HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45-2 diesel locomotives. Arizona & California (two road numbers); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail (Quality scheme); Maine Central (Pan Am Rys. scheme, three numbers); Montana Rail Link (two numbers); and Trona Ry. (three numbers). Road-number-specific details, RP-25 contour metal wheels, and McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with Quick Plug […]
Canadian National SD70M-2 No. 8000 drifts under the Union Pacific’s Adams Subdivision as it comes through Sussex, Wis., on Feb. 16, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause […]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS THE LCCA WAY: The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) has announced a limited-edition Christmas car made by Lionel. The commemorative O gauge model is a no. 6464-style boxcar with die-cast metal trucks and couplers and festive Christmas 2015 decorations. Only 550 cars will be produced. The car costs $69.99 plus $10 shipping […]
Rapido Trains HO scale Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives. FA-2: Baltimore & Ohio (three road numbers), Canadian National (as-delivered scheme with original and new nose heralds, two numbers each), Canadian Pacific (block and script lettering, three numbers each), Erie Lackawanna (three […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP9M diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Alaska RR, Boston & Maine, Chessie System (with Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks), Norfolk Southern (post-1982 company), and Union Pacific (“We can handle it” slogan on cab). One road number per scheme. All-wheel drive and electrical pickup, five-pole can motor with dual flyhweels, and […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70, SD70M, and SD75M diesel locomotives. SD70: Conrail (Quality scheme) and Illinois Central. SD70M: New York, Susquehanna & Western (three road numbers); Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific (with flared radiators). SD75M: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Road-number-specific details, operating ditch lights, and wire grab […]
One of the most popular second-generation diesels to serve on North American rails returns to N scale with accurate details and an upgraded mechanism. The Walthers N scale GP38-2 has a redesigned frame compared to the earlier Life-Like Proto N release. This Direct-Current (DC) model is easily converted to Digital Command Control. The prototype. The […]
Price: Single car, $34.95; six-pack, $199.95 Manufacturer MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Dr. Columbia, MD 21046 www.mthhotrains.com Era: Mid- to late 1990s, as decorated for the LIRR Road names: Long Island Rail Road; Bessemer & Lake Erie; Burlington Northern (with side extensions); Canadian Pacific; Great Northern; Milwaukee Road; Soo Line; and Union Pacific. Three […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: BNSF Ry. (experimental merger scheme in one road number, Heritage I in one number, and Heritage II in two numbers), CSX (Conrail patchout), Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific. Four numbers each unless noted. Five-pole skew-wound motor […]
The Columbia Star dinner train in Missouri. Erik Rasmussen TREGO, Wis. – The equipment set for the Columbia Star Dinner Train, is on the move to new owner Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad in Trego. The dinner train made its last run in October 2014. The train was popular among railfans for its two repainted former […]
Through special arrangements with Lannon Stone Products, Inc., a rail-served rock quarry along the Canadian National main line, host Drew Halverson and the MRVP video crew follow knowledgeable employees through the Sussex, Wisconsin, operation. In this industrial-sized adventure, you’ll enjoy seeing unique footage of rock blasting, crushing, processing, loading, and hauling, plus plenty of modeling […]
Through special arrangements with Lannon Stone Products, Inc., a rail-served rock quarry along the Canadian National main line, host Drew Halverson and the MRVP video crew follow knowledgeable employees through the Sussex, Wisconsin, operation. In this industrial-sized adventure, you’ll enjoy seeing unique footage of rock blasting, crushing, processing, loading, and hauling, plus plenty of modeling […]
