New model trains for the week of March 26, 2015

Atlas HO scale 40-foot wood refrigerator cars

HO scale locomotives Southern Pacific class Mt-4 4-8-2 steam locomotive with Skyline casing. Daylight scheme (three road numbers) and black with SOUTHERN PACIFIC or SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES on tender (one number each). Prototype-specific drivers, pilot, and crosshead; class 120-C-6 semi-Vanderbilt tender; and metal handrails. Direct-current model with Quick Plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $319.98; […]

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Desktop wallpaper from the May 2015 Model Railroader

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Bob Johnson’s model train layout is set along the Union Pacific branch line from Pocatello, Idaho, to Butte, Mont., in 1954. You can read about the HO scale Union Pacific Butte Line in the May 2015 Model Railroader. This month you can use this image of Bob’s model railroad as a background on your computer […]

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HO scale Iron Mountain, Marquette & Lake Superior RR

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HO scale Iron Mountain, Marquette & Lake Superior RR Name: Iron Mountain, Marquette & Lake Superior RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 17 x 28 feet Prototype: freelanced, based on Lake Superior & Ishpeming Locale: Michigan’s Upper ­Peninsula Era: 1930s to 1950s Style: Along the wall, with peninsulas Benchwork: 1 x 4 open grid Height: 32″ […]

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HO scale Union Pacific Butte Line

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HO scale Union Pacific Butte Line Name: Butte Line Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 38 x 38 feet Prototype: Union Pacific’s branch line from Pocatello, Idaho, to Butte, Mont. Locale: Southeastern Idaho and south-central Montana Era: 1954 Style: Point-to-point walkaround Mainline run: 280 feet, including hidden staging and return loops (140 feet excluding staging) Minimum radii: […]

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Tangent HO scale PRR class X58 50-foot boxcar

Tangent HO scale 50-foot boxcar

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 […]

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TCS WOWSound Diesel Decoder

Gray cab unit type diesel locomotive model shown on in an unfinished rail yard.

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. […]

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TCS WOWSound Diesel Decoder

Gray cab unit type diesel locomotive model shown on in an unfinished rail yard.

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. […]

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MTH HO scale Allegheny 2-6-6-6 steam locomotive

MTH HO scale Allegheny 2-6-6-6

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 […]

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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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