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I don’t recall if I’ve ever proclaimed my all-time favorite diesel (real or model). If I haven’t, well, the winner is the Baldwin Centipede. It was long, imposing, and about as far away from the more delicate appearance of an Electro-Motive Division FT or F3 as you could get. The Centipede had a massive line […]
Barri Evangelisti’s O gauge layout, built on two levels in a spare bedroom, features accessories and trains operating atop hollow doors. Watch the video below to see how much train action he could pack into a 10 x 11-foot space. […]
Drew Madere built his 11 x 20-foot layout in his garage and created an O gauge railroad based on his memories of growing up in rural Louisiana. Watch his trains in action in the video below. […]
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Sunset Models HO scale P1a electric locomotive Whether detailed for duty at Cleveland Union Terminal or New York’s Grand Central Terminal, these brass P-1a and P-2b electric locomotives from Sunset Models come fully equipped to haul varnish on HO rails. The accurately detailed brass models include a dual-mode QSI Titan Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder […]
MTH Electric Trains HO scale Empire State Express An elegant streamlined train whose much-hyped relaunch was eclipsed by infamy lives again in an accurately modeled, meticulously detailed HO scale set from MTH Electric Trains. The five cars feature gleaming silver paint, flexible rubber diaphragms, and interior lighting circuits that work under direct current or Digital […]
BLMA Models N scale BLMA TTX intermodal spine car This 5-platform intermodal car, made by BLMA Models, captures the simple lines and Spartan appearance of the prototype. Known in the industry as a spine car, 250 sets of these cars were built in late 1997 by TrinityRail for TTX Corp. The ready-to-run model represents an […]
This is my most modern locomotive and it is a great performer. Some have said it doesn’t have much pulling power, but on my layout it pulled eight 55-foot hoppers and a caboose up a 3% grade around a 15-inch turn back curve, which is adequate for my operations. It’s smoother than my Bachman spectrum […]
This new Kato USA passenger model train marks the first time that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s Silver Streak Zephyr has been available as a ready-to-run N scale model. The passenger cars and the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) E5 diesel-electric locomotive feature all-new prototypically accurate tooling. Watch the video to see the train in action on […]
This new Kato USA passenger model train marks the first time that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s Silver Streak Zephyr has been available as a ready-to-run N scale model. The passenger cars and the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) E5 diesel-electric locomotive feature all-new prototypically accurate tooling. Watch the video to see the train in action on […]
CSX train Q324 blasts out of the driving snow at old FC tower in Defiance, Ohio, on Dec. 26, 2012. Photo by Brian M. Schmidt […]
Dave Tori’s American Flyer layout features three distinct sections as well as stunning backdrops that help bring his S gauge world to life. […]
