Athearn Genesis HO scale Gunderson Auto-max auto carrier Athearn’s articulated Auto-Max car is an impressive addition to the firm’s Genesis line of modern freight cars. This model stands a scale 20′-6″ tall, and it’s 141 feet long, making it one of the largest cars in railroading. An article with prototype plans was published in the […]
Alco HO DL-109 diesel Life-Like’s Proto 1000 HO DL-109 is a good model of a distinctive and historic diesel locomotive. It combines a dimensionally and proportionally accurate body with a smooth-running, powerful mechanism. The American Locomotive Co. (Alco) built the prototypes as 2,000-hp, dual-engine units for passenger service. Their memorable appearance is due to a […]
Life-Like N scale USRA Y3 2-8-8-2 Life-Like has released a great looking model of the Norfolk & Western class Y3 2-8-8-2 that’s a bit of a mixed blessing. It’s a smooth runner, but its gearing delivers an excessive scale speed. This 2-8-8-2’s prototype is the largest locomotive built for the United States Railroad Administration during […]
Märklin HO Union Pacific freight car If you’re looking for freight cars and a caboose to run behind a Trix Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, Märklin has released a ten-pack of UP 40-foot boxcars, a four-pack of open hoppers, and a steel caboose in its line of ready-to-run North American-prototype cars. CA-3 cabooseThe 100 class […]
Atlas N scale GE Dash 8 wide-nose diesel Atlas has added a pair of General Electric modern road diesel locomotives to its N scale line. The Dash 8-32BWH is an Amtrak passenger unit while the similar Dash 8-40BW is a freight locomotive. Both have North American wide-nose safety cabs and share many mechanism parts with […]
Walthers HO C&O wood-sheathed caboose Walthers’ HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio wood caboose is a very good model of a classic piece of railroad equipment. The basic car comes mostly assembled and ready to run, but the addition of the included handrails and grab irons make it a real standout. The injection-molded plastic model represents […]
InterMountain N scale FT engineer’s side view InterMountain N scale EMC FT with shell removed Fireman’s side view InterMountain Railway Co. has now entered the N scale locomotive market with smooth-running and lavishly detailed ready-to-run models of Electro-Motive Corp.’s pioneering FT road diesels. The models are offered in A-B sets coupled with drawbars. The painting […]
Reynaud’s Euro-Imports HO Tillig Pilz turnout With its flexible geometry and one-piece point rails, the Tillig Pilz Elite turnout line is one of the most interesting track products I’ve seen in some time. The line has been available in Europe for several years, but until recently was seen only rarely in the United States and […]
LGB G scale USRA Mikado 2-8-2 If you’re a committed G scale operator, a fan of well-designed model steam power, or just a modeler who’d like a very, very impressive locomotive to display on the fireplace mantel, LGB’s new Mikado deserves a look. It’s a great example of several trends in model railroading: more steam […]
Nu-line N scale modern concrete warehouse If you’re looking for a mid-sized modern industrial building that dwarfs the railroad cars and semi-trucks serving it, then this Nu-Line Structures kit is for you. Standing a scale 40 feet high, the 120 x 168-foot concrete-panel structure has the right look and feel for many present-day businesses. Nu-Line’s […]
By 1919, a three-orange logo had replaced the single piece of fruit that adorned the covers of Golden State travel booklets. The lavish title page of a 1902 Rock Island route guide to its new cross-country passenger train, the Golden State Limited. Rock Island and Southern Pacific inaugurated the train on November 2, 1902. “Every […]
Athearn HO Bombardier bi-level commuter passenger car Athearn has released ready-to-run HO scale models of Bombardier’s bi-level commuter passenger cars. The models include interiors, magnetic knuckle couplers, working diaphragms, and metal wheels. They’re sold in decorated three-car sets of two coaches and a cab car, which is another coach but with a control compartment for […]
