The Athearn Ready To Roll SD40 is also available decorated for Burlington Northern Santa Fe. There’s a lot to like about this newly tooled Athearn Ready-to-Roll HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD40. From its road-specific details to its SoundTraxx sound decoder, this model ticks many of the boxes on many modelers’ wishlists. The prototype. The six-axle […]
With the layout scenery shaking from the low-bass thumps of each exhaust stroke, and perfectly timed puffs of white smoke rising above the stack, I half-expected to smell cinders as Broadway Limited Imports’ latest HO scale model of the Pennsylvania RR M1a 4-8-2 rolled by. The model uses the same tooling as the BLI M1a […]
The BLMA HO scale model features many prototype-specific separately applied detail parts. A well-detailed injection-molded plastic model of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe’s class BX-166 62-foot insulated boxcar is the latest offering from BLMA Models. The ready-to-run car features double plug doors framed by canted exterior posts, an assortment of separately applied details, and Kadee […]
Price: $33.95 Manufacturer ExactRail 251 W. River Park Drive, Suite 300 Provo, Utah 84604 www.exactrail.com Era: 2004 to present Comments: It’s not all flatcars and intermodal for the TTX Corp. The freight company’s vast fleet includes thousands of 6,275 cubic foot, 50′-6″ boxcars, such as the prototype for this new ExactRail N scale model. Built […]
Name: Jim Connor Railroad Name: Jim’s Winter Train Room Location: West Chester Scale: G scale and O gauge Theme: Winter Description: A train room I created with a winter theme and a working ski slope […]
Broadway Limited Imports Paragon2 N scale Baldwin Centipede in the Pennsylvania RR 5-stripe passenger scheme Recently I had a chance to examine and operate an early production sample of an N scale Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 “Centipede” diesel-electric locomotive. The detailed model is part of Broadway Limited Imports’ Paragon2 series. Best of all, the model features a […]
Brooks Stover has had many articles and photos published in Model Railroader magazine. In this easy-to-follow guide Brooks will give you some tips for taking better digital photos of model trains and layout scenes. Click on the link below to download the free model railroad digital photography guide. How to photograph a model train layout […]
Check out my fourth video of my Turtle Creek Central O scale narrow gauge (On2-1/2 or On30) double-deck layout. […]
Check out my fourth video of my Turtle Creek Central O scale narrow gauge (On2-1/2 or On30) double-deck layout. […]
Name: Ian McKechnie Railroad Name: Yule Tree Railway Location: Lindsay, Ontario Scale: O Theme: Christmas/Holiday Description: A series of charming vignettes captured under our Christmas tree in 2015, depicting, among other things, the shipping of candy canes and the delivery of animals to the crèche. […]
Name: Ian McKechnie Railroad Name: Yule Tree Railway Location: Lindsay, Ontario Scale: O Theme: Christmas/Holiday Description: A series of charming vignettes captured under our Christmas tree in 2015, depicting, among other things, the shipping of candy canes and the delivery of animals to the crèche. […]
The following press release was issued by Atlas Model Railroad Co. on January 6, 2016: HILLSIDE, New Jersey: Effective immediately, Atlas Model Railroad Co., has agreed to purchase BLMA Models Inc., of Fullerton, California. Founded in 2000, BLMA manufactures quality HO, N, and Z scale rolling stock and accessories. Upon completion of the acquisition, Atlas […]
