Bachrus speedometer If you want to run your locomotives together in a consist, you need to be sure they will go the same speed at the same Digital Command Control speed step. The new Model Train Speedometer from Bachrus Inc. can help you do this. Speed matching involves programming your locomotives so they can run […]
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Kato N scale El Capitan passenger set
Kato N scale N scale El Capitan From their sleek, silver, fluted sides to their detailed interiors, this N scale El Capitan is an accurate model of one of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.’s most famous long-distance trains. The ready-to-run Kato passenger cars make it easy to operate a full Hi-Level El Capitan […]
Athearn HO scale FP7 diesel locomotive
Athearn HO scale FP7 diesel locomotive Whether hauling a passenger train at speed or rumbling along with a local freight, this new HO scale FP7 sounds as good as it looks. Part of Athearn’s high-end Genesis line, the FP7 features many roadname-specific details. The model is available with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) […]
Walthers HO scale Pullman 4-4-2 sleeper car
Walthers HO scale Pullman 4-4-2 sleeper car The Union Pacific’s classic City trains are the next series of HO scale passenger cars coming from Walthers, and the first car to arrive is this Pullman-Standard 4-4-2 luxury all-room sleeper. Unlike earlier releases of this car, this ready-to-run model features factory-installed handrails. Built in 1942, this lightweight […]
MTH HO scale Dreyfuss Hudson steam locomotive
MTH HO scale Dreyfuss Hudson steam locomotive This streamlined New York Central J3a Hudson accurately models the art deco curves of its famous prototype. The MTH HO scale “Dreyfuss” Hudson features realistic sound and smoke effects and operates on DC, Digital Command Control (DCC), and MTH Digital Command System (DCS) layouts. Prototype. In 1938 the […]
Bachmann Spectrum 44-tonner in N scale diesel locomotive
Bachmann Spectrum 44-tonner in N scale This N scale model of a General Electric 44-ton switcher features a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder that runs well in both DC and DCC modes. The Bachmann 44-tonner is part of the firm’s Spectrum series and is a highly detailed N scale model of its hard-working prototype. […]
Micro-Trains’ Z scale EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive
Micro-Trains’ Z scale EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive This SD40-2 from Micro-Trains Line Co. has an impressive amount of accurate detail, especially considering that it’s a 1:220-proportion model. This diminutive diesel also has one of the quietest, smoothest running mechanisms of any locomotive that I’ve encountered in any scale. Prototype. General Motors Electro-Motive Division built the […]
Bachmann N scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive
Bachmann N scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive Price: $110 Manufacturer: Bachmann Trains Road numbers: (all Union Pacific) No. 6915, 6927, 6932, 6943 Bachmann’s N scale Union Pacific DDA40X shares many features with its larger cousin. The model’s dimensions are correct, the plastic body is nicely molded, and the paint job is sharp. Twin can motors […]
Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive
Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive Now available with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, Bachmann’s HO scale model of the 98-foot-long DDA40X has dual motors that make it a powerful puller. This is appropriate, since the prototype’s dual 3,300-hp diesel engines made it the most powerful diesel-electric locomotive ever built. 100 years […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Paragon2 SW7 diesel locomotive
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Paragon2 SW7 diesel locomotive From the bleating of a single-chime air horn to the low rumble of a 567A diesel engine, this HO scale SW7 captures the distinctive sounds of the hardworking prototype. The Broadway Limited Imports model uses the same tooling as the BLI SW7 and NW2 made in […]
Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale steam generator car
Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale steam generator car Featuring wisps of simulated steam escaping from under the carbody, this new HO steam generator car from Rapido Trains accurately models a prototype that kept passengers warm on Canadian railroads. Prior to the diesel era, passenger trains were heated by piping in steam from a locomotive’s boiler. […]
Tam Valley Depot Digital Command Control (DCC) Hex Frog Juicer
Tam Valley Depot Digital Command Control (DCC) Hex Frog Juicer The Hex Frog Juicer from Tam Valley Depot is an automatic reversing circuit for turnout and crossing frogs on Digital Command Control layouts. Each unit can power and reverse polarity for up to six frogs, enough for as many turnouts or three crossings. The Hex […]