Seneca Falls

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A client asked me to develop a track plan for him that focused on two of his non-train collecting interests: The movie It’s A Wonderful Life, and the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball club. An odd pairing you think? Not really. What are most toy train layouts but a salute to nostalgia and personal […]

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New model trains for the week of May 18, 2017

Woodland Scenics HO scale H&H Feed Mill

HO scale locomotives Illinois Central Paducah, Ky.,-rebuilt GP10 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Arizona & Eastern (Genesee & Wyoming scheme, two road numbers), Bloomer Line (two numbers), Carlton Trail Ry. (four numbers), Central Kansas Ry. (Okanagan Valley Ry. patchout, two numbers), Gulf & Mississippi (one number), Hudson Bay Ry. (one number), Louisiana & Delta (Genesee […]

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Video: Atlas HO scale NJ Transit ALP-45DP and Bombardier cars

Atlas HO scale NJ Transit ALP-45DP and Bombardier cars

The Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout stands in for northern New Jersey in this exclusive product video. Check out the Atlas HO scale Bombardier ALP-45DP and multilevel passenger cars. All the equipment is decked out in contemporary NJ Transit paint schemes. The cars feature overhead lighting and the locomotive features realistic sound […]

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Video: Atlas HO scale NJ Transit ALP-45DP and Bombardier cars

Atlas HO scale NJ Transit ALP-45DP and Bombardier cars

The Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout stands in for northern New Jersey in this exclusive product video. Check out the Atlas HO scale Bombardier ALP-45DP and multilevel passenger cars. All the equipment is decked out in contemporary NJ Transit paint schemes. The cars feature overhead lighting and the locomotive features realistic sound […]

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In memoriam: Professional model builder Chris Comport

Chris Comport, 68, died on May 4 in Wisconsin. Chris wrote several stories for Model Railroader and other hobby magazines and was a professional model builder who built client layouts while working with Raildreams Inc. Chris also worked for A.I.M. Products (now part of Monroe Models) and offered his own line of model railroad structures […]

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Atlas HO scale NJ Transit commuter train

Atlas HO NJ Transit commuter train

Atlas HO scale NJ Transit commuter train The Atlas locomotive’s mechanism, including a dual-flyweel-equipped motor, ride on a heavy, die-cast metal chassis Both the top and bottom interior levels of the trailers and cab cars feature overhead lighting. Several surface-mount light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are attached along the length of each light board. All the cars’ […]

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