Trainfest 2022 announced

Trainfest logo

  Kalmbach Media and the Great American Train Shows will partner to produce Trainfest 2022, the renowned national model train show. The event is scheduled to take place in November at a venue in the greater Milwaukee area. Details on the show will be announced later in March. “We are excited to have the show […]

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Athearn adds General Electric AC4400CW to Genesis 2.0 line

CSX no. 1, the Spirit of West Virginia, is based on one of the first six AC4400CWs built. Features on the model include a Holden K5H air horn, angled grab irons on top of the nose, and evenly sized radiator grills on the right side.

A General Electric AC4400CW diesel locomotive joins the rapidly growing Genesis 2.0 product line from Athearn Trains. The HO scale six-axle road unit is scheduled for release in April 2023. Road names in the first release will include The CIT Group (blue and white), Chicago & North Western (green and yellow with Operation Lifesaver logo), […]

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News & Products for the week of March 3, 2022

Photo of HO scale Pennsylvania RR class G38 ore car painted black with white graphics on white background.

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 March 3, 2022.   HO scale locomotives   Electro-Motive Division GP38 diesel […]

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News & Products for the week of February 24, 2022

Photo of black and yellow HO scale locomotive on scenicked base.

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 February 24, 2022.   HO scale locomotives   Electro-Motive Division F7A diesel […]

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Amherst 2022 product walk

A blue passenger locomotive with red highlights sits on gray and black plastic track with another similar model in the background.

Amherst 2022 Product Walk: The Amherst Railway Society’s 2022 Railroad Hobby Show at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass., was held January 29-30. Although a blizzard cut attendance to Saturday’s show, the Sunday show saw large crowds that came close to pre-pandemic levels. Saturday gave us a chance to get around to many […]

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Model railroad products for the week of February 17, 2022

Black and gray diesel locomotive with red, white, and blue stripes on scenicked base with clouds in background.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about model railroad products like 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 February 17, 2022.   HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division […]

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Meet the modeler: John Vorhes

Model train next to a station

How did you get started in the hobby? My love of trains started when I was six years old, watching steam engines on a branch line of the Union Pacific in the late 40’s. I recall being swept away with the sounds and power of the Consolidation (2-8-0) locomotives that stopped in my Dad’s hometown. […]

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Meet the Modeler: Kathy Millatt

Kathy, in red T-shirt, poses with a paintbrush and several structures

What was your first train set (or locomotive)? My first set was my Dad’s Hornby Dublo 3-rail set from the 1950s. He had loads of buildings and track that we put out every Christmas. Over time, I moved on to a 4-by-8-foot piece of plywood. The height of my modelling was using (bright orange!) builder’s […]

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Model railroad products for the week of February 10, 2022

Five HO scale barrel ore cars in various Canadian National and Ontario Northland paint schemes on white background.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about model railroad products like 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 February 10, 2022.   HO scale locomotives   […]

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