HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (Pacific Pride II in one road number, as-delivered scheme in three numbers, and 1990s scheme in one number); Conrail (as-delivered scheme in three numbers, with white sill in two numbers, and “Quality” and Operation Lifesaver schemes in one number each); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (post-delivery […]
Bill Zuback O gauge RailKing Budd Rail Diesel Car set from MTH Price: $399.95 (30-20303-1) Cmd low: 6.4 smph Cnv low: 7.8 smph High speed: 63.2 scale mph Drawbar pull: 1 pound, 6 ounces Features: Two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, passenger Proto-Effects Current production: Amtrak, Massachusetts Bay, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line, Port […]
Bill Zuback photo O gauge E6 A-A set by Lionel Price: $999.99 (6-84650) Cmd low: 2.9 smph Conv low: 7.2 smph High Speed: 67.8 smph Drawbar pull: 1 pound, 8 ounces per A unit. Features: Two can-style motors in each unit, Lionel Legacy command and sound system, capable of conventional, TMCC, LionChief Universal Remote and […]
Kevin Strong Phoenix SM-18 Sound and Motor DCC Decoder Phoenix Sound Systems 3514 West Liberty Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 734-662-6405 www.phoenixsound.com Facts & Features 3-amp capacity dual-mode sound and motor decoder Plug-and-play installation High-quality sound recordings Easily customizable using the PC interface (separate purchase) Price: $265 Kevin Strong Screenshot of PC interface (separate purchase) […]
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage I), Canadian Pacific (red and black with road name only), Conrail (blue), CSX (dark blue and yellow), Norfolk Southern (Thoroughbred scheme), and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray with lightning stripe). Direct-current […]
Layout Update April 2019 from North Country Trains on Vimeo. Take a tour of Harrison Smith’s Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout. […]
Noel Wilson’s HO scale Little Truckee RR portrays the Southern Pacific RR around Truckee, Calif. It’s a modular layout in a 10 x 40-foot office trailer. […]
Layout Update April 2019 from North Country Trains on Vimeo. Take a tour of Harrison Smith’s Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout. […]
Noel Wilson’s HO scale Little Truckee RR portrays the Southern Pacific RR around Truckee, Calif. It’s a modular layout in a 10 x 40-foot office trailer. […]
A CSX Transportation freight passes Marion (Ohio) Union Station. The site is now a museum with a restored interlocking tower. Brian Schmidt Q Why is the word “Union” used so often in the names of passenger stations and terminals? For example, Cincinnati Union Terminal, St. Louis Union Station, or Denver Union Station. Is there a […]
The Brother ScanNCut DX SDX125e is designed to cut thicker materials, opening up a lot of possibilities for projects around the Model Railroader workshop. Craft cutters are useful tools for scenery work, paint masks, and many other modeling tasks. But what about cutting thicker material, such as styrene or even wood? For these heavy-duty jobs, […]
ST. LOUIS — The suspension of Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner service has been extended to at least Sunday, June 2. Flooding elsewhere in the Midwest has led Union Pacific to divert freight traffic onto the route, leading to the suspension of the passenger service. Chartered bus service is providing substitute transportation, stopping at all stations […]
