Backyard Railroads: World’s Longest Model Train Marc Horovitz DVD review Backyard Railroads: World’s Longest Model TrainMovie-Mix Productions282 Kerry DriveSanta Clara CA 95050Running time: 75 minutesPrice: $12.95Web site: www.moviemix.com This is an interesting program about an attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest model train. The attempt was made on a large, private […]
Subscribers: Don’t miss the exclusive product highlight video of these chuffer pipes in action! Chuff pipe for live-steam locomotives Marc Horovitz Chuff pipe for live-steam locomotivesSummerlandsGreat BritainWeb site: www.summerlands-chuffer.co.ukAvailable in the USA from:NGT Models 1816 Vermont Avenue Lansing MI 48906Price: $43 ea., postpaidWeb site: www.ngtmodels.com Replacement exhaust pipe for Accucraft (and other) live-steam locomotives to […]
Kadee “G scale, prototypical head” coupler Kevin Strong Kadee “G scale, prototypical head” couplerKadee Quality Products673 Avenue CWhite City OR 97503Web site: www.kadee.comPrice: $6.25 to $6.95 per pair Plastic, automatic coupler replacement; scale, 1:22.5; draft-gear box not included Pros: Prototypical appearance; automatic functionality via trip pin; sturdy constructionCons: None Kevin Strong Kevin Strong Kevin Strong […]
RIS removed the trucks from a donated tank car, attached it to supports bolted onto concrete slabs, and filled it with water. The yellow block in the lower-left of the frame is layers of concrete. Researchers expected the top layer or a few would be destroyed, but hoped that the bottom of the block might […]
A westbound loaded BNSF Railway coal train exits Montana Rail Link’s 3,986-foot-long Mullan Tunnel on Sept. 16, 2006. Tom Danneman As detailed in the February 2010 issue of TRAINS, ventilating exhaust from Mullan Pass tunnel has been a challenge since its completion in 1883. This sequence of photos, taken by TRAINS Art Director Tom Danneman, […]
Click the image to download a PDF of this article as it would appear in TRAINS magazine. Quick: Name one locomotive model to which the word “obscure” would never apply. There’s a high likelihood that, if you watched trains in the 1980s and ’90s, the SD40-2 came quickly to your mind. After all, thousands roamed […]
Though half of its train continues to ascend a 1.0 percent grade, BNSF 4617 East has crested the summit at East Ash Hill, about seven miles east of Ludlow, Calif., on the morning of Oct. 8, 2009. Within a few thousand feet, all 50 autoracks of BNSF Train V-SDGCLO1-07 (Vehicles, San Diego, Calif. — Clovis, […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70M and SD75M diesel locomotives. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Canadian National, CSX (SD70M), and Ontario Northland. Three road numbers each. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, cab interior, and directional lighting. $149.98. April 2010. Ready-to-run. Genesis series. Athearn Trains Electro-Motive Division SW9/1200 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chessie […]
Bachmann N scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive Price: $110 Manufacturer: Bachmann Trains Road numbers: (all Union Pacific) No. 6915, 6927, 6932, 6943 Bachmann’s N scale Union Pacific DDA40X shares many features with its larger cousin. The model’s dimensions are correct, the plastic body is nicely molded, and the paint job is sharp. Twin can motors […]
Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive Now available with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, Bachmann’s HO scale model of the 98-foot-long DDA40X has dual motors that make it a powerful puller. This is appropriate, since the prototype’s dual 3,300-hp diesel engines made it the most powerful diesel-electric locomotive ever built. 100 years […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Paragon2 SW7 diesel locomotive From the bleating of a single-chime air horn to the low rumble of a 567A diesel engine, this HO scale SW7 captures the distinctive sounds of the hardworking prototype. The Broadway Limited Imports model uses the same tooling as the BLI SW7 and NW2 made in […]
Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale steam generator car Featuring wisps of simulated steam escaping from under the carbody, this new HO steam generator car from Rapido Trains accurately models a prototype that kept passengers warm on Canadian railroads. Prior to the diesel era, passenger trains were heated by piping in steam from a locomotive’s boiler. […]
