The Bowser HO scale Baldwin VO1000 includes a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. See and hear this locomotive run on the Model Railroader train layout. […]
Video: Bowser HO scale Baldwin VO1000
Section: Reviews
O gauge wind turbine
TOWERING WIND TURBINE On a recent Amtrak journey through the hills of western Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia, I was looking forward to seeing evidence of the coal mining operations in the region. Some call it a family vacation to Washington D.C., but for me it was also a trip to survey the landscape in […]
3rd Rail O gauge Brass 2-10-10-2
Land of the giants O gauge brass 2-10-10-2 from 3rd Rail In the January 2010 issue, we reviewed Lionel’s O gauge version of a Santa Fe 2-10-10-2, which in the world of real railroading was pretty much a failure. Today we are reviewing 3rd Rail’s O gauge version of a Virginian Ry. 2-10-10-2 that in […]
Lionel O gauge Vision Line GE Hybrid diesel
EcoBoy, Sr. O gauge vision line GE Hybrid ES44AC by Lionel In the February 2011 issue, we reviewed Lionel’s O gauge GenSet locomotive – a fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly switcher that used multiple smaller diesel engines that kicked in as warranted. For switching or light roadwork, this is a clever and innovative approach to saving […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. NRE Genset diesel switcher
Its basic lines may look like just another switcher, but this new Atlas HO scale model is of a 21st century locomotive with a unique, environmentally friendly design. The National Railway Equipment 3GS21B Genset switcher is in service on today’s railroads. The direct-current Atlas Genset has an eight-pin plug for a Digital Command Control (DCC) […]
Bowser HO scale Baldwin VO1000 diesel locomotive
Bowser HO scale Baldwin VO1000 diesel locomotive An upgraded HO replica of Baldwin’s VO1000, one of the manufacturer’s first diesel switchers, is available from Bowser. The model is based on Stewart Models tooling, and you’ll find a review of that model in the April 2001 Model Railroader. The HO scale version is available as a […]
Athearn Trains HO and N high-pressure gas tank cars
Athearn Trains HO and N high-pressure gas tank cars With a scale length of 64′-6″, these new models from Athearn are typical of the large, insulated, pressure tank cars built to carry 33,900 gallons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This hydrocarbon fuel is shipped under pressure to prevent evaporation. These big pressure tank cars also […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale steel rebuilt USRA boxcar
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale steel rebuilt USRA boxcar Price: $32.95 (undecorated, $26.95) ManufacturerAtlas Model Railroad Co.378 Florence Ave.Hillside, NJ 07205www.atlasrr.com Era: 1940s to 1970s Comments: A steel rebuilt United States Railway Administration boxcar is available in HO from Atlas. The model is decorated as a Pennsylvania RR X26C boxcar. The PRR rebuilt nearly […]
Micro-Trains Line Co N scale Pullman 12-1 heavyweight sleeper
Micro-Trains Line Co. N scale Pullman 12-1 heavyweight sleeper Price: $22.70 ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line Co.P.O. Box 1200Talent, OR 97540 www.micro-trains.com Era: 1925 to 1970s Comments: In the mid-1920s, the Pullman Co. built hundreds of 12-section, 1-drawing-room sleeping cars, some of which lasted in maintenance-of-way service into the 1970s. An N scale replica of Red Oak, one […]
Bachmann HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive
I purchased the DCC-equipped version of Bachmann’s HO scale EMD GP40 diesel locomotive as a replacement for the DC models that came with each of my Bachmann McKinley Explorer starter sets when the GP40 from the older set began to lurch along the track while running under DC power. Bachmann offers this model in several […]
Walthers HO scale 86-foot Hi-cube boxcar
Walthers HO scale 86-foot Hi-cube boxcar Walthers makes absolutely wonderful cars, and this Gold Line model is no exception. The one and only at my local shop, I wanted a car that was long and would challenge my small radius turns. I saw this one, and walked out with a car finally longer than my […]
Video: Fox Valley Models HO scale Hiawatha passenger train
We ran the 1935 Twin Cities Hiawatha on our Milwaukee, Racine, and Troy club layout. This HO scale model from Fox Valley Models includes the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) locomotive and passenger cars. We installed a Train Control Systems DP5 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder in the locomotive. You can read […]
