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LCC fast clock Price: Standard (0.8” digits), $89.95; large version (2.3” digits), $135.95 Manufacturer: Logic Rail Technologies, 21175 Tomball Pkwy., Ste. 287, Houston, TX, 77070; 281-251-5813; logicrailtech.com Features: Local 12 or 24 hour time format PM indicator Ability to change the network time and fast rate Configurable features (pause time upon power up, flashing colon when clock […]
S2 class 6-8-6 turbine Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: With dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder, $874.99 Era: 1944 to 1949 Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports LLC, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com 6-8-6 turbine steam locomotive features: Dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder Brass boiler, cab, and tender body Die-cast metal chassis Built-in capacitor pack Factory-installed engineer and fireman figures […]
70-ton four-bay hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $21.99 Era: 1926 to 1960s (depending on scheme) Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 7598 Highway 411, Benton, TN 37307; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com Features: Cast stirrup steps, end ladders, grab irons, underbody, and brake system Molded interior detail with rivets and side wall bracing Separately applied brake wheel Solid-bearing trucks 33” metal wheels with […]
Jersey barriers Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Twelve-pack, $20 Manufacturer: East Coast Circuits LLC, P.O. Box 25412 Providence, RI 02905; 401-400-0668; eastcoastcircuits.com Features: Orange and white versions Figures, construction equipment, and display not included Release date: October 2022 News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad operators and builders to get the latest information about locomotives, […]
General Electric ET44 diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $174.99; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $269.99 Era: 2014-present (depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 7598 Highway 411, Benton, TN 37307; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com Features: Road-number-specific details Factory-installed details including wire grab irons, m.u. clusters, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, and […]
Traffic barrels Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Standard version (12-pack) and lighted version (six-pack), $20 each Manufacturer: East Coast Circuits LLC, P.O. Box 25412 Providence, RI 02905; 401-400-0668; eastcoastcircuits.com Features: Lighted version works on 9-12V AC or DC power Figures and display not included Release date: October 2022 News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model railroad […]
Arrow stick board kit Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $30 Manufacturer: East Coast Circuits LLC, P.O. Box 25412 Providence, RI 02905; 401-400-0668; eastcoastcircuits.com Features: Seven selectable patterns Circuit remembers pattern if power is lost On/off pattern switch included Works on 9-12V AC or DC power Vehicle not included Release date: October 2022 News & Products is a regular feature of […]
American Z Line diesel locomotive announcements for August 2022 Scale: Z (1:220) Price: Contact manufacturer Era: St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive, October 1968 to 1980s. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Alco PA-1 diesel locomotive, 1947-48 to 1960s Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com EMD SW1500 features: AutoLatch couplers Prototype-specific details […]
American Car & Foundry PD3500 Flexi Flo hopper Scale: N (1:160) Price: Single car, $44.95; two-pack, $89.90; three-pack, $134.85; and six-pack, $269.70 Era: 1964 to 2010s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com Features Early and late body styles 125-ton Barber S-2 […]
Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe diesel locomotive Scale: N (1:160) Price: Direct-current model with Next18 connector, $119.99; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $219.99 Era: 2007-present (depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: ScaleTrains, 7598 Highway 411, Benton, TN 37307; 844-987-2467; scaletrains.com Features: Road number-specific details Factory-installed details including wire grab irons, m.u. clusters, uncoupling levers, windshield wipers, and […]
3,800 cubic-foot capacity cylindrical covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Single car, $54.95; six-pack, $329.70 Era: 1965 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com Features Round-hatch or trough-hatch design as appropriate Dofasco S-2 100-ton trucks 6- or 11-side panel body […]
National Train Show 2022 Report | Following a two-year pandemic hiatus, Model Railroader Editor Eric White and Senior Editor Cody Grivno attended the NMRA Gateway 2022 National Convention and National Train Show in the St. Louis, Mo., area. In this post-show (August 12-14, 2022) report, you’ll hear their unvarnished impressions of both events, along with […]
