ADD SOME COLOR TO YOUR STREETS: MTH is offering four new O gauge PCC streetcar road names in colors sure to please. These include the nos. 30-5163-1 Philadelphia Suburban Transit red car (shown), 30-5165-1 Kansas City Public Service beige PCC, 30-5164-1 San Francisco blue-and-yellow streetcar, and 30-5166-1 Illinois Terminal green-and-white PCC. The cars cost $259.95 […]
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Join us for a day of operations at Silvies Yard on the Oregon Joint Line. […]
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ScaleTrains.com HO scale GEVO Tier 4 diesel The Rivet Counter model features many separate detail parts. ScaleTrains.com HO scale Rivet Counter GEVO Tier 4 engineer’s side profile This top down view shows the prototype-specific detail of the CSX (top) and GE demonstrator (bottom) versions. The demonstrator also features that larger emissions equipment compartment atop the […]
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Bachmann Sound Value N&W Class J 4-8-4 The Norfolk & Western Ry. Class J 4-8-4 was the last new steam locomotive built for passenger service in the United States. And the third-to-last passenger steam locomotive, no. 611, is still running, wowing steam fans old and young in excursion service. Bachmann’s model of the 611 has […]
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WalthersMainline HO scale insulated boxcar The plastic underframe features some brake system detailing. Walthers continues to expand its Mainline series of HO scale freight cars with the addition of a 50-foot insulated boxcar based on a Pacific Car & Foundry prototype. The injection-molded plastic model features a one-piece body and underframe casting and a separate […]
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The Trainmaster HO scale yard bunkhouse kit The kit includes wood parts that fit together well with minimal sanding. Price: $25 Manufacturer The TrainMaster LLC 2830 Fort Island Dr. Fairlawn, OH 44333 www.thetrainmaster.com Era: 1900 to 1960 Comments: A yard bunkhouse is the latest addition to The TrainMaster HO scale QuicKit line. The kit features […]
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Atlas N scale PS 4000 covered hopper Price: $29.95 (undecorated, $24.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1962 to 1986 (as decorated) Road names: Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (two road numbers); Baltimore & Ohio; Illinois Central Gulf; Norfolk & Western; and undecorated. New road numbers: Chessie System and […]
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Watch trains in action on John Colombo’s N scale Nickel Plate Railroad. Video shot and edited by Steve Hankel. […]
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Krauss-Maffei diesel-hydraulic No. 9120 pulls an excursion for the Pacific Locomotive Association out of Oakland, Calif., in April 1967. The same organization would later work to restore sister unit No. 9010 to operation. Robert L. Hogan Q What can you tell me about the Krauss-Maffei diesel-hydraulic locomotives that operated in the U.S. in the 1960s? […]
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Name: Alan Swartley Railroad Name: Canyon City and Pacific Location: Pacific Northwest Scale: O Scale Theme: Trains running around and through freelanced scenic mountain valley city Description: Canyon City at night […]
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The team from Athearn Trains visited the Model Railroader offices before Trainfest 2017 to show us a pre-production sample of the company’s latest HO scale model, Union Pacific’s “Spirit of the Union Pacific” SD70ACe diesel locomotive. The Genesis series model, scheduled for release in June 2018, will feature vinyl m.u. hoses, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch […]
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