Bill Kachel’s HO scale Brideport Branch

Bill Kachel's HO scale Brideport Branch

Bill Kachel’s Cosmopolitan Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Pittsburgh to NYC and New Haven is an HO-scale DCC-controlled railroad. It incorporates the PRR, New Haven and Reading railroads, and includes the Hell Gate Bridge, Horseshoe Curve and the Zoo interchange in Philadelphia. His railroad has been featured in season 9 of the TV show […]

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Rehab My Railroad: Episode 16

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on Chuck Sable’s HO scale C&NW layout and Season Two of this series comes to a close. But none of The Rehab Crew can spare a moment to relax and run trains just yet! There are still plenty of projects to complete […]

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Rehab My Railroad: Episode 16

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on Chuck Sable’s HO scale C&NW layout and Season Two of this series comes to a close. But none of The Rehab Crew can spare a moment to relax and run trains just yet! There are still plenty of projects to complete […]

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Bowser HO scale GMDD SD40-2

Bowser HO scale GMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive

Bowser HO scale GMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2 diesel More than a generic Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 painted in Canadian railroad colors, this newly tooled HO scale SD40-2 from Bowser Trains is detailed to match its CP Rail prototype. Our review sample, CPR no. 6038, is part of the first run […]

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MTH HO scale PRR H10s

MTH HO scale PRR H10s

MTH HO scale PRR class H10s Consolidation Pennsylvania RR modelers will be glad to see MTH’s latest HO scale offering on their hobby shop shelves – an authentically modeled PRR class H10s Consolidation, complete with that railroad’s characteristic Belpaire firebox. Thanks to its die-cast boiler and traction tires, this hefty hauler musters enough drawbar power […]

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Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car

Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car

Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car Walthers HO scale sleeper interior By the 1960s, many passenger trains had become shadows of their former selves, but one soldiered on, providing all-sleeping-car service as it had from the beginning of the 20th century, the Broadway Limited. Modelers who wish to replicate this train late […]

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Quick Look: Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper

Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper

Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper Price: $21.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1964-1973 (as decorated) Road names: Interstate, Clinchfield, Montour, and Nickel Plate Road. Two numbers per scheme. Comments: Atlas is offering its Association of American Railroads 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper with oval heap shields […]

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Weathering freight cars, Part 1

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that we’ve marshaled the locomotive and rolling stock for our HO scale Winston-Salem layout, it’s time to make them look like they’ve been busy haulin’ freight! In this initial video, David Popp shows how to apply realistic weathering effects to composite freight […]

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