WalthersProto HO Budd 73-foot baggage car

Color photo HO scale baggage car with metal finish and red, white, and blue graphics on white background

WalthersProto HO Budd 73-foot baggage car Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $105.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com WalthersProto HO Budd 73-foot baggage car features: Factory-installed formed-wire grab irons Factory-printed road numbers (two cars per paint scheme) Freestanding roof vents Limited edition, one-time run of these road numbers […]

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Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar

Color photo HO scale boxcar painted dark blue with silver roof and yellow graphics.

Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $49.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar features: 36” metal wheelsets Based on full-size cars that handle paper rolls 10 feet or more in diameter for magazine and newspaper production Body-mounted Proto-Max metal […]

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News & Products for the week of June 30th 2025

A model locomotive in a mural paint scheme

News & Products for the week of June 30th 2025   Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of June 30th, […]

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Walthers HO Pullman-Standard 4427 covered hopper

Color photo of HO scale covered hopper painted light gray with black graphics

Walthers HO Pullman-Standard 4427 covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $34.98 Era: Mid-1960s to 2000s (varies based on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Walthers HO Pullman-Standard 4427 covered hopper features: 36″ metal wheelsets 4-3-4 exterior-post pattern Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers Detailed bottom outlet gates […]

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Walthers HO Horizon Fleet passenger cars

Color photo of HO scale passenger car painted silver with red, white, and blue graphics

Walthers HO Horizon Fleet passenger cars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $49.98 Era: 1989 to present Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Features on Walthers HO Horizon Fleet passenger cars: Coach and cafe club food service cars Factory-installed diaphragms GSI roller-bearing trucks with 36” turned-metal wheels with RP-25 […]

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WalthersMainline HO scale EMD GP9

Side view of HO scale diesel locomotive painted green and yellow on scenicked model railroad with title bar in lower left corner.

A new run of the WalthersMainline HO scale EMD GP9 was recently released. Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno shares a brief history of the Electro-Motive Division road switcher and Central Vermont No. 4445; highlights the detail parts on the ready-to-run model; and demonstrates some of the sound and light functions on the locomotive, which […]

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WalthersMainline HO scale EMD GP9

Side view of HO scale diesel locomotive painted green and yellow on scenicked model railroad with title bar in lower left corner.

A new run of the WalthersMainline HO scale EMD GP9 was recently released. Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno shares a brief history of the Electro-Motive Division road switcher and Central Vermont No. 4445; highlights the detail parts on the ready-to-run model; and demonstrates some of the sound and light functions on the locomotive, which […]

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Cody’s Office for April 2025

Man in tan shirt with stripes wearing glasses holding book with model trains in foreground

All-new episodes of Cody’s Office are back into production! That’s right, the popular Trains.com Video series returns at the Firecrown Media offices in suburban Milwaukee, Wis. The setting may be different, but Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno returns with all of your favorite segments, including new products, a modeling tip, and viewer mail. Four […]

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News & Products for the week of June 2nd 2025

A brown and blue model locomotive

News & Products for the week of June 2nd 2025   Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of June 2nd, […]

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Walthers HO ACF 5250 covered hopper

Color photo of HO scale covered hopper painted gray with red and black graphics on white background

Walthers HO ACF 5250 covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $34.98 Era: 1960s to 2000s Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Walthers HO ACF 5250 covered hopper features: 36” turned-metal wheels on plastic axles All-new tooling from rails to roof Based on prototypes used to haul plastic […]

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News & Products for the week of May 26th 2025

A white model tank car

News & Products for the week of May 26th 2025   Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of May 26th, […]

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Walthers HO 50-foot single-door boxcar

Color photo of HO scale boxcar painted red with black and white graphics

Walthers HO 50-foot single-door boxcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $34.98 Era: post-World War II to 1980s Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Walthers HO 50-foot single-door boxcar features: 4-3-1 improved Dreadnaught ends 7-run side and end ladders 8’-0” Youngstown doors 8-panel riveted car sides 33” turned-metal wheelsets […]

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