Athearn HO scale SD70M diesel locomotive

Athearn HO scale SD70M

Athearn HO scale SD70M Electro-Motive Division’s SD70M, one of the most numerous locomotives on North American rails today, is now offered in an HO scale model equipped with Digital Command Control and sound. This isn’t the first HO scale SD70M in Athearn’s Genesis line. Senior editor Jim Hediger ­reviewed a previous model in the ­November […]

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Quick Look: Athearn HO scale Bethlehem Steel F89FH flatcar with Whitehead & Kales hi-level Auto-Pack

Athearn HO scale Bethlehem Steel F89FH flatcar with Whitehead & Kales bi-level Auto-Pack

Athearn HO scale Bethlehem Steel F89FH flatcar with Whitehead & Kales bi-level Auto-Pack Price: $49.98 Manufacturer Athearn Trains 1600 Forbes Way, Ste. 120 Long Beach, CA 90810 www.athearn.com Era: 1960s to 1980s Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Illinois Central; Norfolk & Western (BTTX and TTBX reporting marks); New York Central; St. Louis-San Francisco; and […]

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Video: Athearn Trains HO scale Topeka cab GP7

Athearn Trains HO scale Topeka cab GP7

Check out the Athearn Trains Genesis-series model of the Santa Fe “Topeka cab” GP7. The HO scale locomotive model captures the road number-specific details of its prototype. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala will also show you some of the highlights of the locomotive’s factory-installed SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]

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Video: Athearn Trains HO scale Topeka cab GP7

Athearn Trains HO scale Topeka cab GP7

Check out the Athearn Trains Genesis-series model of the Santa Fe “Topeka cab” GP7. The HO scale locomotive model captures the road number-specific details of its prototype. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala will also show you some of the highlights of the locomotive’s factory-installed SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]

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Athearn HO scale GP7 diesel locomotive

Athearn HO scale GP7

A well-executed Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe chop-nose GP7 has been added to Athearn’s HO scale Genesis line. The model features road number-specific details, etched-metal radiator intake and fan grills, and a dual-mode SoundTraxx sound decoder. Athearn offers the Santa Fe GP7 in two body styles. The Phase I body has 86″ engine compartment doors […]

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