Stacey Naffah to become Walthers’ fourth president

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Stacey Walthers Naffah (pictured with her father, Phil Walthers) will become the fourth president of Wm. K. Walthers Inc. Phil Walthers is retiring from day-to-day operations but will remain chairman of the board. Model railroad manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. has announced Stacey Walthers Naffah will become the company’s fourth president, starting in September 2018. […]

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New products from the July 2018 issue of Classic Toy Trains

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LET’S HAVE A BARN DANCE: The latest Built-&-Ready Structure from Woodland Scenics is the no. BR5865 Old Weathered Barn. The O gauge structure has a fieldstone foundation, shingled roof, hayloft door, and weather vane above the cupola. It also has a concrete grain silo, implement shed, paned windows, and traditional barn doors. The structure is […]

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New model trains for the week of May 17, 2018

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Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3a 4-8-4 Greenbrier steam locomotive HO scale locomotives Chesapeake & Ohio class J3a 4-8-4 Greenbrier steam locomotive. “The Greenbrier Presidential Express” (one road number), in-service version (with smoke deflectors in one number, without in four numbers), and excursion service (Chesapeake & Ohio, Chessie System Railroads, and […]

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New model trains for the week of May 9, 2018

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Dash 8-40B diesel locomotive

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 diesel locomotive. National Railway Equipment (Southern Pacific speed and Roman lettering patchouts and painted light gray with red lettering in one road number each), Montana Rail Link (fictional paint scheme, three numbers), Southern Ry. of British Columbia (fictional paint scheme, one number), St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt, American Revolution […]

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In Memoriam: John Flann, 1930-2018

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John Flann developed a novel car-forwarding system for his Clark Fork RR that used playing cards. He wrote about the system in Great Model Railroads and Model Railroad Planning. John Flann, a noted British and North American model railroader, died in March. A native of England, John was an award-winning modeler and author. When he […]

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New model trains for the week of April 26, 2018

Rapido Trains HO scale Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives

Rapido Trains HO scale Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives. FA-2: Ann Arbor (delivery scheme); Burlington Northern (Spokane, Portland & Seattle patchout); Chicago & North Western (yellow and green); CP Rail (Action Red with Multimark); Erie Lackawanna (gray and maroon); Long Island […]

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New model trains for the week of April 19, 2018

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Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Union Pacific Electro-Motive Division E9A and E9B diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Union Pacific Electro-Motive Division E9A and E9B diesel locomotives. For 1960-1971 City of Los Angeles. Working backup light on A and B units, modified etched-metal Farr air grills, and working Western-Cullen rotary beacon on A unit. Direct-current models […]

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New model trains for the week of April 12, 2018

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco RS-3 and RSD-5 diesel locomotives

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F-series diesel locomotives. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe F7A, F7B, and F7A-B set (one number each), blue warbonnet. Central RR of New Jersey F3A and F3A-B set (one numbered and unnumbered [includes decals] unit/set each), orange and blue scheme. Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7A-B set (one number each), red and […]

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New model trains for the week of April 5, 2018

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HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Kodachrome” scheme, four road numbers); BNSF Ry. (Heritage III scheme, four numbers [two each with 88” and 123” nose]); Norfolk Southern (high short hood, two numbers); RJ Corman (three numbers, two with 88” nose and one with 123” nose), and Union Pacific […]

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New model trains for the week of March 29, 2018

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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale AEM-7 electric locomotive HO scale locomotives AEM-7 electric locomotive. New road numbers: Amtrak (as delivered or Acela) and NJ Transit. Three numbers each. New fictional paint schemes: Milwaukee Road, Pennsylvania RR, and Reading Co. Two road numbers each. Operating pantographs, separately applied wire grab irons, and Accumate couplers. Direct-current […]

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