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WalthersMainline HO scale insulated boxcar The plastic underframe features some brake system detailing. Walthers continues to expand its Mainline series of HO scale freight cars with the addition of a 50-foot insulated boxcar based on a Pacific Car & Foundry prototype. The injection-molded plastic model features a one-piece body and underframe casting and a separate […]
The Trainmaster HO scale yard bunkhouse kit The kit includes wood parts that fit together well with minimal sanding. Price: $25 Manufacturer The TrainMaster LLC 2830 Fort Island Dr. Fairlawn, OH 44333 www.thetrainmaster.com Era: 1900 to 1960 Comments: A yard bunkhouse is the latest addition to The TrainMaster HO scale QuicKit line. The kit features […]
Atlas N scale PS 4000 covered hopper Price: $29.95 (undecorated, $24.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1962 to 1986 (as decorated) Road names: Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern (two road numbers); Baltimore & Ohio; Illinois Central Gulf; Norfolk & Western; and undecorated. New road numbers: Chessie System and […]
O gauge F40PH diesel from MTH Price: $499.95 (No. 20-20683-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 2.3 smph Cnv Low: 2.9 smph High: 73.6 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 2 oz. Features: Two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke unit Current-production road names: Amtrak (Phase III and Phase IV), MBTA, Metra, VIA […]
O gauge GP38-2 diesel from MTH Price: $499.95 (no. 20648-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 3.63 smph Cnv Low: 3.86 smph High: 66.1 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 9 oz. Features: Two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke unit Current-production road names: Canadian Pacific; Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; Family Lines (Seaboard); New […]
The MTH S scale Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel features the firm’s Digital Command System (DCS) and Proto-Sound 3.0 system. The locomotive operates on DCS, Digital Command Control (DCC), alternating current (AC), and direct-current (DC) layouts. The model comes equipped with American Flyer style wheels and couplers, but scale parts are included. (The conversion was detailed […]
A SoundTraxx decoder adds realistic sound effects to the WalthersMainline SD60. See and hear the HO scale locomotive in action as it works the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. […]
WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD60 diesel locomotive Separate plastic details include fan grills and handrails. The combination of a die-cast metal frame, all-wheel drive, and helical gearboxes make the WalthersMainline SD60 an exceptionally smooth and power puller. An accurately proportioned body and exceptional pulling power highlight the WalthersMainline SD60. The model features many tooling and […]
Atlas Z scale flextrack Price: $5.95 per 24″ length Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Comments: A long-time manufacturer of N and HO scale track (as well as O scale track under its Atlas O brand), Atlas Model Railroad Co. is now making Z scale flextrack. At 24″ long, […]
MTH Electric Trains S scale F3 Switches inside the rear door allow selection of DCS or DCC control, as well as lighting and direction in AC or DC. The MTH F3A rides on a die-cast metal frame and is powered by a flywheel-equipped can motor. The cab includes painted engineer and fireman figures. A popular […]
Accurail HO combination-door boxcar kit Cody reviewed a two-pack that included two Accurail boxcars decorated for Northern Pacific. Price: Single car, $17.98; two-pack (one Metallic Brown, one pre-Burlington Northern merger green), $34.98 Manufacturer Accurail P.O. Box 278 Elburn, IL 60119 www.accurail.com Era: 1959 to early 1980s (as decorated) Comments: Accurail has released an HO scale […]
Micro-Trains Line N scale 50-foot PS boxcars Each Micro-Trains boxcar includes a detailed underframe with accurately positioned brake components. With more than 50,000 built over the course of nearly two decades, Pullman-Standard’s 50-foot steel boxcar has been a common sight on North American rails for half a century. Micro-Trains Line Co. is offering late-production models […]
