At Flagstaff, Ariz., where Santa Fe operator Elisa Lindenberg apprenticed in 1943, an operator hands up orders to an FT-powered eastbound perishables train in 1947. Joe Lynch The time was August 1943, the place, Flagstaff, Arizona. My mother, Elisa Ward Lindenberg, and I had come west because Zane Gray’s books had captivated her and she […]
Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala installed a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder and TCS WOWSound speaker into a Kato HO scale F40PH. Check out some of the features of this new DCC sound decoder. […]
Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala installed a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder and TCS WOWSound speaker into a Kato HO scale F40PH. Check out some of the features of this new DCC sound decoder. […]
This is the new part of my On30 Turtle Creek Central model railroad. […]
This is the new part of my On30 Turtle Creek Central model railroad. […]
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Vic Worthington built an impressive HO scale model of the Clay Spur bentonite plant that’s featured in the July 2015 Model Railroader. Bentonite is an absorbent clay that’s used in many industrial and consumer products and is often transported by rail. […]
Click on the links to download the desktop wallpaper in your preferred screen size. The July issue of Model Railroader magazine features this standout trackside photo of Kenny Ravenscroft’s HO scale Pilar Valley Ry. This month you can download this image to use as a background on your computer screen. Click on your preferred image […]
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HIGH-HOOD HEAVYWEIGHT: MTH Electric Trains has expanded its RailKing motive roster with an O gauge EMD SD9 painted and lettered for the Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio). The no. 30-20196-1 diesel locomotive is capable of O-32 operation and features a metal frame and die-cast metal trucks and couplers, two can-style motors, an operating smoke unit, […]
O gauge engine sheds from Darstaed Trains Price: ES-1 single-track shed ($245), ES-1E extension shed ($110), or both for $325; ES-2 double-track engine shed ($295) ES-2E shed extension ($145), or both for $395. Shipping additional. Order online at www.darstaed.com Features: First-class lithographed exterior, interior detailing, two lights in each section (mated with a connector), doors […]
