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Soo Line FP7 2500, owned by Lake Superior Railroad Museum, and Southern Railway FP7 6133, owned by North Carolina Transportation Museum, during NCTM’s Streamliners at Spencer event in June 2014. Robert S. McGonigal VIEW FP7 Survivors List […]
One of the few big steam locomotives that railfans can see in action, Union Pacific no. 844, joins Kato USA’s N scale roster. The dimensionally accurate plastic model features a coreless-motor drive that can be converted to Digital Command Control. The prototype. Union Pacific no. 844 is the last steam locomotive delivered to the UP. […]
Rapido HO scale GMD-1 diesel locomotive Some might think of it as an ugly-duckling; others might find its looks endearing. But wherever you stand on its appearance, the GMD-1 is an unusual locomotive. Modelers of Canadian prototypes have Rapido to thank for bringing these prairie “ponies,” as some of their crews called them, to HO […]
Kato N scale Union Pacific excursion train Complementing the Kato FEF-3, this N scale passenger set models some of the crown jewels of Union Pacific’s current excursion and business train fleet. The models are decorated to reflect the prototype’s present-day appearance. The set includes power car no. 207, crew sleeper no. 202 Willie James, museum […]
Walthers HO scale Santa Fe 24-duplex-roomette sleeper Price: $79.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. P.O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.walthers.com Era: 1954 to 1963 Road name: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Comments: This lightweight sleeping car is the most recent addition to Walthers’ HO scale Santa Fe San Francisco Chief. The model represents […]
The layout is 61 feet long and between 3′ 3″ and 5′ wide. Style is European, set roughly in the 1950s and 1960s. Because this is enjoyed by grandkids, I’ve tried to make it interactive. They can fill tank cars remotely and load trains (and a ship) with two cranes, one at each end of […]
The layout is 61 feet long and between 3′ 3″ and 5′ wide. Style is European, set roughly in the 1950s and 1960s. Because this is enjoyed by grandkids, I’ve tried to make it interactive. They can fill tank cars remotely and load trains (and a ship) with two cranes, one at each end of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Jenny Maaske shares what’s coming to the website during the week of February 9th. In between running “little” trains on MR’s N scale Red Oak layout, Jenny talks briefly with David Popp about the layout’s DCC system installation, which was captured for […]
72-82: Western Pacific’s Final Decade by Ted Benson, Dick Dorn, Dale Sanders, Dave Stanley White River Productions, P.O. Box 48 Bucklin, MO 64631; 240 pages, hardcover, 12.25 x 9.25 inches; $79.95 www.whiteriverproductions.com North American railroading wasn’t always dominated by super-sized Class I railroads and a smattering of so-called regionals and short lines. Not that long […]
Athearn HO scale EMD GP9R diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 and GP9R diesel locomotives with head-end power. Chicago & North Western (GP7 with high short hood, GP9R with chopped short hood). Two road numbers per body style. Road-number-specific details, wire grab irons, and detailed cab interior. Direct-current model, $189.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx […]
Name: Terry Johnson Forum User Name: Tibet99 Railroad Name: Union Pacific Wasatch Division Location: Michigan Scale: O gauge Theme: Big time western railroading Description: We go on board a couple of steam locomotives with a GoPro camera. […]
This video shows how I lay track on my HOn3 layout. […]
