Pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale Brass-Hybrid series Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive. The HO scale locomotive includes the Paragon3 sound system and supports the new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system. Recently I got a first look at a museum-quality HO scale model of one of the original 2-10-4 “Texas” type steam locomotives. […]
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Bob’s Train Box: Episode 60
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Just in time for the holidays! Bob’s back with new O and S gauge toy trains and ancillary products on display. Host Bob Keller highlights a new Williams by Bachmann 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive, 1:48 scale offerings from Menards, and a full array […]
Bob’s Train Box: Episode 60
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Just in time for the holidays! Bob’s back with new O and S gauge toy trains and ancillary products on display. Host Bob Keller highlights a new Williams by Bachmann 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive, 1:48 scale offerings from Menards, and a full array […]
Video: SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 DCC decoder steam version
Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Trix HO scale United States Railway Administration light 2-8-2 steam locomotive. Check out this demo of the new Econami decoder on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Video: SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 DCC decoder steam version
Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Trix HO scale United States Railway Administration light 2-8-2 steam locomotive. Check out this demo of the new Econami decoder on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
MRVP Video Vault – Weathering Railroad Models with Malcolm Furlow: Steam locomotives
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Multi-talented model railroader Malcolm Furlow demonstrates techniques for weathering an out-of-the-box steam locomotive. Malcolm adds his artistry using chalks, drybrushing, and an airbrush. […]
O gauge H-9 class 2-8-0 from MTH
O gauge H-9 class 2-8-0 from MTH Price: $899.95 (no. 20-3550-1) Min Curve: O-42 Cmd Low: 2.9 smph Cnv Low: 3.5 smph High: 42.9 smph Drawbar pull: 2 lb., 6 oz. Features: Can-style motor, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke coil coupler on tender Current production road names: Illinois Central, New York Central System […]
NYC Steam Along the Hudson River
Watch video clips of Niagaras, Hudsons, and Pacifics in the Hudson River Valley from the Sunday River Productions DVD Program Hudsons along the Hudson. […]
NYC Steam Along the Hudson River
Watch video clips of Niagaras, Hudsons, and Pacifics in the Hudson River Valley from the Sunday River Productions DVD Program Hudsons along the Hudson. […]
An upgraded Atlas O RS-1
Name: Dave Condon Railroad Name: Northern Pacific, RS-1 Engine #803 Location: Kirkland, WA Scale: O Scale Theme: North Idaho Division Description: This is an example of a refurbished Atlas 0 RS-1. Basically the engine was non-functional. It stalled on Atlas O 0-54 switches. It barely had a speed control and the sound board was generic. […]
An upgraded Atlas O RS-1
Name: Dave Condon Railroad Name: Northern Pacific, RS-1 Engine #803 Location: Kirkland, WA Scale: O Scale Theme: North Idaho Division Description: This is an example of a refurbished Atlas 0 RS-1. Basically the engine was non-functional. It stalled on Atlas O 0-54 switches. It barely had a speed control and the sound board was generic. […]
Man behind the ‘Mogul’ NEWSWIRE
Everett Railroad 2-6-0 No. 11, a Mogul-type steam locomotive pulls a passenger excursion in southwestern Pennsylvania in October. Chris Starnes DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Everett Railroad recent startup of steam-hauled excursion service, the nation’s newest, features a handsome 1920 Alco 2-6-0 Mogul-type on the head end. Everett president Alan Maples spoke with Trains about the […]