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Click the image to download a PDF of this article as it would appear in TRAINS magazine. Quick: Name one locomotive model to which the word “obscure” would never apply. There’s a high likelihood that, if you watched trains in the 1980s and ’90s, the SD40-2 came quickly to your mind. After all, thousands roamed […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F7 A-A and A-B diesel locomotive sets. Atlantic Coast Line, Kansas City Southern, Minneapolis & St. Louis (A-A set), New York Central, and Southern Pacific (Daylight paint scheme). Powered lead unit with dummy trailer; all are A-B sets unless noted. Metal wheelsets and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $89.98. March […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 diesel locomotive. Denver & Rio Grande Western (with 88″ nose), Ohio Central (88″ nose), R.J. Corman RR (81″ nose), and Southern Pacific (123″ nose). Three road numbers available. Upgraded tooling, prototype-specific details, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98. March 2010. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. […]
MTH Electric Trains HO scale SD70ACe diesel locomotive Remotely opening couplers set this HO scale SD70ACe from MTH Electric Trains apart from other recent locomotive models. This is a feature that hasn’t before been seen on a ready-to-run HO locomotive. The MTH SD70ACe also has many realistic sound effects and operates on DC, Digital Command […]
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad roster Legendary among Alco operators, the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is an independent Class III railroad operating 139-miles of onetime Frisco trackage between Monett, Mo., and Fort Smith, Ark. In addition to freight service, the road also operates passenger excursions. The road’s all-Alco fleet is dominated by 16 C420s of various […]
HO scale freight cars Heinz ketchup boxcar. Walthers Proto 1000 newsprint car customized with alcohol heater details to match cars leased to Heinz Canada. Eleven car numbers available. Metal wheelsets, separately applied ladders and grab irons, and magnetic knuckle couplers. $60 Canadian. Ready-to-run. Action Hobbies R-70-20 refrigerator car. Nordic Warehouse Inc. (Cold Train logo), Union […]
50 years ago in railroad history … A supplement to the Classic Trains Online Look Back e-mail newsletter The U.S. Supreme Court on March 2 upholds a lower court’s ruling not to interfere in the discontinuance of New York Central’s Weehawken-Cortland Street Hudson River ferries, paving the way for their last runs on March 24; […]
International Hobby Corp. HO scale USRA Light Mikado This 2-8-2 Mikado is a medium-size steam freight locomotive that comes ready-to-run and performs extremely well. It includes a Digital Command Control socket for easy conversion to DCC. The model comes decorated in 11 road names and includes a USRA 32-foot rectangular coal tender. Made by International […]
MTH HO L3a Mohawk no. 3006 M.T.H. Releases 2008 No. 3 HO Catalog Featuring New Steam and First Diesel LocomotiveColumbia, Maryland, July 2, 2008 – M.T.H. Electric Trains is pleased to announce that the fourth steam locomotive in the company’s HO product line will be a New York Central Mohawk steam locomotive. Faithfully recreated in […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Mexican National Ry., Milwaukee Road, Missouri Pacific, Montana Rail Link (one road number), and Norfolk Southern. Three road numbers unless specified. Prototype-specific details, 8-pin Digital Command Control socket, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $99.98. November 2008. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains Southern Pacific Electro-Motive Division F7 diesel locomotive. […]
The National Train Show is being held in conjunction with the National Model Railroad Association national convention in Detroit, Mich., July 27-29, 2007. Below are some of the new products being featured at the show. Look for a full show report next week. Alco C-420 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotivesAlco C-420 diesel locomotive. Arkansas & […]
ONE OF THE Goliaths of modern railroading is the Electro-Motive SD70ACe, and it is far more than a tweak of the popular SD70. Electro-Motive designers re-worked its 16-cylinder prime mover to be more fuel-efficient and to meet tougher environmental emissions requirements. Improvments were made in just about every aspect: from crewmember ergonomics to ease of […]
