You don’t usually think of ribs when you think of Pennsylvania, and that’s as true of the state as it is of the railroad and its boxcars. But Tangent Scale Models has produced a fine model of one of the rare examples of PRR exterior side post boxcars, the class X58. This was the only […]
Introducing the exciting new WOWSound diesel decoder from Train Control Systems (TCS)! Enjoy a sampling of the 30+ horns available on the WOWDiesel decoder, an operational demonstration of Auto-Notching, and witness working Dynamic Brakes in action! Visit the TCS website at www.tcsdcc.com for more information. This is a paid advertisement from Train Control Systems. […]
Introducing the exciting new WOWSound diesel decoder from Train Control Systems (TCS)! Enjoy a sampling of the 30+ horns available on the WOWDiesel decoder, an operational demonstration of Auto-Notching, and witness working Dynamic Brakes in action! Visit the TCS website at www.tcsdcc.com for more information. This is a paid advertisement from Train Control Systems. […]
Bristling with separate detail parts, the die-cast metal HO scale Allegheny 2-6-6-6 from MTH accurately models the looks and performance of its legendary late steam-era prototype. The model features MTH’s proprietary Digital Command System that operates on direct current, Digital Command Control, and DCS layouts. The prototype. From 1941 to 1948 the Lima Locomotive Works […]
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 […]
English’s Model Railroad, a model train store owned by Bowser Manufacturing, was robbed over the weekend. Two burglars in the early morning of March 16 made off with hundreds of model train locomotives, rolling stock and other products from English’s Model Railroad Supply in Montoursville, Pa. “It’s really kind of startling when you walk in […]
A New York Central freight passes the depot at the town of Black River, Ohio. This 1950s HO scale layout depicts a junction where the NYC crosses the Baltimore & Ohio. The Black River Junction was built as part of Model Railroader magazine’s Layout in a Week project in early February 2006. The construction crew […]
C&NW 400 HO model Passenger Train (Part2) from GBA Productions on Vimeo. This video shows two Broadway Limited C&NW E7As pulling eight brass Nickle Plate passenger cars on my C&NW model railroad. This is an update from an earlier video, with more scenery completed. In this version, the 400 stops at Lakeview station to pick […]
C&NW 400 HO model Passenger Train (Part2) from GBA Productions on Vimeo. This video shows two Broadway Limited C&NW E7As pulling eight brass Nickle Plate passenger cars on my C&NW model railroad. This is an update from an earlier video, with more scenery completed. In this version, the 400 stops at Lakeview station to pick […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s a lot to wrap up in this next to last episode of the Rehab season! David Popp finishes the street lighting project on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout, while Cody Grivno gets things rolling on a locomotive detailing effort. But most importantly, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s a lot to wrap up in this next to last episode of the Rehab season! David Popp finishes the street lighting project on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout, while Cody Grivno gets things rolling on a locomotive detailing effort. But most importantly, […]
A simple and straight forward way to slow down those freight cars rolling down the grade, 1950s-type hump yard operations. […]
