V&T 11 and 27 with a railfan special on the 2 percent grade at Moundhouse, Nev., June 5, 1938. T.G. Wurm V&T 11 and 27 run light into Virginia City to turn on the turntable after pulling a railfan excursion from Carson City to Gold Hill on June 5, 1938. T.G. Wurm Last train from […]
Bachmann N scale GP40 diesel locomotive I purchased this locomotive to replace an F9-A that came with my N scale starter set when the coupler broke off the F9. It runs at low speeds with my DC power pack, but could derail if placed on anything sharper than a 9¾-inch radius curve. In order to […]
Name: B-Line Layout designer: Robert Sprague Scale: N (1:160) Size: 16 x 16 feet Prototype: Norfolk Southern Locale: Manassas, Va., to Front Royal, Va. Era: 1988 to present Style: modified walkaround, double deck Mainline run: 170 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared in the August 2010 issue […]
Name: Pennsylvania RR Layout designer: Larry Reynolds Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 27 x 43 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR Locale: From Huntingdon, Pa.,to Tunnelhill, Pa. Era: Early 1950s Style: Linear walkaround Mainline run: 320 feet Minimum radius: 38″ (main) Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yards) Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the August […]
The Bachmann Spectrum HO scale class H-4 2-6-6-2 features a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this steam locomotive run on our model railroad, and listen to a demonstration of some of its sound effects. […]
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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 Phase 2 diesel locomotive HO scale freight cars Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 Phase 2 diesel locomotive. Conrail (four road numbers), Indiana Harbor Belt, Kansas City Southern, Ontario Northland, Quebec-Gatineau (two numbers), St. Lawrence & Atlantic (two numbers), Vermont Ry. (two numbers), and Western Pacific (five numbers). Three […]
Walthers HO scale SW9 and SW1200 diesel locomotive An upgraded 1,200-hp Electro-Motive Division diesel switcher is ready to go to work on HO scale layouts, switching yards and industries or pulling locals. The EMD SW9 and SW1200 from Walthers’ Proto 2000 line is now available with Digital Command Control and sound, making it an attractive […]
Bachmann Spectrum HO scale class H-4 Mallet Mallets were the coal-hauling workhorses of the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. during the steam era, and a C&O Mallet is offered ready-to-run as part of Bachmann Trains top-of-the-line Spectrum Series. The model is available with a SoundTraxx Tsunami decoder that provides sound effects on direct current and Digital […]
Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale Wide-cupola caboose A superb model of CP Rail’s all-steel wide-cupola caboose is the first freight train car produced by Rapido Trains. It’s an all-plastic model that comes ready-to-run with interior lighting and marker lights that function on direct current and Digital Command Control layouts. The prototype. Nearly 500 similar steel […]
