An overview of Menards rolling stock

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Price: $7.99 to $39.99 Min Curve: O-27 Features: Resin construction, operating couplers, die-cast metal trucks and couplers on many models, flatcars available with or without cargo loads. Current production road names: At least 14 railroads Perhaps the most unexpected and interesting recent development in the O gauge market has been the arrival of the Menards […]

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O gauge 4-6-2 Pacific from Williams by Bachmann

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Price: $599.95 (no. 40801) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: N/A Cnv Low: 12.4 smph, High: 72 smph, Drawbar Pull: 1 lb., 7 oz. Features: Can-style motors, headlight and backup light, directional lockout. True Blast Plus sound system with whistle, bell, chuff, and idle steam sounds. Current production road names: New York Central, Santa Fe, Southern […]

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Video: Rapido Trains HO scale FL9

Rapido Trains HO scale FL9

The Electro-Motive Division FL9 could operate as a diesel-electric or straight electric locomotive. This HO scale FL9 from Rapido Trains captures prototype-specific detail as well as the unique sounds of this dual-mode locomotive thanks to an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. Check out this video demo of the sound effects on our staff […]

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Bachmann Trains HO scale USRA light 2-8-2 Mikado

Bachmann HO scale USRA light 2-8-2 Mikado

Bachmann Trains HO scale USRA light 2-8-2 Mikado The engineer’s side of the Bachmann USRA light Mikado shows off some of the model’s separately applied detail parts. One of the most common locomotives of the late steam era, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) light 2-8-2 Mikado, is now available as a sound-equipped HO scale […]

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Quick Look: NCE DCC Twin

NCE DCC Twin

NCE DCC Twin Price: $159.95 Manufacturer NCE Corp. 82 East Main St. Webster, NY 14580 www.ncedcc.com Comments: For model railroaders who want to run Digital Command Control (DCC) equipped locomotives, but still want the familiarity of a direct-current (DC) power pack, the NCE DCC Twin provides a solid option. The unit is as easy to […]

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Rapido Trains HO scale FL9 diesel locomotive

Rapido Trains HO scale FL9 diesel locomotive

Rapido Trains HO scale FL9 diesel locomotive We also received a version detailed and decorated for a Metro North prototype. No, this is not yet another F7. Yes, Rapido’s HO scale FL9 is an F unit, but it’s unlike any other that was built. This diesel-electric locomotive had third-rail pickup shoes to operate in the […]

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Walthers Mainline HO scale 40-foot boxcars

Walthers HO scale 40-foot boxcars

Walthers HO scale 40-foot boxcars Three all-new ready-to-run boxcars from Walthers make it easy to model common post-World War II prototypes. Although not as detailed as a top-of-the-line WalthersProto model, these WalthersMainline cars feature accurate, molded details and are each available in about a dozen road names. Prototypes. Whether built by a freight car manufacturer […]

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Sneak peek: Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Brass Hybrid Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive

Broadway Limited Imports Brass Hybrid HO scale Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive

Pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale Brass-Hybrid series Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive. The HO scale locomotive includes the Paragon3 sound system and supports the new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system. Recently I got a first look at a museum-quality HO scale model of one of the original 2-10-4 “Texas” type steam locomotives. […]

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