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Digitrax DCS240 Command Station It isn’t often that a DCC manufacturer releases a new command station, so the new Digitrax DCS240 has drawn interest. After all, their DCS100 and DCS200 command stations have been around for 20 and 16 years, respectively. The big attention grabber is the statement the unit can “run up to 400 […]
Walthers HO scale SD45 diesel locomotive From its flared radiators to its Flexicoil trucks, the HO scale SD45 from WalthersProto captures the look of this second-generation diesel. All the versions offered also feature roadname- and era-specific detailing. I tested a Wisconsin Central Ry. version that came equipped with a SoundTraxx Tsunami decoder. The prototype. With […]
TCS WOWSound Steam Version 4 DCC sound decoder Price: $129.95 (decoder with Keep-Alive), $109.95 (decoder only) Manufacturer Train Control Systems P.O. Box 341 Blooming Glen, PA 18911 www.tcsdcc.com Comments: The WOWSound steam decoder, first reviewed in the October 2014 Model Railroader, is now better than ever with this Version 4 release. Our test sample included […]
Atlas N scale B36-7 diesel Packing 3,600 hp under its hood, the General Electric B36-7 was just what Seaboard System wanted when it placed an order for 120 units in 1985, more than doubling the production total of the locomotive. Now, Atlas Model Railroad Co. has re-released its line of B-B truck Dash-7s in new […]
Moloco HO General American 50-foot insulated boxcar Price: $49.99 Manufacturer Moloco 302-5025 Harvard Rd. Mississauga, ON L5M 0W6 Canada www.molocotrains.com Road names: Conrail, Milwaukee Road (Hydra-Cushion), Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, and Wabash. Four road numbers per scheme. Era: 1987 to late 1990s (as decorated) Comments: Moloco has released a new run of highly detailed HO […]
Atlas HO scale GP38 diesel locomotive I heard the realistic rumble of the Electro-Motive Division 645 diesel engine when I set the Atlas HO scale GP38 on the rails of our test track. The biggest upgrade of this latest release of the GP38 is that it now comes factory-equipped with an ESU LokSound Select dual-mode […]
Kato HO scale SD40-2 diesel locomotive All the detail parts, including grab irons and windshield wipers, are factory applied on the Kato HO scale mid-production SD40-2. The Kato SD40-2 features well-defined molded detail are prototypically placed detail parts. The Kato mid-production Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 features notable enhancements over the early-production SD40-2 reviewed in our August […]
Second Generation EMD Sound Card for Kato Sound Box Price: $29.99 Comments: The Kato Sound Box is an analog sound controller that connects to a direct-current (DC) power pack and works with any manufacturer’s locomotives, since the sound plays through the device. The Sound Box uses plug-in cartridges, called Sound Cards, that have sound files […]
Price: $79 Manufacturer Bachmann Trains 1400 E. Erie Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124 www.bachmanntrains.com Era: 1930s to 1980 Comments: Looking to add a night train to your N scale passenger fleet? Bachmann Trains has released a ready-to-run N scale heavyweight coach with factory-installed overhead interior lighting. The model is an N scale version of the HO […]
Walthers HO Gunderson rebuilt 40-foot all-purpose well car Price: $39.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Road names: TTX (DTTX reporting marks with and without “Forward Thinking” slogan under modern TTX logo) and Northwestern Oklahoma (two road numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Era: 2008 to present […]
Railroad Line Models HO scale Pete’s Garage kit The kit contains laser-cut parts in many materials: matboard, plastic, wood, cardboard, and paper. The Railroad Line Models kit is available in O, S, HO, and N scales. Pete’s Garage, one of the initial offerings from Railroad Line Models, is an easy-to-assemble kit that would fit on […]
The Walthers Mainline HO scale Plymouth ML-8 switcher is available with a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) motor decoder with a CurrentKeeper capacitor cluster. Small switchers such as the Plymouth ML-8 toiled away for decades at various trackside industries and railroad shops. Walthers is releasing an HO scale model of a Plymouth ML-8, and I […]
