Sneak peek: Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Brass Hybrid Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive

Broadway Limited Imports Brass Hybrid HO scale Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive

Pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale Brass-Hybrid series Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive. The HO scale locomotive includes the Paragon3 sound system and supports the new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system. Recently I got a first look at a museum-quality HO scale model of one of the original 2-10-4 “Texas” type steam locomotives. […]

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New products for the week of December 3, 2015

Bachmann Trains HO Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive

Bachmann Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald), Canadian National, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, and Pennsylvania RR. One road number per scheme. Equipped with E-Z App for touch-screen control of speed, direction, lights, and sound using Bluetooth 4-supported Apple […]

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Catching the Gulf Wind

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The sight of an approaching Seaboard E7 signaled adventure: a boy’s first train ride.  Wiley M. Bryan I don’t know how my fascination for trains began, but ever since I could remember, I had been drawn to their mystique. I like tracks, switches, sidings, and depots. I like everything associated with trains. So, in November […]

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New model trains for the week of November 26, 2015

Athearn HO scale offset-cupola cabooses

HO scale locomotives General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. Low short hood. New paint scheme: Erie Lackawanna. New road numbers: Chesapeake & Ohio, Conrail, and Western Pacific. Re-issues: Missouri-Kansas-Texas. High short hood. New paint scheme: Georgia Central. New road numbers: Norfolk Southern. Three numbers per scheme. Separately applied windshield wipers, wire grab irons, uncoupling levers, m.u. […]

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Video: SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 DCC decoder steam version

SoundTraxx Econami ECO100 DCC decoder steam version

Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Trix HO scale United States Railway Administration light 2-8-2 steam locomotive. Check out this demo of the new Econami decoder on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]

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T-Trak Group Project: Assembling a module, Part 1

David Popp holding track materials.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Compact tabletop model railroading comes to MRVP in a big way! In this first of two videos, David Popp shows how to assemble a standard 12 x 14-inch T-Trak module. A Dream Team of Kalmbach staffers and contributors will then develop unique […]

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