Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger equipment, structure, DVD, and calendar announcements for September 23, 2021

North County Transit District Sprinter DMU-operated commuter train.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 23, 2021. HO scale locomotives 4-6-6-4 Challenger steam locomotive. Denver & […]

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Milwaukee, Racine & Troy N scale freight cars

Artwork for Milwaukee, Racine & Troy N scale 50-foot double-door boxcar painted Oxide Red with white doors

The Kalmbach Hobby Store has exciting news for N scale modelers. In 2022, we’ll be releasing two new freight cars decorated for the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, Model Railroader’s freelanced staff layout. The custom-decorated cars are made in the U.S. by Micro-Trains Line Co. Both body styles will be offered in one road number. In […]

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Train shows face pandemic pressures

Visitors enter and exit the convention building for the 2019 National Train Show

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Train shows remain challenged nearly two years after the novel coronavirus first appeared in late 2019. Several of the nation’s most popular train shows slated for 2021 were made virtual, such as the National Model Railroad Association’s national convention, this year called “Rails By the Bay” and scheduled for the San Francisco […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and club offering announcements for September 16, 2021

Penn Central Despatch Shops Inc./St. Louis Car Co. bay-window caboose.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 16, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive. Chicago […]

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News & products for the week of September 9, 2021

Deutsche Reichsbahn BR V180 diesel locomotive

Large scale locomotives Deutsche Reichsbahn BR V180 diesel locomotive. Two five-pole can-type ball-bearing motors, detailed engine room interior and engineer figure, hook-and-loop couplers, operating red and white directional lighting with functional high beam using Digital Command Control (DCC), and DCC sound decoder (Locomotive will run on analog DC, but sound functions only on DCC.) $789.99. […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, and accessory announcements for September 9, 2021

CSX Electro-Motive Division MP15 diesel locomotive.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 9, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division MP15 diesel locomotive. CSX […]

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Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO scale freight car kits

Artwork for transition era Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO scale 41-foot gondola.

In 2022, the Kalmbach Hobby Store will be offering four new HO scale freight car kits decorated for our freelanced staff layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (MR&T). The injection-molded plastic cars, made in the U.S. by Accurail, will be offered in one road number per scheme. The kits are priced at $27.99 each. We’ve […]

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News & Products for the week of September 2, 2021

CSX Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive

O gauge locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive. CSX (yellow, blue, and gray scheme), Denver & Rio Grande Western (black and orange with large “Flying Grande” lettering), Penn Central (black and white in two road numbers, with red “C” in one number), Port Harbor (First Responders scheme in one number), and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow […]

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News & products for the week of September 2, 2021

Italian State Railways Eaos high-side gondola

Large scale freight cars Italian State Railways Eaos high-side gondola. Hook-and-loop couplers and plastic wheelsets. $157.99. October 2021. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com Electronics/controls Navigator remote. Updated replacement for nos. 35017 and 35021 Navigator remote. New 2.4GHz frequency. Ergonomic design, up to 300-foot wireless operation (when combined with the no. 35038 wireless receiver, sold separately), and […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, scenery, and electronic/control announcements for September 2, 2021

Rock Island 50-foot modernized PS-1 double-door boxcar

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 2, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division E1A and E1B diesel […]

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N and HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy boxcars

Athearn HO scale 40-foot boxcar kit painted orange and black and lettered for Model Railroader and the Great Gulch, Yahoo Valley & Northern.

The Kalmbach Hobby Store is pleased to announce the upcoming release of new Milwaukee, Racine & Troy 40-foot boxcars in N and HO scales. The models, both due out in September, will be priced at $39.98 (N scale, item no. 84228) and $27.99 (HO scale, item no. 84231). The models, both produced in the U.S., […]

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