Bachmann HO scale DDA40X diesel locomotive

BachmannHOscaleDDA40Xdiesellocomotive

Bachmann HO scale DDA40X diesel locomotive The roar of two 3,300 hp diesel engines, an airhorn, and more sound effects highlight Bachmann Trains’ upgraded HO scale EMD DDA40X locomotive. The model uses most of the same tooling as earlier releases, but now features the Sound Value system that was developed in conjunction with SoundTraxx. The […]

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Spring Mills Depot HO scale B&O wagontop caboose

Spring Mills Depot HO scale BO wagontop caboose

Spring Mills Depot HO scale BO wagontop caboose The vertical-ribbed construction marks this distinctive bay window car as one of the Baltimore & Ohio’s innovative class I-12 steel cabooses built just before World War II. Ready-to-run HO scale models of these cabooses are now offered by Spring Mills Depot with era-specific details, paint, and lettering […]

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Athearn HO scale AC4400CW diesel locomotive

Athearn HO scale AC4400CW

Athearn HO scale AC4400CW diesel locomotive Almost as soon as Norfolk Southern’s colorful stable of heritage scheme Electro-Motive SD70ACe and General Electric ES44AC locomotives hit the rails last year, modelers have been looking to add scale-size versions to their own fleets. Athearn updated its SD70ACe to model the EMD half of the units in HO. […]

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Walthers HO scale Trainline Railtech train set

Walthers HO scale Trainline Railtech train set

Walthers HO scale Trainline Railtech train set Train sets are a popular way to get started in the hobby of model railroading, but modelers often have to discard their original set locomotive when upgrading to Digital Command Control. The Railtech train sets from Walthers eliminate that by including a DCC locomotive and a control system […]

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BLMA Models HO scale 64-foot refrigerator car

BLMA HO scale 64-foot refrigerator car

Price: $32.95 Manufacturer BLMA Models 302 District Ct. Fullerton, CA 92832 www.blmamodels.com Era: 2006 – present Comments: A TrinityRail 64-foot mechanical refrigerator car decorated for The CIT Group (CEFX reporting marks) is the latest offering from BLMA Models. The ready-to-run model is based on a group of 30 cars (992114-992143) owned by the railcar leasing […]

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Athearn Trains HO scale GP38-2 diesel locomotive

Athearn Trains HO scale Gp38-2 diesel locomotive

With the release of its new GP38-2, Athearn has done all the superdetailing work for you. Part of the firm’s top-of-the-line Genesis series, these HO scale diesel-electric locomotives are modeled to meticulously match each prototype. The newly tooled Geeps are also available factory-equipped with a dual-mode SoundTraxx DCC decoder. The prototype. With more than 2,200 […]

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Walthers HO scale Budd RDC-3 Rail Diesel Car

Walthers HO scale Budd RDC-2 rail diesel car

Walthers HO scale Budd RDC-2 rail diesel car The HO scale Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC)-3 is back, and this time Walthers has added a simulated stainless-steel finish to the self-propelled car. The model has a 1-piece injection-molded plastic shell and a zinc-alloy frame with cast underbody detail. We reviewed the Life-Like Proto 1000 (now […]

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Atlas HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive

Atlas HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive

Atlas HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive The latest release of the Alco RS-11 from Atlas Model Railroad Co. is available in four new prototypical paint schemes. Model Railroader reviewed the first release of the updated model in green and yellow Central Vermont livery back in 2001. The prototype. Northern Pacific purchased a total of […]

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Tangent Scale Models HO scale HO GSC 60-foot flatcar

Tangent Scale Models HO scale GSC 60-foot flatcar

Tangent Scale Models HO scale GSC 60-foot flatcar Plain flatcars are versatile utility cars on real and model railroads. They haul all sorts of materials, such as lumber, machinery, and just about anything else that can be secured on the deck. This new HO model from Tangent Scale Models represents a 60-foot flatcar design introduced […]

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Sunset Models HO scale P-1a and P-2b electric locomotives

Sunset Models HO scale P1a and P2b electric locomotives

Sunset Models HO scale P1a electric locomotive Whether detailed for duty at Cleveland Union Terminal or New York’s Grand Central Terminal, these brass P-1a and P-2b electric locomotives from Sunset Models come fully equipped to haul varnish on HO rails. The accurately detailed brass models include a dual-mode QSI Titan Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder […]

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MTH Electric Trains HO scale Empire State Express set

MTH Electric Trains HO scale Empire State Express

MTH Electric Trains HO scale Empire State Express An elegant streamlined train whose much-hyped relaunch was eclipsed by infamy lives again in an accurately modeled, meticulously detailed HO scale set from MTH Electric Trains. The five cars feature gleaming silver paint, flexible rubber diaphragms, and interior lighting circuits that work under direct current or Digital […]

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