What is the best way to clean rails and engine wheels?

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What is the best way to clean rails and engine wheels? Looking for a certain article or video? Cody answers this question in this video of Ask Trains. Are you looking to learn more about your model railroad, or do you have questions about full-size trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is […]

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2022 Walthers Model Railroad Scholarship Winners announced

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Milwaukee, WI – Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. is pleased to introduce the winners of the firm’s 2022 Model Railroad Scholarships, Kinzer Hurt and Michael Newman. Both are students at Clemson University; Kinzer is currently in his third year of Landscape Architecture studies, while Michael will be pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Now in its […]

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Walthers President receives 2022 Bobbye Hall Award

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The Hobby Manufacturers Association presented the 2022 Bobbye Hall Distinguished Service Award to Stacey Walthers Naffah, president of Wm. K. Walthers Inc. The award is named in honor of the late Bobbye Hall, who served the model railroad industry in various capacities during her career. Stacey was nominated for the award “for her continuous dedication […]

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How to disassemble a locomotive in HO scale

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How to disassemble a locomotive without damaging it and then reassembling it is one of the more advanced tasks of a model railroader. Some people just want to see the inside of the locomotive, while more often, there’s a circuit board that needs repair or replacement, gears that need lubricating, or a faulty wire or […]

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20 Amtrak locomotives featured in Model Railroader

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20 Amtrak locomotives featured in Model Railroader As we celebrate Amtrak week at Trains.com, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at 20 Amtrak locomotives featured in Model Railroader magazine over the past two decades. As I was compiling this list, I was surprised just how many Amtrak models were produced […]

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Walthers HO nickel silver flextrack

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Nickel silver flextrack Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $74.98  Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-077; walthers.com Holiday special 10-pack nickel silver flextrack features: 36” sections Code 83 or code 100 nickel silver rail Ties molded in dark brown plastic with woodgrain detail Molded spike and tie plate detail on […]

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American Car & Foundry 50-foot exterior-post boxcar from Walthers

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American Car & Foundry 50-foot exterior-post boxcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $34.98  Era: 1974 to present Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com 50-foot American Car and Foundry exterior post boxcar features: Plate B dimensions 33” turned-metal wheelsets with RP-25 contours Proto-Max metal couplers Road names: Burlington Northern […]

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Chooch Enterprises Inc. pulpwood load for 48-foot inside-length bulkhead flatcars

Red bulkhead flatcar with pulpwood load

48-foot pulpwood load Scale: HO (1:87:1)  Price: $14.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com 48-foot pulpwood load: One-piece, factory-finished resin casting Fits all WalthersMainline 60-foot Pullman-Standard bulkhead flatcars (sold separately) Release date: Fall 2022 News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the […]

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Pullman-Standard 60-foot bulkhead flatcar from Walthers

Red bulkhead flatcar

Pullman-Standard 60-foot bulkhead flatcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $34.98  Era: 1968 to present Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com 60-foot Pullman-Standard bulkhead flatcar Features: 8’-6” bulkheads with bolt attachment details Detailed brake gear with piping 70-ton roller-bearing trucks 33” turned-metal wheelsets Proto-Max metal couplers Road names: Canadian […]

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Walthers turntable power supply

Power supply

Turntable power supply Scale: HO (1:87:1) and N (1:160) Price: $21.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Turntable power supply features: Plug-in wall unit Independent 800 milliamp, 16 volts direct-current filtered power supply Includes adapter cord to connect to turntable Positive contact barrel-type connectors Release date: Fall 2022 News & Products is […]

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89-foot Bethlehem flush-deck flatcar from Walthers

Yellow flatcar

89-foot Bethlehem flush-deck flatcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $49.98  Era: 1970s to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com 89-foot Bethlehem flush-deck flatcar Features: Factory-installed grab irons American Car & Foundry or Pullman-Standard style hitches included (as appropriate) Bridge plates (as appropriate) […]

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Walthers HO scale telltales

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Telltales Scale: HO (1:87:1) Price: Two-pack, $11.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Telltales feature: Newly tooled Parts to build two single-track telltales Release date: Fall 2022 News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger […]

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