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CVP Products T5000E wireless DCC throttle A new, easy to use wireless Digital Command Control throttle is available from CVP Products. The model T5000E replaces earlier models with improved range, battery life, and ease of use. I tested the throttle on our HO scale club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, which is already equipped […]
Atlas N scale trash equipment Price: Combo: $44.90Car only: $24.95 ($19.95 for undecorated). Containers: $19.95 (four-pack). ManufacturerAtlas Model Railroad Co.378 Florence Ave.Hillside, NJ 07205www.atlasrr.com Era: late 1970s to present Road names (multiple road numbers): USA Waste, Allied Waste, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CIT Group, East Carbon – DSEX, ECDC, Florida East Coast, General American, Joseph […]
Tangent Scale Models HO scale covered hopper If you’re into prototype accuracy, the Pullman-Standard PS2-CD 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper is right up your alley. This ready-to-run HO scale model from Tangent Scale Models features railroad-specific hatch covers, jacking pads, running boards, crossover platforms, brakewheel housing and clevis, brake system, and brake wheel, among other items. Pullman-Standard […]
ExactRail HO scale Gunderson gondola Price: $22.98 ManufacturerExactRail251 West River Park Dr., Ste. 300Provo, Utah 84604 www.exactrail.com Era: 1965 to 1990s Road names (three numbers each):Southern Pacific (repaint), Chicago & North Western, CSX, Missouri Pacific, Penn Central, St. Louis Southwestern, Union Pacific, undecorated kit ($21.95) Comments: This distinctive high-side gondola is a replica of a […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division DDA40X diesel locomotive When I took the Athearn Genesis series DDA40X out of the box, I was impressed by its sheer size and heft. Then I put this HO scale model of the world’s largest diesel-electric locomotive on the track and was soon in awe of its sound system and […]
Bachmann HO scale Schnabel car This new HO ready-to-run car from Bachmann represents one of the largest freight cars in North America. Specialized freight cars like this huge Schnabel car are employed by railroads to carry extra-heavy and oversize loads. The empty car is a scale 169 feet long, and it expands to 200 feet […]
Con-Cor Ho scale PRR MP54 commuter cars Pennsylvania RR fans modeling the electrified Northeast Corridor in HO have a new option for commuter service. Con-Cor International has released its MP54 multiple-unit (MU) cars in prewar and postwar paint schemes and several body styles. The smooth-running models are prototypically accurate with an impressive amount of detail, […]
Fox Valley Models N scale Milwaukee Road ribbed-side bay-window caboose Price: $32.95 ManufacturerFox Valley ModelsP.O. Box 1970Des Plaines, IL 60017www.foxvalleymodels.com Era: late 1960s to early 1970s (as painted) Comments: A Milwaukee Road ribbed-side bay-window caboose is the latest N scale offering from Fox Valley Models. The firm offers the caboose based on the 1939-41, 1946, […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale 50-foot Berwick boxcar Price: $28.95 (undecorated, $24.95) ManufacturerAtlas Model Railroad Co.378 Florence Ave.Hillside, NJ 07205www.atlasrr.com Comments: Atlas has added the Berwick Forge & Fabricating 50-foot boxcar to its Master Line of ready-to-run rolling stock. The model, originally offered as a kit by Branchline Trains, features factory-installed wire grab irons, […]
Wheels of Time N scale baggage-express car A 70-foot express car with molded and separate underbody details, positionable doors, and metal wheelsets is the latest offering from Wheels of Time. The ready-to-run car is available in more than 20 road names and in multiple road numbers (see manufacturer’s website). Our review sample is decorated for […]
Kato USA HO scale SD9043MAC diesel locomotive An accurately detailed model of a General Motors Electro-Motive Division SD9043MAC makes its way back onto HO scale rails with this re-released diesel-electric locomotive model from Kato USA. Model Railroader reviewed the first release back in September 2002. The model can easily be converted to Digital Command Control […]
Electro-Motive F units have been popular modeling subjects for decades. Now MTH has thrown its hat into the ring with an HO scale F7 that comes equipped with the firm’s proprietary Digital Command System (DCS) and ProtoSound 3.0 system. Overall the MTH F7 is true to the prototype and has solid performance on direct current, […]
