Watch Trix’s no. 4014 Union Pacific Big Boy make an excursion run on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy! […]
Trix HO scale Big Boy no. 4014
Section: Product Reviews
Patriot Light Supply and Melrose Park Station structures
Patriot Lighting Supply Background Building Price: $59.99 Stock no.: 2795925 Features: 2 3/4″ profile, lit with 20 LED lights. Uses 4.5V power sources no. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050 Website: Menards.com/Trains Melrose Park Station Price: $49.99 Stock no.: 2795551 Features: fully assembled, lit with 10 LED lights. Uses 4.5V power sources no. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050 […]
Video: Atlas N scale GP38 review
Check out the Atlas N scale GP38 in the Norfolk Southern First Responder paint scheme. […]
Fire Station No. 9 by Menards
FIRE STATION NO. 9 BY MENARDS Price: $109.99 Stock no.: 279-5927 Features:Helicopter with rotating blades, two moving fire trucks, five figures, and an illuminated American flag. Illumination/animation requires 4.5-volt power supply nos. 279-4050, 4061, or 4062, sold separately. Website: Menards.com/Trains This is Menards’ second entry in the O gauge fire-fighting game, and it’s the most […]
Fleet fillers: The inexpensive and versatile Lionel 6424 flatcar
Consider how many things need to be moved on a railroad. Now think about how many of them are transported (or could be) on flatcars. Lionel’s postwar No. 6424 is really a no-brainer for Fleet Filler status. It comes in a number of iterations, plain or with racks affixed for the lading of various items. […]
MTH RailKing Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive
Watch MTH’s RailKing O gauge Rock Island Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the December 2020 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine! […]
Lionel’s Kansas City Southern Legacy SD70 ACe
O GAUGE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN LEGACY SD70ACE NO. 4006 BY LIONEL Price: $599.99 Stock no.: 20333330) Features: O-36 operation, two can-style motors, two remote couplers, smoke unit, Legacy sound system, Legacy Command Control for operation in conventional, TrainMaster, RailSounds, or using the LionChief Universal Remote or the Bluetooth LionChief app Low speed (Cmd): 2.2 scale […]
Cripple Creek Engine Works structure from Menards
THE CRIPPLE CREEK ENGINE WORKS Price: $89.99 Stock no.: 279-5926 Features: Assembled and decorated locomotive shop. One run-through stall and one dead-end stall. Exterior LED illumination. Illumination requires the Menards Plug & Play 4.5V power supply nos. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050, sold separately. Order online at Menards.com/Trains. Locomotives – steam or diesel – require regular […]
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MTH O gauge RailKing Imperial Cab-Forward 4-8-8-2 steam locomotive
O GAUGE RAILKING IMPERIAL 4-8-8-2 BY MTH Price: $799.99 Stock no.: 30-1823-1 Features: O-31 operation, two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 Command and sound system, smoke unit, remote coupler Low speed (Cmd): 1.5 scale mph Low speed (Conv): 4 smph High speed: 65.8 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 7 oz. Current-production road names: Southern Pacific black, […]
Accucraft Adams Revival 4-4-2T steam locomotive
The British really got their money’s worth out of many of their steam locomotives. The first copies of the Adams Radial 4-4-2T (denoting it as a tank engine) were produced in 1882. The last ones were retired from service in 1961. It’s named after locomotive designer William Adams. “Radial” refers to the design of […]
LGB large scale construction starter set
What’s the easiest way to get going in outdoor railroading? Why, with a starter set, of course. And what’s the easiest way to get someone young interested in the hobby? Also with an entry level package, but it has to be the right one. LGB may have just cracked the code with its Construction Site […]
