LOS ANGELES — Union Pacific’s quest to return one of its famous 4-8-8-4 Big Boy locomotives to steam began about two years ago and soon focused on No. 4014. That rebuild could take five years or more to complete, as Trains News Wire learned in a wide-ranging interview with UP’s steam chief. He says the […]
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Accucraft 0-4-0T Dora locomotive
Jeff Young Gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, live steam 0-4-0T Accucraft Trains 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $435 Website: http://accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, freelance 0-4-0T live-steam locomotive; gas fired; powered by a two cylinder, oscillating, double-acting steam motor (3⁄8″ bore x ½” stroke); geared 2:1 to the axle; rotary-valve reversing with lever […]
Ballast King track-ballasting car
Kevin Strong Functional track-ballasting car Ballast King 12817 Briar Dr. Leawood KS 66209 Price: $259 + $16.80 s&h Website: www.ogaugeconnection.com Steel and PVC hopper car for ballasting large-scale track; can be used indoors or out. Dimensions: length (excluding coupler), 11 ½”; width, 5 ½”; height (without extension tube), 7″ Pros: Car automatically provides neatly-dressed ballast […]
DP Supplies steam-sound enhancement pipe
Marc Horovitz Steam-sound enhancement pipe DP Supplies Unit 19 Jubilee Enterprise Centre Jubilee Close, Weymouth DT4 7BS, UK Website: www.summerlands-chuffer.co.uk Available in the US from: The Train Department Price: $45, postpaid Website: www.thetraindepartment.com Steam-sound enhancement pipe (#SCAC18) for Accucraft Emma; copper and brass construction; 5½” long; replaces engine’s original exhaust pipe; instruction sheet […]
Iron Horse Engraving caboose kit
Kevin Strong Gauge 1, 1:20.3-scale caboose kit Iron Horse Engraving 207 Canterbury Dr. State College PA 16803 Price: $400 Website: www.ironhorseengraving.com Gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, East Broad Top steel-frame caboose kit; laser-cut wood; interior details; trucks and couplers not included; suitable for novice builders or beginners who like a challenge. Dimensions: length, 27″; width, 4 […]
Model Building with Brass book review
Model Building with Brass by Kenneth C. Foran Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 4880 Lower Valley Road, Rte. 372 Atglen PA 19310 8¾” x 11¼”, 160 pp; 320+ color photos; hardbound Price: $34.99 Website: www.schifferbooks.com Learning to build models from durable materials (i.e., metals) is one of the most satisfying avenues of model construction. This book can […]
Old Iron Designs gladhands
Kevin Strong 1:20.3-scale gladhands Old Iron Designs, LLC 203 Afton Ave. Trenton NJ 08618 Price: $20/package of 8 (enough for 4 cars) Website: www.oldirondesigns.com 1:20.3 scale, nickel-silver castings of air brake gladhands; magnetic connections; air hoses included; 1:32-scale version coming soon Pros: Highly detailed castings; prototypical operation; easy to install Cons: None Kevin Strong Kevin […]
Piko 0-6-0 with DCC sound and control
Kevin Strong Freelance gauge-1 0-6-0 with DCC sound and control Piko America, LLC 4610 Alvarado Canyon Road, Suite 5 San Diego CA 92120 Price: $469.99 (decoder available separately: $144.99) Website: www.piko-america.com Plastic, gauge 1, freelance, steam-outline 0-6-0; integrated DCC control and sound; also compatible with traditional analog DC track power; directional lights; whistle blows correct […]
Proxxon miniature chop and miter saw
Marc Horovitz Miniature chop and miter saw Proxxon Prox-Tech, Inc. PO Box 1909 Hickory NC 28603 US Price: $310 Website: http://shop.prox-tech.com Miniature chop and miter saw (#KGS80); will cut non-ferrous metals, plastics, and wood, as supplied; swiveling table, indexable at 15° intervals; built-in work vise; built-in work stop for multiple cuts of the same […]
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Union Pacific Big Boy: The rebirth of a legend NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 on display at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif., in December 2012. David Lustig Through the 1940s and 1950s, Union Pacific’s 25 4-8-8-4 Big Boys symbolized powerful, big-time railroading in the wide-open American West. Now, Union Pacific is bringing one of these legendary locomotives, No. 4014, […]
MR Product Review: Bachmann HO scale F7 with DCC and sound
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Bachmann’s latest addition to its Sound Value line is a Elctro-Motive Division F7A and F7B diesel locomotives. The models come with Digital Command Control sound decoders and can be run on DCC or DC layouts. Steven Otte takes a pair for a test […]
