Garage detail kit no. 2 Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $29.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com Garage detail kit no. 2 features: 20-piece set includes two lifts, jack stands, ramps, and tool carts; portable lift table; wheel balancing machine; tire changer; upright air compressor; portable air compressor; […]
Longtime model and prototype railroad publisher and author Don Heimburger passed away June 10, 2022, at his home in the Chicago area. He was 75. An avid model railroader, he started S Gaugian magazine when he was 15 years old. He worked as a newspaper reporter while earning a journalism degree from the University of […]
Trinity 6,351-cubic-foot capacity four-bay covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $49.98 Era: early 2000s to present Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com Trinity 6,351-cubic-foot capacity four-bay covered hopper features: 36” turned-metal wheels Factory-installed grab irons See-through etched-metal walkways and crossover platforms Proto-Max metal couplers One of two […]
Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $49.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com Code 83 nickel silver DCC-friendly curved turnout features: Left- and right-hand versions 36” outer radius, 24” inner radius Snap-action points, solid rail points for better conductivity, isolated frogs with built-in jumper for powering as desired, current […]
Union Freight House Scale: O (1:48) Price: $120 Era: early 1900s to present Manufacturer: Ipswich Hobbies, 919-721-8757, ipswichhobbies.com Union Freight House features: Laser-cut basswood walls Scribed interior floor Loading dock details Measures 20” x 7” Available now Reproduced from Ipswich Hobbies June 2022 news release News & Products is a regular feature of Trains.com for model […]
Peco launches TT scale products British manufacturer Peco (Pritchard Patent Product Co.) recently announced a new line of track and accessories for TT scale (1:120 proportion). A press release from the manufacturer stated, “Peco’s launch of this once-loved scale has come through a surge in demand from collectors as well as a personal passion of […]
Meet Rich Perrelli How did you get started in the hobby? I guess it was in my blood. My grandfather was a steam locomotive mechanic, and my dad encouraged my love of trains when I was a little tyke. On warm summer evenings he would drive us to a place where the highway palled the […]
Ford F-850 boom truck Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $34.99 Era: 1960 to 1980+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com Ford F-850 boom truck features: Factory-assembled injection-molded plastic model Positionable boom and outriggers Molded cab interior with separate, factory-applied steering wheel Clear window glazing Rubber tires Available […]
40-foot Pfaudler milk car Scale: HO (1:87) Price: $36.99 Era: 1920s to 1950s Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com Features: Screw-mounted express-type trucks Machined metal RP-25 contour wheels Body-mounted McHenry couplers Injection-molded plastic body Minimum radius: 18” Available July 2023 Road names: Chicago & North Western, Alderney Dairy Co., Merkle Dairy […]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class GA-152 coal gondola Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $29.99 plus shipping Era: 1966 to mid-1990s Manufacturer: Concept Models, P.O. Box 137, Cassel, CA 96016, con-sys.com Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class GA-152 coal gondola features: Resin castings 3-D printed parts Assembly hardware Decals for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 74900-series […]
40-foot pulpwood car Scale: HO (1:87) Price: $24.99 Era: 1957+ to 1990s+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com 40-foot pulpwood car features: Separate, factory-applied brake wheel 33” machined metal RP-25 contour wheels 50-ton solid-bearing or 70-ton roller-bearing trucks Body-mounted McHenry couplers Injection-molded plastic body Minimum radius: […]
Milwaukee, Racine & Troy American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot capacity two-bay Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $27.99 Era: early 1990s+ Manufacturer: Produced by Accurail, available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com MR&T hopper features: One-piece injection-molded plastic body Separate underbody Modeler-installed outlet gates, hatch covers, and brake appliances Roller-bearing trucks Plastic wheelsets Steel […]
