A General Electric (GE) Dash 8-40CM has joined the growing lineup of N scale diesel locomotives from Rapido Trains. The six-axle road unit features a plastic body; separate, factory-applied wire grab irons; and body-mounted couplers. The prototype. In the late 1980s, Canadian National enlisted General Electric to produce a variant of the Dash 8-40C better […]
Whether you’re a Rivet Counter or an Operator, ScaleTrains.com has an SD45 for you. These HO scale models are available now with every last detail installed, or just the highlights, and with dual-mode sound decoders, or as direct- current models with a provision to add your favorite Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. General Motors’ Electro-Motive […]
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, structures, decals, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroad editors have news on for the week of Dec. 24, 2020. HO scale locomotives Union Pacific gas turbine with tender. Nos. 64 […]
Check out ScaleTrains.com’s HO scale Rivet Counter and Operator line SD45s on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy! […]
Check out Rapido’s new N scale General Electric Dash-8-40CM Draper Taper on the Canadian Canyons project layout! […]
O scale wood fence kit by TW Trainworx Price: $50 Stock no. TWX-2180 Features: Four 12” -long sections. Website: twtrainworxstore.com Like many other O gauge enthusiasts, I’m always looking for ways to add effective details to my layout without taking up a lot of space. At a pre-pandemic train show, I ran across a realistic-looking […]
O gauge Legacy 4-6-6T locomotive by Lionel Price: $1,099.99 Stock no.: 2031020 Features: O-31 operation, Lionel Legacy command system, Legacy and TrainMaster control, conventional or Bluetooth operation with the Lionel Universal Remote Controller or the LionChief App, can-style motor, directional lighting, rear remote-control coupler, three-speaker sound system, crew talk Low speed (Cmd): 2.11 smph Low […]
Watch Lionel’s O gauge Boston & Albany 4-6-6T steam locomotive in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the February 2021 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine! […]
O gauge Chicago Great Western Legacy F7 A-A set no. 2033260 by Lionel Price: $899.99 Features: O-31 operation, two units totaling four can-style motors, Legacy command and sound system, smoke units in each locomotive, front remote couplers, directional lighting, Conventional command, Lionel Legacy, TrainMaster, Universal Remote, or LionChief App control capability Low speed (Cmd): 1.6 […]
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, which are under investor pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, are exploring the use of alternatives to the diesel-electric locomotive. The Canadian Class I railroads have been working with the Railway Association of Canada and Transport Canada on a range of ways to reduce emissions, including electrification and using […]
Wednesday morning rail news: Amtrak Office of Inspector General reports issues with PTC implementation A report from Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General says the passenger railroad expects to achieve positive train control interoperability by the Dec. 31, 2020, deadline, but can take steps to better ensure its systems are reliable, and that the company faces […]
Engines & rolling stock Accucraft, 3260 Central Ave, Union City CA 94587 has an Adams Radial Tank 4-4-2T in 1:32 scale. This live-steam engine is butane fired and available in both kit and ready-to-run versions, with a choice of several roadnames Price (kit): $1,945 or (RTR) $2,160. See the website for more information. Website: accucraft.com […]
