No public excursions for N&W 611 in 2018 NEWSWIRE

Norfolk & Western No. 611 awaits departure from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in 2015. David J. Stewart ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 will not be pulling any mainline excursions in 2018, officials with the Virginia Museum of Transportation announced Saturday. The iconic 4-8-4 is the latest mainline steam locomotive […]

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HO scale St. George

Name: St. George Layout owner: John Ottman Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12 x 16 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Louisville & Nashville, Norfolk & Western, Southern Ry., Wheeling & Lake Erie Locale: Appalachian Mountains Era: steam-to-diesel transition Style: walk-in Mainline run: 70 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 3 percent Benchwork: […]

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New model trains for the week of March 15, 2018

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco C-420 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Alco C-420 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. Phase I: Delaware & Hudson and Delaware-Lackawanna (Lehigh Valley heritage scheme), one road number each. Phase II: Delaware & Hudson (Lehigh & Hudson River patchout, one number), Long Island Rail Road (high short hood in […]

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MTH O gauge Union Pacific 4-6-2

MTH O gauge Union Pacific 4-6-2 Price: $499.95 (no. 20648-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 6.1 smph Cnv Low: 7.7 smph High: 64.1 smph Drawbar pull: 2.1 lb. Features: Two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke unit, coil coupler on tender Current-production road names: Baltimore & Ohio, Lehigh Valley, Norfolk & Western, […]

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Quick Look: Atlas N scale PS 4000 covered hopper

Atlas N scale PS 4000 covered hopper Price: $29.95 (undecorated, $24.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1962 to 1986 (as decorated) Road names: Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (two road numbers); Baltimore & Ohio; Illinois Central Gulf; Norfolk & Western; and undecorated. New road numbers: Chessie System and […]

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‘Wanna ride along with us?’

The engineer of Southern SD35 3007, preparing to depart East St. Louis in April 1968, invited me up for a cab ride—but logistics intervened. J. David Ingles Over the years, I’d bet most of us non-railroaders who’ve been out taking train pictures have received a spontaneous invitation from an engine crew we encountered. And how […]

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New model trains for the week of July 13, 2017

Rapido Trains HO scale General Motors Diesel Division SW1200RS diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Motors Diesel Division SW1200RS diesel locomotive. Canadian National (“wet noodle” herald with black cab and red/orange cab, and North America scheme with small “wet noodle” herald) and Canadian Pacific (block and script lettering, Action Red with 5” stripes and Multimark […]

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Accucraft passenger cars

Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge-1 passenger cars Accucraft 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $340 ea.; $2,040/set of six Website: www.accucraft.com Set of six mostly metal streamlined passenger cars; plastic floor and underbody; smooth sides; glazed windows; metal trucks; full interiors; soft plastic or rubber diaphragms; set includes baggage car, coach (2), diner, […]

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New model trains for the week of April 21, 2016

HO scale locomotives General Electric U33B and U36B diesel locomotives. U33B: Penn Central, Reading & Northern (two road numbers), and Rock Island (maroon and yellow). U36B: Auto Train and Seaboard Coast Line (American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one number and yellow and black). Four numbers per scheme unless noted; undecorated models also available. Prototype-specific details, […]

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Athearn HO scale SD40

The Athearn Ready To Roll SD40 is also available decorated for Burlington Northern Santa Fe. There’s a lot to like about this newly tooled Athearn Ready-to-Roll HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD40. From its road-specific details to its SoundTraxx sound decoder, this model ticks many of the boxes on many modelers’ wishlists. The prototype. The six-axle […]

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Kato HO scale GP35 diesel locomotive

Kato HO scale GP35 diesel locomotive The 2015 version of Kato’s GP35 features a printed-circuit board with an eight-pin socket for a Digital Command Control decoder. The Kato HO scale GP35 features many separately applied detail parts including the handrails and air horn. After a long hiatus, the Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive has returned […]

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