Atlas Model RR Co. HO scale Alco C-424 diesel locomotive Although the HO scale Alco C-424 has been part of the Atlas product line for years, this latest Classic-series version marks the first time the firm’s HO model has been available with an ESU LokSound Select Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder that captures the raspy […]
Read More…
Athearn Trains HO scale GP39X diesel locomotive appropriately detailed for the Southern Ry. Athearn HO scale GP49 Athearn also makes a GP49 detailed specifically after its Norfolk Southern prototype. An Electro-Motive Division diesel unique to the Southern Ry. is being offered for the first time in plastic by Athearn Trains. The GP39X, upgraded to a […]
Read More…
CSX train Q257 with C40-8W No. 7893 rolls past the signal at MP 51 on the former Toledo & Ohio Central main line three miles north of Arlington, Ohio, on Jan. 19, 2014. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]
Read More…
A westbound trackage rights train is seen at Otis, Ind., in March 2014 with Canadian Pacific and CSX Transportation power. Bruce Stahl Procter & Gamble agrees to buy Gillette. Kmart takes over Sears. Federated Department Stores gobbles up rival May. Mergers filled the business news in 2004 and early 2005, and experts predict the trend […]
Read More…
Southern Pacific SD9 No. 4346 leads a Siskiyou line train through Rice Hill, Ore., on Oct. 27, 1987. Photo by David Lassen […]
Read More…
Name: John Forum User Name: JUSTRAINCRAZY Location: Train room Scale: O Theme: Basement railroad Description: Home layout enjoyed by dad, mom, twin sons, and daughter. […]
Read More…
Brand-new Norfolk Southern SD70ACe No. 1117, part of the multi-year EMD order, works train No. 746 through Starkey, Va., on May 6, 2014. Samuel Phillips Scroll to the bottom of this page to download a PDF of the roster. 2013 New Locomotive Construction GE: 629; EMD/Progress Rail: 356; MPI: 42; NREC: 30 Railroad Qty. Road […]
Read More…
This video describes Coxton Yard on my HO layout, the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh Valley. It covers the design and track plan of the center of operations on the layout, and the system used to classify the freight cars. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
Read More…
Here’s a video of realistic uncoupling techniques for model trains using dual magnets on my Lehigh Valley RR layout. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
Read More…
This video on the Coxton Yard describes how to use the control panel and how the turnouts are thrown using a diode matrix. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
Read More…
This video describes Coxton Yard on my HO layout, the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh Valley. It covers the design and track plan of the center of operations on the layout, and the system used to classify the freight cars. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
Read More…
Here’s a video of realistic uncoupling techniques for model trains using dual magnets on my Lehigh Valley RR layout. Video shot by Chuck Davis […]
Read More…