Athearn announces Genesis 2.0 series

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The Athearn Genesis 2.0 SD90MAC-H will be decorated for Union Pacific, Fortescue Metals Group, EMD demonstrator, and Union Pacific. Pre-production samples shown. The newly tooled SD90MAC-H features etched-metal see-through steps, illuminated number boxes, and ground effect lighting. Pre-production sample shown. The SD90MAC-H has an injection-molded plastic body with etched-metal screens, plastic handrails, and factory-installed and […]

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HO scale Gogebic Iron Range model railroad

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Hans J. Schlegel’s HO scale model railroad is based on the Gogebic Iron Range of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan in the 1950s to 1960s. The layout features iron mines, ore trains, steam, and diesel. The video is 4-years old and shows about half of what is now completed. Today, scenery is 90 percent complete […]

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HO scale Gogebic Iron Range model railroad

Scene on model train layout

Hans J. Schlegel’s HO scale model railroad is based on the Gogebic Iron Range of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan in the 1950s to 1960s. The layout features iron mines, ore trains, steam, and diesel. The video is 4-years old and shows about half of what is now completed. Today, scenery is 90 percent complete […]

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New model trains for the week of March 28, 2019

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 steam locomotive

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 steam locomotive HO scale locomotives Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 steam locomotive. Chessie System Special (one road numbers), American Freedom Train (one number), Delaware & Hudson Centennial locomotive (one number), in-service scheme (two numbers), and “Iron Horse Rambles” excursion (two numbers). Also available painted black […]

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Model Railroader Readers Choice Winners

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WINNER: The HO MP15DC locomotive is available in DCC ready and DCC and sound-equipped versions. HO SCALE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE WINNER | Atlas Model Railroad Co.: HO MP15DC Locomotives RUNNER UP | ScaleTrains.com: Rivet Counter GE Tier 4 GEVo N SCALE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE WINNER | Broadway Limited Imports: EMD F3/F7 RUNNER UP | Kato Trains: EMD […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from the May 2019 Model Railroader

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Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Union Pacific no. 8444, an Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe, and a patched-out former Southern Pacific General Electric AC4400CW barrel through the countryside on Jeffrey Meyer’s HO scale diorama. This month you can use this image as a computer wallpaper image. […]

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