Q On page 57 of January TRAINS is a magnificent photo of a BNSF train about to hit the diamonds at Savanna, Ill. What intrigues me is thepattern on the railheads within the diamond. They appear to be deliberate and not just from wear. Is there a reason for them, or are my eyes deceiving […]
Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD60M A well-proportioned HO scale SD60M diesel locomotive with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder with sound, detailed cab interior, and separately applied details is now part of the Athearn Genesis line. This newly tooled model (this isn’t an upgraded Rail Power Products shell) is based on the General […]
MTH HO L3a Mohawk no. 3006 M.T.H. Releases 2008 No. 3 HO Catalog Featuring New Steam and First Diesel LocomotiveColumbia, Maryland, July 2, 2008 – M.T.H. Electric Trains is pleased to announce that the fourth steam locomotive in the company’s HO product line will be a New York Central Mohawk steam locomotive. Faithfully recreated in […]
By the time Milwaukee Road pulled the plug on its Western operations in March 1980, the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad had already been in business nearly six months. Local business leaders organized the Port of Pend Oreille in 1978, and on Oct. 1, 1979, they took charge of the trackage between Newport and Metaline Falls, […]
Columbia, Maryland, February 11, 2008 — M.T.H. Electric Trains is pleased to announce that the third steam locomotive in the company’s HO product line will be a Southern Pacific Gs4 Northern steam locomotive. Faithfully recreated in all-metal die-cast construction, the locomotive will be produced in a variety of versions in differing paint schemes and cab […]
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 […]
BLMA Models HO signal bridge An HO scale model of a lineside structure vital to modern-day railroading is the latest product from BLMA Models. The firm’s modern cantilever signal bridge is an accurate representation of a prototype seen alongside main lines all over the country. The model comes fully assembled, wired, and ready to install […]
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 […]
Athearn HO GP40X An Electro-Motive Division GP40X with railroad-specific detail is offered by Athearn Trains. The Ready-to-Roll model, which features an upgraded Rail Power Products shell, is based on the short-lived EMD prototype manufactured from December 1977 through June 1978. Only 23 units were built, all for railroads in the United States. The GP40X was […]
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 […]
