Bill Zuback Bachmann Conrail 100-ton, 3-bay hopper car Manufacturer Bachmann Trains 1400 E. Erie Ave Philadelphia, PA 19124 Bachmanntrains.com Sold exclusively by Star Hobby 1564 Whitehall Rd. Annapolis, MD 21409 Shopstarhobby.com Price: $65 Features: Measures 16 5/8 ” x 4″ x 4″ (without load) Weight: 1.9 pounds Four road numbers available Removeable coal load Metal […]
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See and hear this sound-equipped On30 0-6-0 switcher get put through its paces on a narrow gauge logging model train layout. Our review sample also features an optional SoundTraxx Tsunami sound module. […]
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See and hear this sound-equipped On30 0-6-0 switcher get put through its paces on a narrow gauge logging model train layout. Our review sample also features an optional SoundTraxx Tsunami sound module. […]
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Bachmann On30 0-6-0 steam locomotive Whether it’s logging, mining, or in-plant switching, all private narrow-gauge railroads have one thing in common – they need a reliable locomotive to move their rolling stock. Bachmann’s latest addition to its Spectrum line of On30 steam locomotives is a home-grown 0-6-0 tender-style switcher. The ready-to-run model comes with a […]
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Bill Zuback Manufacturer Bachmann Trains 1400 East Erie Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19124 www.bachmanntrains.com Price: $229.00 Product nos.: 96281 (Christmas scheme); 96282 (bumblebee) Features: Self-propelled unit Single can motor with all-wheel drive and pickup Metal and plastic construction Polarity selector switch LED headlights and marker lights Runs on 45mm track using DC track power Available in […]
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See how David Popp installed a Bachmann Trains DCC sound decoder and TCS capacitor into an O scale (1:48) 14-ton Heisler steam locomotive used on the Olympia Logging Co., a popular MRVP project railroad. […]
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See how David Popp installed a Bachmann Trains DCC sound decoder and TCS capacitor into an O scale (1:48) 14-ton Heisler steam locomotive used on the Olympia Logging Co., a popular MRVP project railroad. […]
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Bachmann HO scale test weight car Price: $39 Manufacturer Bachmann Trains 1400 East Erie Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124 www.bachmanntrains.com Era: 1930s to present Road names: Burlington Northern, Baltimore & Ohio, Canadian National, and Union Pacific. Also available painted black but unlettered. Comments: Used for calibrating track scales, test weight cars (also called scale test cars) […]
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While the Pennsylvania RR rostered thousands of steam locomotives, only a few of them, other than the duplex-drive T1s, ever got the streamlined treatment. Bachmann Trains is now offering the first HO scale plastic model of a K4s Pacific in the 1940 streamlining the Pennsy applied to four locomotives, complete with a Train Control Systems […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Start off the new year with new locomotives, freight cars, and more in Cody’s Office. Group Technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to tune up all that new rolling stock you got during the holidays, including using a National Model […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Start off the new year with new locomotives, freight cars, and more in Cody’s Office. Group Technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to tune up all that new rolling stock you got during the holidays, including using a National Model […]
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Bachmann HO scale Sound Value GG1 GG1s have been riding the model rails almost as long as they did the prototype railroads. Bachmann Trains has added an HO scale model of Raymond Loewy’s Pennsylvania RR masterpiece to their Sound Value line. The dual-mode-decoder-equipped model operates with sound on direct-current (DC) and Digital Command Control (DCC) […]
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