This powerful and intricately detailed diesel represents the new face of S gauge. Watch it in action! […]
Video: S gauge SD70ACe diesel by American Flyer (Lionel)
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Bachmann HO scale F7A-B diesel locomotive
Bachmann HO scale F7A-B diesel locomotive The F7 diesel-electric locomotive has been a popular subject for scale modelers since it rolled out of General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division shops more than 60 years ago. Now Bachmann Trains is expanding its Sound Value line with F7A and F7B locomotives, each with dual-mode SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound […]
Walthers HO scale bi level commuter cars
Walthers HO scale bi-level commuter cars Initially offered about a decade ago, these HO scale bi-level cars have been retooled and upgraded to match Walthers’ other current passenger car models in every respect. They feature accurate molded and separate details as well as factory-installed lighting and an interior. The prototype. Bi-level commuter trains came to […]
ExactRail HO scale center-beam flatcar
ExactRail HO scale center-beam flatcar An HO scale center-beam bulkhead flatcar with injection-molded plastic, etched brass, and formed wire construction is the latest offering from ExactRail. The Platinum Series model is based on a Thrall Car Manufacturing Co. prototype built in 1977. The center-beam bulkhead design proved popular with railroads, lumber companies, and receivers […]
New products for September 2013
A LONG TRAIN FOR A LONG JOURNEY: Atlas continues the California Zephyr series with two new cars: a streamlined dining car (Silver Banquet shown) and a 16-section sleeping car (Silver Aspen). Each O gauge car features scale detailing, interior detailing and LED lighting, and window treatments. Both cars are available undecorated, or in Amtrak, Burlington […]
Athearn N scale Challenger and Big Boy with SoundTraxx DCC
Athearn N scale Challenger and Big Boy steam locomotives Back on N scale rails, the Athearn Genesis 4-6-6-4 Challenger and 4-8-8-4 Big Boy each feature a revised sound system that includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder with a new array of realistic sound effects. The models use the same tooling as the MRC-DCC-equipped […]
In-depth Product Review: Walthers HO scale C&NW bi-level cars
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Walthers has released a new version of the firm’s HO scale bi-level Pullman Standard commuter passenger cars decorated for the Chicago & North Western RR. The new models feature detailed interiors and lighting, and MR’s Jim Hediger makes a detailed survey of the […]
Video: Sunset Models HO scale Z-8 Challenger 4-6-6-4
The Sunset Models HO scale class Z-8 Challenger is a superdetailed brass locomotive that accurately models the Northern Pacific prototype. The HO scale 4-6-6-4 also features a QSI Titan Digital Command Control (DCC) stereo sound decoder. See and hear the Challenger haul a freight train on our club layout. […]
Union Pacific confirms plans to restore Big Boy steam locomotive NEWSWIRE
No. 4014 at Pomona David Lustig OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific confirms today it will purchase and restore a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive. The railroad has reached an agreement with the Southern California Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, Calif., to transfer ownership of No. 4014 back to Union Pacific. The […]
2013 National Train Show new products report part 1
Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division SDP45. Pre-production samples shown. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SDP45. Erie Lackawanna, Great Northern (Big Sky Blue), and Southern Pacific. Four road numbers per scheme. Detailed cab interior, flat or pointed long hood end as appropriate, and railroad-specific brake cylinder placement on trucks. Direct-current model, $189.98; with SoundTraxx Digital […]
Video: S gauge American Flyer passenger cars by Lionel
Take a ride on these postwar-style S gauge American Flyer passenger cars by Lionel – see them in action now! […]
O gauge United Aircraft TurboTrain by MTH
The 1960s were dark days for railroading in general, and passenger railroading in particular. Government regulation, unwise union contracts, mismanagement by railroad owners, and the transition from a manufacturing economy to an information economy were wreaking havoc in the transportation world. In spite of the fact that customers had largely fled the passenger train in […]
