GIANT OF THE WEST: With Union Pacific busy restoring the actual 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” no. 4014 for a return to excursion service, the time is right for MTH to offer its RailKing Imperial line O gauge model of the gigantic articulated steam engine. The no. 30-1779-1 features Proto-Sound 3.0 sound and control, two motors, four […]
Atlas Master Line HO scale Pullman 10-1-1 sleeper Price: $64.95 (undecorated, $54.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model RR Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1930 to 1950s Road names: Pullman; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago & North Western; Norfolk & Western; Northern Pacific; Pennsylvania RR; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Also available undecorated. Comments: […]
Atlas N scale Alco C628 diesel Big Alcos are back in N scale from Atlas Model Railroad Co. We reviewed a direct-current (DC) version from an earlier production run in the August 2004 Model Railroader. The latest run is available with a factory-installed ESU LokSound decoder that operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) as well […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives, freight cars, books, and a UFO highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. In addition to new model railroading products, Model Railroader staff member Cody Grivno will show you how use common kitchen sifters to screen sand and create different sized […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives, freight cars, books, and a UFO highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. In addition to new model railroading products, Model Railroader staff member Cody Grivno will show you how use common kitchen sifters to screen sand and create different sized […]
Atlas Trainman HO scale GP39-2 with ESU LokSound New road names and factory-installed sound highlight the latest version of the Atlas Trainman Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP39-2. We first reviewed a direct-current (DC) version of the GP39-2 in the January 2010 issue. This latest release has a dual-mode ESU LokSound Select decoder that provides realistic sound […]
TRANSCON CHAMPION: Atlas O’s Trainman line Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotive is in stores now. The O gauge model salutes the more than 1,500 Dash 8s made by General Electric between 1990 and 1994. The model has two motors, remote couplers, and a smoke unit. The road names include BNSF, CSX, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific. […]
Atlas Master Line N scale EMD GP7 A tried-and-true N scale model of one of the most popular early diesel-electric locomotives has been upgraded with the addition of an NCE Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. Atlas Model RR Co. is also issuing its N scale Electro-Motive Division GP7 road switcher in new road names. History. […]
Atlas HO scale AEM-7 electric locomotive The AEM-7 may have been retired by Amtrak, but Atlas has brought back its HO model, with a new Electronic Solutions Ulm LokSound Select dual-mode decoder, for another run. Since Model Railroader last reviewed this model in the March 2000 issue, sound-equipped locomotives have proliferated. Bringing the model back […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A new Amtrak electric in HO, protein gons in N, HO scale covered hopper kits, and an exciting new book highlight the new model railroading products in the April installment of Cody’s Office. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A new Amtrak electric in HO, protein gons in N, HO scale covered hopper kits, and an exciting new book highlight the new model railroading products in the April installment of Cody’s Office. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno […]
Atlas HO scale General Electric U33B diesel locomotive The Rock Island was a mighty fine line, but by the time General Electric’s U33B locomotives were delivered in the late 1960s, the Rock was in a hard place. The 3,300hp diesels were designed for fast freight, but the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific was a granger […]
