Locomotives & rolling stock
The Train Loft, 4007-B Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27104, has announced a custom-run MTH 36’ Woodside Reefer as part of the Premier line. The car will be available in two numbers and features O-31 operation (20-94784 shown). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $84.95. Website: trainloft.com
Mr. Muffin’s Trains, 165 E. Main St., Atlanta IN 46031, has a custom-run MTH 50’ Waffle Boxcar as part of the Premier line. The car will be available in two numbers and features O-31 operation (20-99493 shown). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $84.95. Website: mrmuffinstrains.com
Berwyn’s Toys & Trains, 7025 Odgen Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402, is selling a custom-run MTH GP35 Diesel Locomotive as part of the Premier line. The locomotives will be available in two cab numbers and feature O-31 operation (20-22104 shown). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $669.95. Website: berwynstoytrains.com
Public Delivery Track, has a custom-run MTH 64’ Woodside Passenger Car as part of the Premier line. The unlettered cars will be available in four different versions and feature O-42 operation (20-62184 shown). Expected delivery in April 2026. Price: $139.95. Website: publicdeliverytrack.com
Trainz has a custom-run MTH 3-Bay Cylindrical Hopper Car as part of the Premier line. The car will be decorated in Trainz graphics and features O-31 operation (20-96890). Expected delivery in March 2026. Price: $84.95. Website: trainz.com
Ready Made Trains (RMT), PO Box 173, Bloomsbury, NJ 08804, is selling a Single Dome Tank Car. The cars are available in several roadnames and feature O-36 operation. Price: $39.95. Contact your local retailer to purchase. Website: readymadetoys.com
The Train Loft, 4007-B Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27104, is selling a custom-run Atlas Modern Tank Car as part of the Premier line. The cars will be sold in two-car packs, each featuring two unique car numbers. Expected delivery in early 2026. Price: $199.95. Website: trainloft.com
Mr. Muffin’s Trains, 165 E. Main St., Atlanta IN 46031, offers a custom-run MTH F7 Diesel Locomotive as part of the Premier line. The engine will be available in two numbers and features O-31 operation (20-22055 shown). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $549.95. Website: mrmuffinstrains.com
Berwyn’s Toys & Trains, 7025 Odgen Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402, is selling a custom-run MTH Extended Vision Caboose as part of the Premier line. The caboose features two operating die-cast couplers, interiors with overhead lighting, and O-31 operation. The caboose will be available in two car numbers (20-91865 shown). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $94.95. Website: berwynstoytrains.com
MTH Electric Trains, 7393 Washington Blvd. Ste. 101, Elkridge, MD 21075, offers O Scale Gondola Cars with Pipe Loads as part of the Premier line. The car will feature nine removable pipes and O-31 operation (20-95868 shown). Expected delivery in May 2026. Price: $79.95. Website: mthtrains.com
Nassau Hobby Center, 13 W. Merrick Rd., Freeport NY 11520, has announced a custom-run MTH GP35 as part of the Premier line. The locomotive features Proto-Sound 3.0, onboard DCC/DCS decoder, operating ProtoSmoke diesel exhaust, and O-42 operation (20-22089 shown). Expected delivery in March 2026. Price: $669.95. Website: nassauhobby.com
The Train Loft, 4007-B Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27104, has a custom-run MTH 36’ Woodside Reefer as part of the Premier line. The car will be available in two numbers and features O-31 operation (20-94786 shown). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $84.95. Website: trainloft.com
MTH Electric Trains, 7393 Washington Blvd. Ste. 101, Elkridge, MD 21075, announced an O Scale 4-8-2 Mohawk Steam Locomotive as part of the Premier line. The engine Features a steaming quillable whistle, Proto-Sounds 3.0, synchronized puffing ProtoSmoke system, O-54 operation. (20-30134 shown) Expected delivery in July 2026. Price: $1,699.99. Website: mthtrains.com
Mr. Muffin’s Trains, 165 E. Main St., Atlanta IN 46031, is selling a custom-run MTH Extended Vision Caboose as part of the Premier line. The caboose features two operating die-cast couplers, interiors with overhead lighting, and O-31 operation (20-91843). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $94.95. Website: mrmuffinstrains.com
Mr. Muffin’s Trains, 165 E. Main St., Atlanta IN 46031, offers a custom-run MTH F7 Diesel Locomotive as part of the Premier line. The engines will be sold as A/B sets (B unit is unpowered) and feature O-31 operation (20-22054 shown). Expected delivery in February 2026. Price: $679.99. Website: mrmuffinstrains.com
3rd Rail Division of Sunset Models, 16 Beta Court, San Ramon, CA 94583, has announced an O scale Southern Pacific’s No. 4449 GS4 “American Freedom Train.” The 3-rail version of the locomotive features an all-brass body and chassis and is TMCC/DCS/Legacy/conventional operation compatible. An optional Blunami upgrade is available. The engine will be available in both the AFT bicentennial and Amtrak patched-tender paint schemes. Price: $2,649.99. Website: thirdandtownsendmodels.com
Accessories & details
Brennan’s Model Railroading is selling Street Schmutz, a gray powdery grit designed for use on your layout. The 2-ounce bag will add details to your curbs and intersections, pavement, around cobblestones, and much more. Price: $6.95. Website: brennansmodelrr.com
Media
Firecrown Media has Tales of the Rails. This book brings together 46 first-hand accounts from professional railroaders sharing stories about their jobs. Some funny, some tragic, and some nerve-wracking, but always entertaining and informative. Pulled from the pages of Trains and Classic Trains magazines, these stories span the age of steam into the 1970s. Price: $27.99. Order from shop.trains.com.
Classic Toy Trains has a new downloadable PDF package called “Inspired by Frank Ellison.” We share articles by five authors who credited Ellison as an inspiration. This package includes: Dennis Brennan, building a winter diorama; Bill Loop’s O and S gauge layout; Thomas Browne’s Gillmore & Lewistown O gauge layout; Fred Dole, an appreciation written by Roger Carp; Stan Trzoniec, celebrating six decades of trains. Price: $11.95. Order from shop.trains.com.
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