These LGB Santa Fe F7 locomotives are nice looking and good runners, too. The powered A unit (no. 21576) has many separately applied details and cab doors that can be opened. Both trucks are driven by Bühler motors with ball bearings and the wheels have traction tires. The locomotive has a built-in mfx/DCC decoder with […]
Pennsylvania RR class K4 4-6-2 from Bachmann Senior Editor Cody Grivno hosts this Product Review video featuring the Pennsylvania RR (PRR) class K4 Pacific steam locomotive from Bachmann Trains. The 4-6-2 paid a visit to our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy staff layout, where it led a short train of heavyweight passenger cars. Details on the […]
National passenger carrier Amtrak recently turned 50 years old. To mark the occasion, Lionel has released a LionChief 2.0 version of its P42 Genesis locomotive. These engines will run on O-31 curves and they’re loaded with detail. They feature operating couplers front and rear, a nice pilot with MU detail, ditch lights, headlights, a spectacular […]
Rapido Trains HO scale barrel ore hoppers Join Senior Editor Cody Grivno as he reviews the new HO scale National Steel Car barrel ore hoppers from Rapido Trains. The models are offered in 35- and 42-foot versions and are decorated for Canadian National and Ontario Northland in various paint schemes. The ready-to-run barrel ore hoppers […]
RailSmith Models N scale lightweight duplex sleepers RailSmith Models N scale lightweight duplex sleepers: Senior Editor Cody Grivno takes a look at pre-production samples of the new 8-duplex-roomette, 6-roomette, 3-bedroom, 1-compartment lightweight sleeper from RailSmith Models. See cars decorated for Northern Pacific’s 1947 and 1953 North Coast Limited and in Great Northern’s Big Sky Blue […]
The Atlas O GP7 locomotive is a model of one of EMD’s diesels that put steam out to pasture. Watch this highly detailed O gauge engine in action as it pulls freight cars around the City Terminal & Transfer layout! Check out the features that make it a hi-railer’s dream. […]
Spring Mills Depot DODX flatcars Editor Eric White takes a look at Spring Mills Depot’s long-awaited heavy-duty military flatcars. These cars were built in the 1980s to carry the Army’s then-new M1 Abrams main battle tanks. […]
Lionel LionChief Amtrak Genesis locomotives represent the engines that, for years, were the backbone of Amtrak’s long-distance fleet. After some initial teething problems, the fast, powerful prototype General Electric P40 and P42 units have proven to be reliable and capable for more than two decades. Lionel has released a traditional sized LionChief Plus 2.0 version […]
New Haven EP-5 electric The Rapido Trains HO scale New Haven EP-5 electric takes weary commuters to their homes on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy in this video review of this new model. Beautifully weathered Rapido passenger cars from Trains.com director David Popp’s fleet make the perfect consist for the EP-5. […]
This review of Atlas O High Cube boxcars is by Chris Montagna of the Chris’s Trains and Things channel on YouTube. I have two highly anticipated pieces of rolling stock from Atlas O: the Gunderson 50-foot High Cube Boxcars. Atlas announced these cars in its June 2021 catalog. Trains.com members can see a video review […]
The MTH RailKing SD70ACe and caboose aren’t a set with a bunch of cars and track and a transformer. But they do make a great pair! The RailKing Imperial SD70ACe and a nice bay-window van (Product no. 30-20954-1) as they call them in Canada are available in a variety of roadnames. This set is decorated […]
The 2021 Lionel American Flyer catalog announced the production of a Legacy-equipped light 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive. It was exciting to hear the tooling for it was going to be used again; the company produced a number of models of these United States Railroad Administration-designed engines from 2006 to 2008 as well as a light 2-8-2 […]
