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Price: $319.95 (no. 30-20190-1) Features: O-31 operation. Scale dimensions, two can-style motors, coil couplers, smoke unit, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system Current production run road names: Amtrak, Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago & North Western, and Ontario Southland Ry. At some point in the 1980s, it occurred to me that I wasn’t seeing as many […]
Read the entire story, only in the October 2014 issue! […]
Read the entire article on Steve Nelson’s layout, only in the October 2014 issue! […]
Read the entire article on Steve Nelson’s layout, only in the October 2014 issue! […]
Athearn HO scale GP40-2L diesel locomotive For the first time in plastic, a Canadian National GP40-2L is available in HO scale. Athearn Trains’ Genesis series brings out-of-the-box superdetailing to a new level, and this Canadian-built variation of an Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 is no exception. The Digital Command Control version includes a dual-mode SoundTraxx DCC sound […]
Train Control Systems WOWSound DCC decoder After years of making Digital Command Control motor decoders, Train Control Systems enters the world of DCC sound in a big way with its WOWSound line of decoders. TCS uses microSD card technology to give the WOWSound decoders enough storage space for full-CD quality audio files. I tested the […]
ExactRail HO scale HO scale Norfolk Southern Protector coil steel car Price: $46.95 Manufacturer ExactRail 251 W. River Park Drive, Suite 300 Provo, Utah 84604 www.ExactRail.com Era: 1992 to present Comments: This HO scale, ready-to-run model represents one of the 60 heavy-duty specialized coil steel cars built by Thrall Car Co. for the Norfolk Southern […]
Atlas N scale American Car Foundry 5701 cubic foo capacity four bay covered hopper Price: $24.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1972 to present Road names: Grain – Archer Daniels Midland and Chicago Freight Car Leasing. Plastics – Amoco, Dow Chemical, Goodrich, and Louisiana-Pacific. Three numbers per […]
Bachmann N scale NW2 diesel locomotive If a smooth-running, Digital Command Control-equipped N scale switcher is on your shopping list, you might want to take a look at the new Bachmann NW2. This locomotive combines an accurately modeled shell with precise performance. The prototype. Railroads across the country rostered NW2s, from a single unit by […]
A southbound intermodal passes Redding, Calif., in March 2010 with SD70M No. 4239 in the lead. Photo by John Roskoski […]
Here are some Southern Pacific trains running on my home layout in Plymouth, UK. Video shot by Brian Moore […]
Here are some Southern Pacific trains running on my home layout in Plymouth, UK. Video shot by Brian Moore […]
