Plymouth Locomotives, Vol. 2 from SilverLake Images LLC Price: $35 Publisher: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com Plymouth Locomotives, Vol. 2 features: Softcover, 142 pages Reproduction of a number of Plymouth Locomotive Works bulletins, including Plymouth Locomotives for All Motor Fuels, Plymouth Gasoline & Diesel Locomotives Model […]
We’ll take a look at five details you can add to transition-era cabooses. Some details are railroad-specific, while others apply to many railroads. When in doubt, refer to prototype photos. The steam-to-diesel transition era, roughly 1940 to 1960, is the most popular modeling era. There are several reasons for this. Many people who model this […]
Lakewood Cars: Industrial Cars & Factory Trucks from SilverLake Images LLC S: Manufacturers’ Catalog Archive Book 39 available now Price: $35 Publisher: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com Lakewood Cars: Industrial Cars & Factory Trucks features: Softcover, 156 pages A reproduction of Lakewood Cars Book 16 catalog […]
“Bloody Nose” Alco PA1 from American Z Line Scale: Z (1:220) Price: Contact manufacturer Era: 1958+ Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com “Bloody Nose” Alco PA1 features: prototype specific details 7mm can motor dual flywheels directional controlled light-emitting diode lighting six-axle trucks with blind middle axle blackened metal wheels traction […]
Davenport Locomotive Works, Vol. 1 from SilverLake Images LLC Price: $35 Publisher: SilverLake Images LLC, available from Ron’s Books, P.O. Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528; 914-967-7541; ronsbooks.com Davenport Locomotive Works, Vol. 1 features: Softcover 140 pages Includes reproductions of the following Davenport Locomotive Works catalogs: Davenport Locomotive Works Tenth Edition, Davenport Locomotive Works Catalog 24, Davenport […]
The Southern Pacific’s original transcontinental line north of Ogden, Utah, and around the top of the Great Salt Lake via Promontory was operationally difficult. In 1904, SP opened the 102-mile Lucin Cutoff, a shorter, flatter, straighter route that included a 12-mile trestle across the lake. Classic Train coll. […]
West Edge 3D assorted figures and details Scale: N (1:160) Price: Varies (see below) Manufacturer: West Edge 3D, 0412 574 151, westedge3d.com.au Assorted figures and details feature: Full-color, no painting required Printed in UV-cured color resin Release date: Now available Packs: Figures (mixed people, people waiting 1 and 2, summer figures, and young adults), $19.95 […]
Meet Randy Mower In a paragraph, how did you get started in the hobby? I started my garden railway 30 years ago after attending a National Garden Railway Convention in Washington D.C. My father lived in Chicago at the time and had a small LGB garden railway, so I was somewhat familiar with it, […]
Cabooses It’s been roughly 40 years since cabooses were a regular occurrence on the end of any mainline train. Cabooses were a critical part of railroad operations, coordination, and logistics. Since the beginning of railroads in the 1830s, train crews would routinely work from one end of the train to another via roof walks and […]
US diesel locomotives in South Korea US diesel locomotives in South Korea: The train has been a symbol of power, progress, and practicality since it was invented just over two centuries ago. It has played a positive role in many societies by helping in constructing and reconstructing communities, aiding troops in times of armed conflict, […]
Mind-blowing Polar Express facts In 1985, illustrator and writer Chris Van Allsburg penned what has become a classic Christmas story — The Polar Express. Then 19 years later, 2004, film director Robert Zemeckis led a team to create the feature-length, animated version of the story centered around a most magical train and testing our “persuasion […]
Assorted figures and details from West Edge 3D Scale: O (1:48 and 1:43.5) Price: Varies (see below) Manufacturer: West Edge 3D, 0412 574 151, westedge3d.com.au Assorted figure and detail features: Full-color, no painting required Printed in UV-cured color resin Release date: Now available Packs: Figures (mixed people, people waiting 1 and 2, summer figures, and […]
