Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of October 7, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. Great […]
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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger equipment, electronics/controls, and DVD announcements for September 30, 2021
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 30, 2021. HO scale locomotives Alco FA-1 and FB-1 diesel locomotives. […]
News & products for the week of September 23, 2021
Large scale locomotives Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 50 2-10-0 steam locomotive. Molded and separate, factory-applied parts, including lights, brake cylinders, bumpers, smokestack, tanks, piping, and handrails; hook-and-loop couplers; and can-type ball-bearing motor. Direct-current model can be upgraded with PIKO locomotive decoder no. 36125 and sound kit no. 36230, both sold separately. Direct-current model, $1,499.99; with PIKO […]
Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger equipment, structure, DVD, and calendar announcements for September 23, 2021
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 23, 2021. HO scale locomotives 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive. Denver & […]
Milwaukee, Racine & Troy N scale freight cars
The Kalmbach Hobby Store has exciting news for N scale modelers. In 2022, we’ll be releasing two new freight cars decorated for the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, Model Railroader’s freelanced staff layout. The custom-decorated cars are made in the U.S. by Micro-Trains Line Co. Both body styles will be offered in one road number. In […]
Train shows face pandemic pressures
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Train shows remain challenged nearly two years after the novel coronavirus first appeared in late 2019. Several of the nation’s most popular train shows slated for 2021 were made virtual, such as the National Model Railroad Association’s national convention, this year called “Rails By the Bay” and scheduled for the San Francisco […]
Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and club offering announcements for September 16, 2021
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 16, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive. Chicago […]
News & products for the week of September 9, 2021
Large scale locomotives Deutsche Reichsbahn BR V180 diesel locomotive. Two five-pole can-type ball-bearing motors, detailed engine room interior and engineer figure, hook-and-loop couplers, operating red and white directional lighting with functional high beam using Digital Command Control (DCC), and DCC sound decoder (Locomotive will run on analog DC, but sound functions only on DCC.) $789.99. […]
Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and accessory announcements for September 9, 2021
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 9, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division MP15 diesel locomotive. CSX […]
Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO scale freight car kits
In 2022, the Kalmbach Hobby Store will be offering four new HO scale freight car kits decorated for our freelanced staff layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (MR&T). The injection-molded plastic cars, made in the U.S. by Accurail, will be offered in one road number per scheme. The kits are priced at $27.99 each. We’ve […]
News & Products for the week of September 2, 2021
O gauge locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive. CSX (yellow, blue, and gray scheme), Denver & Rio Grande Western (black and orange with large “Flying Grande” lettering), Penn Central (black and white in two road numbers, with red “C” in one number), Port Harbor (First Responders scheme in one number), and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow […]
News & products for the week of September 2, 2021
Large scale freight cars Italian State Railways Eaos high-side gondola. Hook-and-loop couplers and plastic wheelsets. $157.99. October 2021. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com Electronics/controls Navigator remote. Updated replacement for nos. 35017 and 35021 Navigator remote. New 2.4GHz frequency. Ergonomic design, up to 300-foot wireless operation (when combined with the no. 35038 wireless receiver, sold separately), and […]