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For the first time in plastic, a General Motors Diesel Division SD40-2F is available as an HO scale model thanks to Bowser Trains. We tested a version that came factory-equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. Watch as we put this Canadian freight hauler to work on the Model Railroader staff’s layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & […]
See and hear the N scale Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2, better known as the “Centipede,” in action on one of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale project layouts. Both units of the A1-A2 are powered and feature Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders. […]
This HO scale Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive from Bachmann Trains features the firm’s new E-Z App control system. Using Bluetooth technology, this app allows modelers to run an E-Z App locomotive using an Apple iOS device. Watch senior editor Dana Kawala, run the E-Z App RS-3 and trigger sound effects along the Model Railroader staff’s […]
This HO scale Pennsylvania RR class M1a 4-8-2 steam locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports features the firm’s new Paragon3 sound system. These new electronics work with the firm’s new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system that captures the low-bass rumble of the real thing. Hear the system for yourself and get a demo of the Digital Command […]
The Athearn HO scale Ready-to-Roll Electro-Motive Division SD40 features many roadname-specific details. The model also features a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch the SD40 work a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s Troy Branch model train layout. […]
The Electro-Motive Division FL9 could operate as a diesel-electric or straight electric locomotive. This HO scale FL9 from Rapido Trains captures prototype-specific detail as well as the unique sounds of this dual-mode locomotive thanks to an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. Check out this video demo of the sound effects on our staff […]
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. […]
The Korea Brass HO scale General Electric U25C features a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this HO scale diesel-electric locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s model train layout. […]
The Walthers HO scale San Francisco Chief models one of the famous passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Model Railroader received a sample of each one of the car types and locomotives offered in the series. A pair of F7 locomotives equipped with SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders […]
The Rapido Trains HO scale F40PH-2D features prototype specific detail and sound. The locomotive model features an ESU LokSound Select Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. Watch two F40PH-2D locomotives haul a push-pull passenger train on the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine, and Troy HO scale model railroad. […]
The Atlas HO scale Alco RS-1 diesel locomotive comes equipped with an ESU LokSound Select Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear the HO scale locomotive haul a freight train along the Model Railroader staff’s club model train layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala installed a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder and TCS WOWSound speaker into a Kato HO scale F40PH. Check out some of the features of this new DCC sound decoder. […]
