Bachmann Spectrum N scale class H-4 Mallet Price: $285 Manufacturer: Bachmann Trains Road numbers: (all C&O) 1340, 1397, 1436, 1439. Painted, unlettered version also available. Comments: The H-4 Mallet is also available as an N scale ready-to-run model. As with the HO version, Bachmann modified its United States Railway Administration 2-6-6-2 to resemble an H-4. […]
Micro-Trains Z scale wood structure kits Price: elevator $44.95, shed $27.95 ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line Co.P.O. Box 1200Talent, OR 97540www.micro-trains.com Era: early 1900s to present Comments: If your Z scale layout is set in farm country, Micro-Trains’ grain elevator and storage shed will be must-have additions for your model railroad. The laser-cut wood kits use tab-and-slot construction […]
Name: Southern New England RR Layout owner: Jason Fontaine Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 22 feet Locale: New England Era: Autumn, late 1950s to early ’60s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 225 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the July 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click […]
Name: The Kirkland & DeKalb Layout designer: Andrew Roth Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15 x 26 feet Prototype: Milwaukee Road Locale: Kirkland, Ill. Era: mid-1960s Style: sectional Minimum radius: 30″ (main) 28″ (branch) Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the July 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to […]
Proto 2000 HO scale GP-18 The Proto 2000 GP-18 is a great model to have. It features eight-wheel electrical pick-up, separately applied grab irons, lift rings, m.u. hoses and many more details. The engine has a fairly powerful Proto 2000 motor with a lot of weight for improved performance. The model is priced at about […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Learn an easy technique for adding ripple and waves effects to the rivers and creeks on your layout. Managing Editor David Popp shows you a river scene that he’s been detailing on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Associate Editor Cody Grivno interviews Bob […]
In Historic Trains Today, David Lustig tells of seven cool diesels you can visit in museums today. Here are four more examples of neat historic locomotives you can see, and in some cases, ride behind. Wisconsin Central GP30 No. 713 rests between assignments at Waukesha, Wis., on May 3, 1989. The ex-Soo Line unit rides […]
Soldiers and citizens pose in front of the Union Pacific depot in North Platte, Neb., on April 27, 1898. Union Pacific Museum Before there was a burning man festival, North Platte threw the biggest party in the West, when Union Pacific tracklayers made a winter camp with miners, traders, Mormon emigrants, and stagecoach drivers in […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Electric Dash 8-40B, 8-40BW and 8-32BWH diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives General Electric Dash 8-40B, 8-40BW and 8-32BWH diesel locomotives. Dash 8-40B: New paint schemes: CSX (YN3 paint scheme) and Seminole Gulf; new road numbers: BC Rail (three road numbers) and Southern Pacific. Dash 8-40BW: New paint schemes: […]
Summit USA HO scale Shell gas station Price: $99.95 ManufacturerSummit USA, LLC512 Ford St.Lake Charles, LA 70601www.summit-customcuts.com Era: modern Comments: This contemporary Shell gas station is the latest HO scale offering from Summit USA. The laser-milled styrene kit uses black and white styrene components and includes clear window glazing and peel-and-stick signs. The structure measures […]
Bachmann HO scale motor car Do you want to run passenger trains on your HO layout, but don’t have room for even a short train of four or five heavyweight cars? This HO scale gas-electric motor car is a convenient way to add passenger service to a modest-size layout. The Bachmann Spectrum Series model is […]
Sunset Models HO scale HO scale 4-6-6-4 class Z-6 steam locomotive Loaded with accurate detail parts and available with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, this HO scale class Z-6 is a great looking and sounding model of one of the Northern Pacific Ry.’s first Challengers. The brass model from Sunset Models is available […]
