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Bowser HO class N8 cabin car Bowser’s easy plastic kit for a Pennsylvania RR class N8 steel cabin car (PRR’s term for a caboose) greatly simplifies modeling the “Standard Railroad of the World.” The 200 cars of this class were built at the PRR’s Altoona, Pa., shop between 1950 and 1951. They saw service system-wide, […]
Bachmann’s E-Z Command system makes it easy to outfit a small HO layout with Digital Command Control (DCC). This new system was developed in partnership with Bernd Lenz, the inventor who gave his digital control system patent to the National Model Railroad Association (his system became today’s DCC standard). It’s a simplified “plug-and-play” package that’s […]
Märklin’s HO Alco PA-1 neatly captures the prototype’s chunky proportions, and its well-detailed, cast-metal body adds weight to product plenty of tractive effort. With the introduction of Märklin’s newest HO scale American-style train set comes the North American debut of the firm’s new Märklin Systems digital control technology. From the locomotive to the rolling stock […]
Trix HO NYC caboose The Trix pivoting drawbar supports a magnetic knuckle coupler. Trix has introduced the first mass-produced plastic model of the New York Central’s 19000-series wood caboose, making it much easier for Central fans to have a model of this widely used car. The caboose is well built and neatly decorated, but detail-oriented […]
Walthers HO 12-1 Pullman Walthers’ 12-1 Pullman is likely to become a staple of HO model railroad layouts set any time from the late 1920s through the early 1960s, just as the prototype 12-1 (12 sections, 1 drawing room) heavyweight Pullman was a staple of American railroad travel. The car combines the modular construction of […]
InterMountain Railway Co. N scale SD40T-2 A handsome N scale SD40T-2 tunnel motor locomotive is now available from InterMountain. It features a detailed plastic body, six-wheel trucks, and a smooth-running dual-flywheel mechanism that can be easily adapted for Digital Command Control (DCC). This well-proportioned model is a replica of the 3,000-hp prototype that was introduced […]
Wm. K. Walthers HO troop cars Two military passenger cars from World War II are now available ready-to-run from Walthers. They include Bachmann E-Z Mate magnetic knuckle couplers and models of prototype Allied Full-Cushion trucks with metal wheelsets. Both models represent prototypes built to move troops across America during the latter days of World War […]
Bowser, N scale, PRR N5C caboose Recently, Bowser released ready-to-run N scale models of the distinctive Pennsylvania RR class N5C caboose. The model is offered in most of the paint schemes worn by the prototype cars during four decades of service on the Pennsy and its successors – Penn Central and Conrail. In 1942 the […]
Athearn HO UP 4-6-6-4 Challenger This HO scale 4-6-6-4 Challenger is a top-notch model and easily the best of Athearn’s Genesis-series steam locomotives. It looks like its famous prototype, and its fine performance is enhanced by sound effects whether running on conventional DC or Digital Command Control (DCC). The story of the Union Pacific Challengers […]
Atlas HO H-24-66 Train Master This Train Master heavy-duty diesel locomotive is the first Atlas HO scale model to include a sound system, which adds even more realism to the smooth-running mechanism and superb detail we’ve come to expect from Atlas. These models include railroad-specific details and come ready-to-run in DC and DCC (Digital Command […]
Throttle keypad with display and linear speed control. Zimo Elektronik is offering a highly sophisticated Digital Command Control (DCC) system capable of operating under manual cab control or in a fully automated display mode. The extensive Zimo product line is compatible with National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) DCC standards and recommended practices. It also supports […]
Broadway Limited Imports’ HO PRR 2-10-4 locomotive is a powerful brute. A model of the Pennsylvania RR’s massive class J1 Texas-type locomotive has just been introduced by Broadway Limited Imports, and it will undoubtedly capture the imagination of more than a few model railroaders. The J1 is well executed, powerful, and big — you may […]
