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Walthers’ HO scale New York Central 1948 20th Century Limited 4-4-2 Pullman sleeper
Type of Train: Passenger/Transit
VIA Rail in Manitoba
VIA Rail Canada No. 692 “Hudson Bay” blasts through the snow at 50 mph at Dauphin, Manitoba, on March 26, 2009. […]
Walthers HO scale Super Dome passenger car
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Build a 1:24-scale coach PDF
Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]
Video: Kato N scale Broadway Limited
Model Railroader Associate Editor Dana Kawala runs the Kato N scale Broadway Limited around Managing Editor David Popp’s Naugatuck layout. The Kato GG1 easily pulled the entire 15-car train. Want to see more product videos? Subscribe to Model Railroader today! […]
Video: Kato N scale Broadway Limited
Model Railroader Associate Editor Dana Kawala runs the Kato N scale Broadway Limited around Managing Editor David Popp’s Naugatuck layout. The Kato GG1 easily pulled the entire 15-car train. Want to see more product videos? Subscribe to Model Railroader today! […]
Kato N scale 1949 Broadway Limited passenger cars
Kato N scale 1949 Broadway Limited passenger cars The Broadway Limited was the Pennsylvania RR’s most prestigious train, running overnight between New York and Chicago for more than six decades. These newly tooled N scale passenger cars from Kato depict the 1949 version of the train and look great behind the firm’s N scale GG1. […]
Trains Unlimited Tours to close NEWSWIRE
RENO, Nev. – Trains Unlimited Tours is closing its operations owing to business downturns in a depressed economy. Speaking for the company, Ron Burkhard said TUT is failing to generate enough clientele in a recession economy. The company is exploring a search for another group to operate two of its charters scheduled for next year: […]
TRAIN CONSISTS: Champion and Auto-Train
In his article “One Day at . . . Sanford, Fla.” in the Winter 2008 issue of Classic Trains, author George Hamlin presents his photos of the northbound Auto-Train and Amtrak’s northbound Champion. Here are the consists for those trains. Amtrak No. 88, the Champion, at Sanford, Fla., on November 15, 1975: SDP40F 641; baggage […]
Walthers HO scale Superliner II passenger cars
Walthers HO scale Superliner II cars Amtrak Superliner II passenger cars are now available as HO scale plastic models from Walthers with a plated finish that simulates the prototype’s stainless-steel body like nothing else I’ve seen. The model’s wire grab irons, crisp printing, built-in electrical pickup for optional interior lighting, and faithfulness to the prototype […]
Con-Cor HO scale M10000
Con-Cor M-10000 Featuring lighted car interiors, prototypically accurate details, and realistic close coupling, this new HO scale M-10000 is a great model of one of the more historic passenger trains to run on American rails. The Con-Cor M-10000 has provisions for adding a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. A sound decoder and speaker kit made […]
Pullman on Dress Parade
The Summer 2008 issue of Classic Trains magazine pays tribute to the Pullman Company. Published in 1948 at the height of postwar passenger optimism, the 40-page booklet “Pullman on Dress Parade” showcased the company’s various accommodations and services. Pullman “On Dress Parade” DOWNLOAD […]
