New model trains for the week of October 8, 2015

BLMA Models HO scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 62-foot double-door boxcar HO scale freight cars Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 62-foot double-door boxcar. Santa Fe Brown with or without circle-cross herald in 12 road numbers per scheme. Separately applied brake wheel and underbody brake details, metal wheelsets, and Kadee no. […]

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B&O GP9 restored to its original colors

STAUNTON, Va. — A piece of Baltimore & Ohio locomotive history has been preserved. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad recently restored ex-B&O GP9 No. 6512 to its original blue and yellow paint scheme. The GP9 locomotive will be used on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad’s 20-mile short line between Staunton and Pleasant Valley in north […]

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Cargo theft looms as railroad problem NEWSWIRE

Westbound stacks on the BNSF Clovis Sub glide through Mountainair, N.M., and begin their descent to Abo Canyon and Belen. Jan.1, 2013. BNSF Railway Police recently busted a ring of cargo thieves in this area. William P. Diven ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — While the public fixates on burning oil trains and security agencies contemplate terror […]

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Trains Presents: Electro-Motive SD70ACe demonstrators

Watch Electro-Motive Diesel’s SD70ACe demonstrator units roll tonnage on the mountain grades of CSX Transportation’s former Clinchfield Railroad main line. The railroad between St. Paul, Va., and Irwin, Tenn., features spectacular scenery, high bridges, and heavy trains, brought to you by www.TrainsMag.com. […]

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Trains Presents: Electro-Motive SD70ACe demonstrators

Watch Electro-Motive Diesel’s SD70ACe demonstrator units roll tonnage on the mountain grades of CSX Transportation’s former Clinchfield Railroad main line. The railroad between St. Paul, Va., and Irwin, Tenn., features spectacular scenery, high bridges, and heavy trains, brought to you by www.Trains.com. […]

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2015 National Train Show report part 1

Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Delaware & Hudson; Portland & Western; Reading Co.; and Willamette & Pacific. Detailed cab interior, railroad-specific long hood, and prototype-specific details. Direct-current model, $169.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx sound decoder, $269.98. Genesis series. […]

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New model railroad products for the week of August 13, 2015

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 […]

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New model trains for the week of July 23, 2015

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 […]

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ACL 4-6-2 No. 1504 restoration complete NEWSWIRE

No. 1504 shows off its completed restoration in early July. John S. Holmgren JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Restoration work is complete on a historic Florida steam locomotive that also has national significance. Earlier this month, volunteers wrapped up the cosmetic restoration of city-owned Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 No. 1504, on display at the Prime F. Osborn […]

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Accessible 3-D printing for model railroaders

Free software available online, such as Sketchup, can be used to design models that are produced by 3-D printing services like Shapeways. Alex Marchand followed this path to model a CSX class U-13 phosphate hopper in N scale. When I was in high school in the late ’90s, I saw a TV show that ran […]

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Walthers N scale GP38-2 diesel locomotive

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 […]

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