Walthers buys Chooch Enterprises

An announcement from Chooch

Sale follows Chooch founder’s retirement earlier in 2020 MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Walthers now owns the well-known Chooch Enterprises model railroading company. In an announcement earlier on Friday, Mike O’Connell, founder of Chooch Enterprises, says he sold his company to Milwaukee-based Wm. K. Walthers Inc. O’Connell had announced his retirement earlier in 2020, along with his […]

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Lionel’s Kansas City Southern Legacy SD70 ACe

Lionel's Kansas City Southern Legacy SD70 ACe

O GAUGE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN LEGACY SD70ACE NO. 4006 BY LIONEL Price: $599.99 Stock no.: 20333330) Features: O-36 operation, two can-style motors, two remote couplers, smoke unit, Legacy sound system, Legacy Command Control for operation in conventional, TrainMaster, RailSounds, or using the LionChief Universal Remote or the Bluetooth LionChief app Low speed (Cmd): 2.2 scale […]

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Cripple Creek Engine Works structure from Menards

Cripple Creek Engine Works structure from Menards

THE CRIPPLE CREEK ENGINE WORKS Price: $89.99 Stock no.: 279-5926 Features: Assembled and decorated locomotive shop. One run-through stall and one dead-end stall. Exterior LED illumination. Illumination requires the Menards Plug & Play 4.5V power supply nos. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050, sold separately. Order online at Menards.com/Trains. Locomotives – steam or diesel – require regular […]

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Model Railroader announces the launch of Trains.com

Trains.com logo

Editor Carl Swanson’s letter to readers about new website and online membership Trains. We love them and so do you. That’s why we at Model Railroader are excited to announce we will be launching an all-new, redesigned website for you in just a couple of weeks. You’ll still be able to access all the content […]

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Combining a century of experience

Bad joint in N scale track

My friend Steve Miazga and I have been modeling in N scale for 100 years combined – and what a scary thought that is! We both have medium-sized layouts and run lots of trains, so often we find ourselves in the same quandaries. Lately we’ve been dealing with a problem that has crept up over […]

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