Accucraft’s 28-ton Shay in live steam

A garden scale model of a logging locomotive.

1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, live-steam Shay Accucraft 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $2,299 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, live-steam model of a 28-ton, three-cylinder Shay; steel, brass, and stainless-steel construction; butane fired—gas tank in bunker; hand pump in bunker; blow-off pressure, 55 psi; fittings include safety valve, throttle, water glass, pressure […]

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Accucraft’s 28-ton Shay in live steam

A garden scale model of a logging locomotive.

1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, live-steam Shay Accucraft 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $2,299 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, live-steam model of a 28-ton, three-cylinder Shay; steel, brass, and stainless-steel construction; butane fired—gas tank in bunker; hand pump in bunker; blow-off pressure, 55 psi; fittings include safety valve, throttle, water glass, pressure […]

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Life along the Winnegance & Quebec

Garden scale figure operating a similar sized hand car.

Name:    Eric Schade Forum User Name:    captain perry Railroad Name:    Winnegance and Quebec Location:    Phippsburg, Maine Scale:    1:13.7 (7/8″=1 foot) Theme:    Maine two foot gauge Description:    Life in small town Maine is full of interesting characters. you see some of them as the train snakes through the woods and over the covered bridges. Most of […]

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N&W 611 sees action as freight hauler NEWSWIRE

Streamlined steam locomotive

N&W No. 611 passes through Dry Fork, Va., with a short freight train as part of a June 15 ferry move. Kevin Gilliam Newly restored Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 No. 611 was back in action Monday, in somewhat unexpected fashion: as a freight hauler. After trips for the Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam […]

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Life along the Winnegance & Quebec

Garden scale figure operating a similar sized hand car.

Name:    Eric Schade Forum User Name:    captain perry Railroad Name:    Winnegance and Quebec Location:    Phippsburg, Maine Scale:    1:13.7 (7/8″=1 foot) Theme:    Maine two foot gauge Description:    Life in small town Maine is full of interesting characters. you see some of them as the train snakes through the woods and over the covered bridges. Most of […]

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O gauge 2-8-2 Mikado with LionChief Plus by Lionel

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O gauge LionChief Plus 2-8-2 from Lionel Price: $429.99 (no. 81295) Features: O-31 operation, can-style motor, LionChief Plus command system and remote handheld controller, Electro coupler on tender, RailSounds RC sound system, conventional running option Current production run: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chessie System; Great Northern; Pennsylvania RR TThe 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive was a […]

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