O gauge Conventional Classics Berkshire passenger set from Lionel

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The latest entry in Lionel’s popular Conventional Classics series of postwar reissues is the magnificent no. 2146WS steam passenger set. That train, originally fielded in the 1948 and 1949 catalogs, was powered by Lionel’s mightiest steam locomotive of the time – the no. 726 2-8-4 Berkshire – and included a trio of Irvington-series heavyweight passenger […]

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O gauge GP35 by Lionel

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It is a well-known fact that anything painted red goes faster. Be it a Chevy pickup, a fire truck, or a diesel locomotive, the color red enhances the object’s overall performance. Hey, if you don’t believe me, look it up. It’s true! The new Lionel Legacy GP35 doesn’t need red paint to make it cool. […]

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Canned steam at “The Cash”

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National Cash Register’s 0-4-0F Dayton trundles through the big NCR plant at Dayton, Ohio. National Cash Register Co. I attended the University of Dayton, just two blocks up Stewart Street from the National Cash Register Co. that had been started by John M. Patterson. A great leader, Mr. Patterson nevertheless did have his odd ways. […]

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MTH HO scale GP35 diesel locomotive

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MTH HO scale GP35 diesel locomotive A horn blast and the rumble of a 567 diesel signal the arrival of this HO scale GP35 locomotive from MTH. The model’s proprietary Digital Command System (DCS) features realistic sound on direct-current (DC), Digital Command Control (DCC), and DCS layouts. The prototype. Between October 1963 and January 1966, […]

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Kato N scale SD40-2 diesel locomotive

Kato N scale SD40-2 diesel locomotive

Kato N scale SD402 diesel locomotive When Electro-Motive Division ­introduced the SD40-2 in January 1972, it quickly became the most popular 6-axle road switcher in history, selling almost 4,000 units to numerous railroads across North America. Kato USA is reissuing an N scale model of the SD40-2 the company originally introduced in 2000. The SD40-2 […]

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Walthers HO C&O Chessie Club car

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Walthers HO scale C&O Chessie Club car A newly tooled lunch-counter lounge car is part of Walthers HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Pere Marquette, which is the firm’s latest name train series. The prototype trains were introduced by the C&O in 1946 as America’s first postwar streamliners. Two matching trains ran between Detroit and […]

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Piko large scale 0-6-0 steam locomotive

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Piko larges cale 0-6-0 steam locomotive Price: $469.99 Manufacturer PIKO America LLC 4610 Alvarado Canyon Rd., Ste. 5 San Diego, CA 92120 Piko-america.com Road names: New York Central and Union Pacific Comments: Smoke and sound are the standout features of this large scale 0-6-0 steam locomotive from Piko America. The model includes a dual-mode Digital […]

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Atlas HO scale FMC 5,077-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar

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Atlas HO scale FMC 5,077-cubic-foot-capacity boxcar Price: $34.95 (undecorated, $29.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: Late 1975 to present Road names Early: Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay, Atlantic & Western, Burlington Northern, and Railbox. Late: Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion; Cadiz RR; Escanaba & Lake Superior; and […]

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