Athearn HO MP15AC diesel switcher The eagerly anticipated Athearn Genesis HO Electro-Motive Division MP15AC switcher is here, and its performance is worth the wait. This great-looking model is offered in a DC version without sound or with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder that produces sound effects in either mode. These models have excellent […]
When Editor Wrinn mentioned his idea for an upcoming editorial (“BNSF, CSX, Please Buy a Vowel,”page 4, February 2008), I was in total agreement. I mentioned to him that since we were going ahead and renaming BNSF to Great Western, why don’t I fix their paint scheme while I’m at it. Jim thought that an […]
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 […]
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: Sterling Secondary Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10 x 12 feet Prototype: CSX and Norfolk Southern Period: 1999 Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 24 feet Minimum radius: 17″ main line, 15″ industrial track Minimum turnout: no. 6, turnouts set at no. 5 angle in Livernois Yard Maximum grade: 0 Originally appeared […]
Track plan at a glanceName: Hooch Junction RRScale: N (1:160)Size: main room 20 x 40 feet, with 12 x 14-foot and 8 x 14-foot extensionsPrototype: Norfolk Southern, CSX, and predecessor linesEra: modernStyle: walk-inMainline run: 1,000 feetMinimum radius: 15″ main, 12″ yardsMinimum turnout: no. 4Maximum grade: 2.5 percentOriginally appeared in the September 2006 issue of Model […]
I had little interest in trains until I went to college and decided to take Amtrak home for a change. My eight hour trek on the Vermonter lead me to instantly love passenger rail as a means of travel. It was relaxing, very comfortable, and provided me with a power outlet so I could work […]
The National Train Show was held in conjunction with the National Model Railroad Association national convention in Detroit, Mich., July 27-29, 2007. Below are some of the new items we saw at the show. Electro-Motive Division MP15AC HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division MP15AC. Preproduction sample shown. Canadian Pacific, CSX, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, Southern Pacific, […]
The National Train Show is being held in conjunction with the National Model Railroad Association national convention in Detroit, Mich., July 27-29, 2007. Below are some of the new products being featured at the show. Look for a full show report next week. Alco C-420 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotivesAlco C-420 diesel locomotive. Arkansas & […]
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 […]
