The Walthers HO scale Trainline Canadian Pacific model train set features a loop of Bachmann Trains E-Z Track, a power pack, three freight cars, a caboose, and a diesel locomotive with operating headlight. Dana Kawala shows you how to set up and run this model train set. […]
The MTH HO scale F3 train set features a locomotive, freight cars, track, and power supply. This model train set is also available with the MTH Digital Command System and ProtoSound 3.0 sound system. Senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates both versions. […]
The MTH HO scale F3 train set features a locomotive, freight cars, track, and power supply. This model train set is also available with the MTH Digital Command System and ProtoSound 3.0 sound system. Senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates both versions. […]
The Electro-Motive Division GP30 road diesel was a milestone. The first of the so-called second generation of diesel engines, it was more modern and efficient than even the F units and Geeps which had replaced steam. Although the timeframe it was produced (1961-63) was limited, nearly 1,000 came off the assembly line at La Grange, […]
Athearn HO scale AC4400CW diesel locomotive Almost as soon as Norfolk Southern’s colorful stable of heritage scheme Electro-Motive SD70ACe and General Electric ES44AC locomotives hit the rails last year, modelers have been looking to add scale-size versions to their own fleets. Athearn updated its SD70ACe to model the EMD half of the units in HO. […]
Walthers HO scale Trainline Railtech train set Train sets are a popular way to get started in the hobby of model railroading, but modelers often have to discard their original set locomotive when upgrading to Digital Command Control. The Railtech train sets from Walthers eliminate that by including a DCC locomotive and a control system […]
Texas City Terminal No. 36 Mike Harbour HOUSTON, Texas – Texas City Terminal, a six-mile switching line near Houston, received the first of three MotivePower MP14Bs last week. Rebuilt from TCT’s fleet of EMD MP15DCs, the units, Nos. 35, 36 and 37, feature a pair of Cummins-powered gensets and were paid for in part by […]
With the release of its new GP38-2, Athearn has done all the superdetailing work for you. Part of the firm’s top-of-the-line Genesis series, these HO scale diesel-electric locomotives are modeled to meticulously match each prototype. The newly tooled Geeps are also available factory-equipped with a dual-mode SoundTraxx DCC decoder. The prototype. With more than 2,200 […]
Walthers HO scale Budd RDC-2 rail diesel car The HO scale Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC)-3 is back, and this time Walthers has added a simulated stainless-steel finish to the self-propelled car. The model has a 1-piece injection-molded plastic shell and a zinc-alloy frame with cast underbody detail. We reviewed the Life-Like Proto 1000 (now […]
Atlas HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive The latest release of the Alco RS-11 from Atlas Model Railroad Co. is available in four new prototypical paint schemes. Model Railroader reviewed the first release of the updated model in green and yellow Central Vermont livery back in 2001. The prototype. Northern Pacific purchased a total of […]
Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP50 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP50 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chicago & North Western; and Southern Ry. Four road numbers each. Factory-installed wire grab irons, prototype-specific details, and McHenry knuckle couplers. Direct-current model, $189.98; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $289.98. September […]
In September 2012, Electro-Motive Diesel sent a unique locomotive to the MINExpo show in Las Vegas: A typical SD70Ace painted in the colors of EMD’s parent company, Caterpillar. Trains magazine got exclusive access to this amazing 4,300-hp workhorse prior to its public debut the following month at the grand opening for the new Caterpillar visitor […]
