HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division FP9 and F9B diesel locomotives. Algoma Central (two numbers available for A unit, one for B unit), Canadian National (A and B units, four numbers each), Chicago & North Western (A unit only, four numbers), and CP Rail (A and B, four numbers each). Etched-metal details, wire grab irons, and […]
Factory Direct Trains HO scale Trackmobile A ready-to-run die-cast metal Trackmobile 4850TM with a three-pole can motor, detailed cab interior, and acetal handrails is available from Factory Direct Trains. The bi-modal vehicle is the firm’s first model and is offered as a direct-current model and with Digital Command Control (DCC). The latter uses a North […]
Broadway Limited Imports’ HO RSD-15 The growl and burble characteristic of an American Locomotive Co. diesel engine is captured in the new RSD-15 locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports’ BlueLine. The prototype. The RSD-15, first delivered in 1956, was an upgrade of Alco’s earlier RSD-7. The only difference between the models is the RSD-15’s 2,400-hp model […]
HO scale locomotivesElectro-Motive Division F7A diesel locomotives. Western Pacific. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, screw-mounted chassis, and operating headlights and Mars lights. A-A set without sound $279.98, with dual-mode sound decoder $419.98. April 2008. Ready-to-run. Genesis. Athearn Trains HO scale freight carsEvans 50-foot double-plug-door boxcar. Wisconsin & Southern Strides Against Cancer. RP-25 contour metal […]
HO scale locomotivesAlco C-424 and C-425 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes on C-424 are Canadian National (black-and-white stripes), Canadian Pacific (Action Red; maroon and gray), and Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR (special edition). New paint schemes on C-425 are Burlington Northern, Pennsylvania RR (Brunswick Green), and Seminole Gulf (special edition). New road numbers on C-425s decorated […]
Trainfest was held November 10-11, 2007, at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee. The two-day show featured more than 130 vendors and manufacturers, 58 model railroad layouts, and 25 clinicians and demonstrations. Attendance for Trainfest was 20,979, a record for the show. Electro-Motive Division MP15AC […]
iHobbyExpo 2007 was held October 18 through 21 at the Donald E. Stephens convention center in Rosemont, Ill. Below are more model railroad items that were featured at the show. Be sure to click on the link at the bottom of the page to view our preliminary show report to see even more new products, […]
The 2007 iHobbyExpo is being held October 18-21, 2007, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. The following products listed below are just some of the new items announced today. Look for more iHobbyExpo show coverage next week. HO scale locomotivesElectro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes. Burlington Northern (American Revolution […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Central Ontario Ry. Scale: O (1:48) Size: 40 x 110 feet Theme: free-lanced Ontario railroad, with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific connections Era: 1958-1961 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 1,200 feet Minimum radii: 60″ mainline, 36″ industrial Minimum turnout: no. 8 on main line, no. 6 in yards Maximum grade: […]
HO scale locomotivesAlco RS-3 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes are Canadian Pacific; Central of Georgia; Erie Lackawanna; Milwaukee Road; Missouri Pacific; and New York, New Haven & Hartford. $89.98 each. October 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains Alco S-1, S-2, and S-4 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. S-1: Alco demonstrator, Bath & Hammondsport, and Reading; S-2: Lehigh […]
Broadway Limited HO BlueLine SD40-2 A factory-sound equipped HO scale SD40-2 is now available as a DC model from Broadway Limited Imports. Part of the firm’s BlueLine series, the model uses the same tooling as the previously released Digital Command Control (DCC)-and-sound equipped version [See the review in the May 2005 issue. – Ed.] but […]
I’VE OFTEN THOUGHT that the Reading Company’s presence in popular culture – and in model railroading – was far greater than its actual importance as a railroad. Nonetheless, the Reading, a two-and-a-half-state regional carrier gone now for three decades, continues to attract a fan base so enthusiastic that you’d expect the line was still running. […]
