This trio of Rapido HO Alco FAs strut their stuff around the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Section: Reviews
Video: Atlas HO SD35 diesel locomotive
This HO scale EMD SD35 diesel from Atlas Model Railroad Co. includes an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear it in action on the Model Railroader staff layout. […]
Broadway Limited Imports N scale SD70ACe
Check out this N scale SD70ACe from Broadway Limited Imports. Watch the modern-era diesel locomotive haul a freight through the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Canadian Canyons model train layout. The Paragon3 series model also features an impressive sound system. […]
Garden Railways Product Review LGB Construction Site Starter Set
Check out this Märklin/LGB large scale Construction Site Starter Set demo, as presented by Editor Hal Miller (and his dog Finn). Of course, you can read a complete review of the model in the Fall 2020 issue of Garden Railways magazine! […]
Video: ScaleTrains.com N scale General Electric C44-9W
Part of the firm’s Rivet Counter series, the ScaleTrains.com N scale General Electric C44-9W is loaded with prototype-specific detail and comes factory equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. See and hear the N scale Dash 9 haul a freight train along the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Canadian Canyons layout. […]
Video: Rapido Trains HO scale GE B36-7 diesel locomotive
This HO scale General Electric B36-7 from Rapido Trains features an ESU LokSound 5 decoder. See and hear this new superdetailed HO diesel in action on the Model Railroader staff layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Video: WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive
Part of the WalthersMainline series, this HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel from Wm. K. Walthers features an ESU Sound & DCC decoder. Check out this smooth performing freight locomotive as Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala takes it for a run on the staff’s HO scale model train layout. […]
Video: WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive
Part of the WalthersMainline series, this HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel from Wm. K. Walthers features an ESU Sound & DCC decoder. Check out this smooth performing freight locomotive as Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala takes it for a run on the staff’s HO scale model train layout. […]
Bachmann HO scale Russian Decapod 2-10-0
With its small drivers, open space under the boiler, and European look, a “Russian” Decapod 2-10-0 is very recognizable to most steam aficionados. We first reviewed Bachmann’s Spectrum series model of this distinctive prototype back in the April 2002 issue. Featuring the same high level of detail, this latest release of the Russian Decapod features […]
WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD50 diesel
WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD50 diesel Electro-Motive Division’s SD50 diesel locomotive was the successor to its wildly popular SD40-2. Now a model of this big 3,500-hp brute equipped with an optional Electronic Solutions Ulm (ESU) dual-mode decoder is available from Walthers Mainline for your HO scale layout. The prototype. General Motors sold the first SD50s […]
Rapido Trains HO scale P-S New Haven diner
Rapido Trains HO scale P-S New Haven diner Rapido Trains has added a 1949 Pullman-Standard streamlined dining car to its ever-growing line of New York, New Haven & Hartford HO scale passenger equipment. The injection-molded plastic and metal car features more than 200 parts and is detailed inside and out. The prototype. In December 1945, […]
Atlas N scale 4,180-cubic-foot-capacity Airslide covered hopper
Atlas N scale 4,180-cubic-foot-capacity Airslide covered hopper Underbody details include separate, factory-applied outlet gate piping, hopper outlets, underframe slope braces, and the cylinder/brake assembly. Atlas Model Railroad Co. has added a new model to its expanding N scale lineup, the General American 4,180- cubic-foot capacity Airslide covered hopper. The model, based on a mid-1960s […]