The wiring is just about finished on the Bay Junction project layout. Managing editor David Popp shows you how to power turnout frogs. On this model railroad we’re using Peco track and turnouts and running trains with Digital Command Control (DCC). David has also installed a Tam Valley Depot Hex Frog Juicer and will describe […]
Model Railroader senior editor Jim Hediger finished Kelly Appliance Co. and installed the structure on the Bay Junction layout. Managing editor David Popp and Editor Neil Besougloff work on the scenery base. On the other side of the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, associate editor Cody Grivno is working on another scene, a feed mill that […]
Lots of progress has been made on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Bay Junction project layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno is working on ballasting track, including the interchange yard. Editor Neil Besougloff shows you how he painted the parking lot for his station. Associate editor Steve Otte describes his method for paving the streets […]
HO scale locomotives U.S. Military RR General Haupt 4-4-0 steam locomotive. Faulhaber-type coreless motor, operating headlight and firebox light, and electrical pickups on all tender wheels. Price to be announced. Late 2011. Ready-to-run. Eight-Wheeler Models, eightwheelermodels.com ExactRail LLC HO scale 48-foot depressed-center flatcar HO scale freight cars 48-foot depressed-center flatcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; […]
Walthers HO scale Union Pacific EMD E8 diesel locomotives Over the last year we’ve collected all the cars in the Walthers HO scale Union Pacific Streamliner series, and we now have matching Electro-Motive Division E8A and B units to haul them. The Proto 2000 EMD E8 was first reviewed in the April 1994 Model Railroader. […]
Bowser HO scale Tinity spine car Though containers have captured an increasing share of rail cargo, a significant amount of intermodal freight still moves in trailers. A set of flexible spine cars designed to carry either trailers or containers is now available in HO from Bowser. The Trinity all-purpose spine car is painted for Trailer […]
Walthers HO scale American Car Foundry Union Pacific dome cars These three dome cars complete the Walthers series of excellent HO scale Union Pacific Streamliner passenger cars. All three models come assembled and ready-to-run with their grab irons and handrails installed. The UP was the last Western railroad to buy dome cars, which served on […]
Athearn HO scale 20,900-gallon acid tank car Price: $32.98 ManufacturerAthearn Trains2883 E. Spring St., Ste. 100Long Beach, CA 90806www.athearn.com Era: 1970s to present Comments: The prototype for the HO scale 20,900-gallon acid tank car modeled by Athearn Trains was built by Richmond Tank Car. [We reviewed the 13,600-gallon model in the January 2010 issue. – […]
Bachmann Spectrum HO scale GE Dash 8-40C diesel locomotive Once again, my local hobby shop proves to be a great place. I was buying a Bachmann CSX YN3 GP30 and a Conrail Geep as well. The CSX was going to a friend for his upcoming birthday. I’ve got nothing against Bachmann. Three out of seven […]
Model Power HO scale 0-4-0 steam locomotive It’s hard not to laugh as you watch this small locomotive speed around the track at high speeds. This lightweight, but tough switcher is a cheap model, costing just a little bit over $45. This engine is a half-accurate representation of an 0-4-0 switchers, that worked the smaller […]
HO scale locomotives Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive. Boston & Maine, Denver & Rio Grande Western, New York Central, Pennsylvania RR, Southern Ry., and Western Maryland. Dual-mode Digital Command Control motor decoder, all-wheel drive, and die-cast metal chassis. $99. Ready-to-run. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.comHO scale freight cars 34-foot two-bay hopper with exterior posts. New paint schemes and road […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Soo Line Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 14 x 34 feet Theme: Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie (Soo Line) granger railroad Era: 1954 Style: portable oval Minimum radius: 48″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 yards, no. 8 main line Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in the April 1998 […]
