Join Eric White in the studio as he does an in-depth product review of the Tangent Scale Models Greenville Steel Car Co. HO scale 86-foot high-cube double plug-door boxcar. […]
Product Review: Tangent Scale Models Greenville Steel Car Co.
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Product Review: Tangent Scale Models Greenville Steel Car Co.
Join Eric White in the studio as he does an in-depth product review of the Tangent Scale Models Greenville Steel Car Co. HO scale 86-foot high-cube double plug-door boxcar. […]
Viewliner II sleeping cars headed to Lake Shore Limited’s New York section
WASHINGTON — As the last two of 25 Viewliner II sleeping cars departed carbuilder CAF USA’s Elmira Heights, N.Y., factory this week, an Amtrak official has confirmed that some of the new cars will replace original Viewliners on the New York section of the Lake Shore Limited after Labor Day. “I’m happy to share that […]
With hurricane approaching, Amtrak cancels service to, from New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak has cancelled all service in and out of New Orleans beginning early Saturday in advance of Hurricane Ida, which is expected to make landfall this Sunday. This is necessary so railroad flood gates adjacent to levees can be closed and sealed to prevent any possible storm surge from entering the city. […]
Inter-Action Hobbies HO Schaake Machine Works structure kit
With scribed wood siding, large windows and skylights, and a wealth of detail parts, Schaake Machine Works is a distinctive new entry to the HO scale craftsman structure market. The kit, from Canada-based Inter-Action Hobbies, builds into a compact, eye-catching industry that would look at home on a layout from the early days of steam […]
Atlas HO scale GE U23B diesel locomotive
Atlas has re-released its HO scale General Electric U23B, this time with an available Electronic Solutions Ulm (ESU) LokSound V5 dual-mode decoder and several other refinements. General Electric’s (GE) U23B was produced from August 1968 to June 1977. Featuring a 12-cylinder FDL diesel engine, it produced 2,250hp. Most of the 1960s was dominated by horsepower […]
19th century steam locomotives operating in the West
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic is celebrating its belated (by 1 year due to Covid-19) 50th anniverary with a great gathering of pre-1900 steam locomotives. The event began last weekend and continues through this coming Sunday. Here’s what Editor Jim Wrinn has seen so far. […]
Product Review: Atlas HO GE U23B
Join Eric White as he reviews the new Atlas HO GE U23B locomotive! Learn all about this product’s facts and features, and see how it runs on the track. […]
Product Review: Atlas HO GE U23B
Join Eric White as he reviews the new Atlas HO GE U23B locomotive! Learn all about this product’s facts and features, and see how it runs on the track. […]
How to keep rust off your trains
Those little packets of silica gel that come in model train and other boxes are there for a reason – to keep moisture away from your valuable items. Classic Toy Trains Editor Hal Miller tells you how they work and where you can get more if you’ve thrown yours away. […]
Rapido Trains HO scale EMD SW1200
An Electro-Motive Division SW1200 end-cab switcher joins the ever-growing lineup of HO scale diesel locomotives from Rapido Trains. The model has an injection-molded plastic body with railroad-specific details; a die-cast metal frame, chassis, and gearboxes; and loads of separate, factory-applied, prototype-specific detail parts. The prototype Electro-Motive Division produced the SW1200 from January 1954 to May […]
Man shot at Chicago Union Station was wanted for California murder four days earlier
CHICAGO — The man killed by Amtrak police in a shootout at Chicago Union Station on Tuesday had allegedly shot and killed a man in Oakland just four days before. Jamar Jason Taylor, 33, of San Leandro, Calif., died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after being shot in an exchange of gunfire with police on a […]
