bachmann some slack. A decent amount of the stuff they announced does look pretty interesting, and I do think it's awesome that we're finally getting an HO scale GS Freedom Train set after many, many years. 

It is a collector's limited edition set, so I recommend saving up now for when it goes on pre-order or becomes available.