THE CHESAPEAKE & OHIO’S Greenbrier J-class 4-8-4 locomotives are among the most handsome power of the late steam era. Created to pull modern, air-conditioned trains on tight schedules through rough terrain, these monsters emerged from the Lima shops in 1935 and performed flawlessly. The C&O was so pleased, that the line ordered two more in […]
THERE IS NO MORE ICONIC locomotive in the world of model railroading than the Electro-Motive F3 diesel – the unquestioned monarch of the steam-to-diesel transition era. In the late 1940s, Lionel’s F3s rocked the O gauge world, and over the decades the range of F3s made for the O gauge world has gotten only better. […]
THIS PREMIER LINE model is a scale version of one of the world’s most easily identified streamlined locomotives – the “Torpedo” version of the Pennsylvania RR’s K4s 4-6-2 Pacific. The Torpedo was one of the Pennsy’s finest locomotives. With a streamlined nose, the body designed to lift the wind up and around the train, lessening […]
Faller Car System starter set The Faller Car System uses battery powered models of cars and trucks to add action to a layout. The vehicles use magnets to follow a steel wire that’s buried in the road. They appear to drive around a layout by themselves because you don’t see the wire. My set came […]
Rivarossi HO Allegheny 2-6-6-6 with Loksound class H-8 2-6-6-6 Allegheney steam locomotive no. 1641 I had been anticipating receipt of this engine for many months. As a collector of non-brass articulated engine models in HO, this was the one that I wanted to wait for until it came available with DCC and sound. The packaging […]
rue Line Trains HO scale Canadian Pacific wood-sheathed caboose My first introduction to the True Line Train Canadian Pacific Caboose was several months ago at my Local Hobby Store, Maritime Hobby and Crafts. This was a pre-production release made available for review and represented the most recent of the CPR wood sheathed caboose liveries, the […]
Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 Jackson & Sharp coachAMS33268 Central AveUnion City CA 94587Price: $1,116 (four-car set); available singly from some dealersWeb site: www.accucraft.com Injection-molded plastic passenger coach with metal trucks and wheels; brass details; modeled after Denver & Rio Grande equipment built by the Jackson & Sharp Co.; body-mounted knuckle couplers; full […]
Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 1:29 scale, gauge 1, double-door and plug-door 40′ boxcarsAristo-Craft Trains6988 S. 21st St.Irvington NJ 07111Price: $71 eachWeb site: www.aristocraft.com All-plastic models of 40′ plug-door and double-door boxcars; truck-mounted knuckle couplers (hook-and-loop couplers also supplied); opening doors (double-door model only); sprung trucks; wide variety of available road names. Dimensions: length, 17″; width, […]
Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 1:32-scale signalling systemSouth Bend Signal Company2303 Creek RoadNiles MI 49120Prices: See textWeb site: www.sbsignal.com One- or two-target searchlight-style signals for 1:32 scale (or similar scales) plus controllers; LED lights; will show red, amber, green; signals made of styrene and brass; fully painted and ready to go; complete instructions provided; intended for […]
Factory Direct Trains HO scale Trackmobile A ready-to-run die-cast metal Trackmobile 4850TM with a three-pole can motor, detailed cab interior, and acetal handrails is available from Factory Direct Trains. The bi-modal vehicle is the firm’s first model and is offered as a direct-current model and with Digital Command Control (DCC). The latter uses a North […]
Broadway Limited Imports’ HO RSD-15 The growl and burble characteristic of an American Locomotive Co. diesel engine is captured in the new RSD-15 locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports’ BlueLine. The prototype. The RSD-15, first delivered in 1956, was an upgrade of Alco’s earlier RSD-7. The only difference between the models is the RSD-15’s 2,400-hp model […]
Bachmann HO DCC turnout Modelers who use Bachmann’s HO scale E-Z track system can now add Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped turnouts to their layouts. Bachmann E-Z Command remote-control turnouts function with Bachmann or other National Model Railroad Association (NMRA)-compliant DCC systems. Construction. Like other components of the Bachmann E-Z track system, the DCC-equipped turnout features […]
