Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out the latest HO and N scale model railroading products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. You’ll see a quick demo of Kato’s new SD40-2, using the firm’s Sound Box controller. Associate editor Cody […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out the latest HO and N scale model railroading products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. You’ll see a quick demo of Kato’s new SD40-2, using the firm’s Sound Box controller. Associate editor Cody […]
The Kato N scale Amtrak Southwest Limited passenger train set features two newly tooled passenger cars. The model train is led by an all-new N scale Electro-Motive Division SDP40F diesel locomotive. Watch the train run along the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Salt Lake Route layout. […]
The Kato N scale Amtrak Southwest Limited passenger train set features two newly tooled passenger cars. The model train is led by an all-new N scale Electro-Motive Division SDP40F diesel locomotive. Watch the train run along the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Salt Lake Route layout. […]
Kato N scale Electro-Motive Division SDP40F When Amtrak began operations in 1971, it inherited a mixed bag of locomotives and passenger cars from participating railroads. In order to survive, the decades-old equipment needed to be replaced. Amtrak’s first all-new locomotive was the General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division SDP40F. This locomotive is now offered by Kato in […]
Kato N scale ACS-64 with Amfleet I cars The first prototype Cities Sprinter locomotives have been on Amtrak property for little more than two years, and now N scale modelers can get their hands on one from Kato. Also known as the ACS-64, these locomotives will pull all non-Acela trains on Amtrak’s electrified Northeast Corridor. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out a new Digital Command Control (DCC) sound equipped HO scale locomotive and more new model train products with associate editor Cody Grivno. Right on time for the holiday season, Cody will also give you some tips for cleaning model train set […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out a new Digital Command Control (DCC) sound equipped HO scale locomotive and more new model train products with associate editor Cody Grivno. Right on time for the holiday season, Cody will also give you some tips for cleaning model train set […]
Kato HO scale GP35 diesel locomotive The 2015 version of Kato’s GP35 features a printed-circuit board with an eight-pin socket for a Digital Command Control decoder. The Kato HO scale GP35 features many separately applied detail parts including the handrails and air horn. After a long hiatus, the Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive has returned […]
The Kato Sound Box provides an easy way to add realistic sound effects to a direct-current (DC) layout without having to install Digital Command Control (DCC). Senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates the Sound Box connected to a Kato power pack on the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project model train layout. […]
The Kato Sound Box provides an easy way to add realistic sound effects to a direct-current (DC) layout without having to install Digital Command Control (DCC). Senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates the Sound Box connected to a Kato power pack on the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project model train layout. […]
Kato analog sound controller Sound brings a new level of fun to a model railroad, but what’s a modeler to do if he doesn’t want to convert to Digital Command Control? Kato USA offers one solution with its Sound Box analog sound controller. With this device attached to a direct-current power pack, a modeler at […]
