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Horseshoe Curve in 1969
See color movies that Dave’s friend Dick Wallin took during their 1969 visit to Horseshoe Curve. […]
Low-level platforms
A track-level platform at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport station near Baltimore enables the use of the middle track, at bottom, for passenger boarding and detraining. Note the yellow step box behind the railing, for use with the lower platforms. Brian Schmidt Q I live near Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor and see short track-level platform extensions at […]
When the train left, the fun paled
Central of Georgia’s 500-series Consolidations possessed good lines accented by interesting detail: visored headlight, capped stack, serif numerals, striped sandbox, generous cab. Classic Trains collection An alligator crosshead moving back and forth on its greased guides to the dictates of a hot piston rod; the hurried, hollow sighs up the stack as a pair of […]
InterMountain Value Line HO scale coal gondola
InterMountain Value Line HO scale coal gondola Price: Single car, $26.95; six-pack, $159.95 Manufacturer InterMountain Railway Co. P.O. Box 839 Longmont, CO 80502-0839 www.intermountain-railway.com Era: 1995 to present (as decorated) Road names: Burlington Northern, BNSF Ry., Canadian National, and Procor. Two six-packs and one single car per scheme; also available with data only and blue, […]
New model trains for the week of February 14, 2019
HO scale locomotives General Electric AC4400CW diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage II scheme, repair patch in one road number and faded paint in two numbers), Canadian Pacific (white lettering with gold herald on long hood, three numbers), CSX (Chessie System, Louisville & Nashville, and Seaboard Coast Line heritage units, one number each), Norfolk Southern (black-and-white […]
Atlas Classic HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel
Atlas Classic HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel Atlas Model RR Co. has re-released its HO scale model of a well-known Alco workhorse, the four-axle RS-11 road switcher, with an upgraded ESU LokSound Select dual-mode Digital Command Control decoder. The decoder features realistic sounds and smooth motor control under both DCC and direct current (DC). History. […]
Piko SmartControl Light HO ICE 3 train set
PIKO SmartControl Light HO ICE 3 train set Zooming by in a flash of red and pale gray, Deutsche Bahn (DB) Intercity-Express (ICE) trains are 21st century icons of high-speed rail travel in Germany and its surrounding countries. PIKO has upgraded its HO scale ICE 3 passenger train set to include the firm’s new SmartControl […]
Walthers HO scale Trinity two-bay covered hopper
Walthers HO scale Trinity two-bay covered hopper The Walthers car features separate end cages and brake appliances. A TrinityRail 39-foot, 3,281-cubic-foot-capacity two-bay covered hopper has been added to the WalthersMainline. The HO scale model is based on a contemporary freight car used to haul frac sand, roofing granules, cement, and other dense materials. Our sample […]
Rapido N scale New Haven 8600-series coach
Rapido N scale New Haven 8600-series coach Price: $59.99 Manufacturer Rapido Trains Inc. 500 Alden Rd., Unit 21 Markham, Ont. L3R 5H5 Era: 1947 to 1988, depending on paint scheme Road names: New York, New Haven & Hartford (delivery with skirts, McGinnis with skirts, McGinnis without skirts); Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) without skirts; Penn […]
Free World’s Greatest Hobby model train booklet and pamphlets
Get copies of the 24-page booklet (left) or tri-fold pamphlet (right) for your next model train show or event. The World’s Greatest Hobby, Inc. (WGH) is a non-profit educational program to promote the enjoyment and benefits of model railroading. As part of that initiative the group developed a 24-page booklet Getting Started in Model Trains, […]
A guide to plant-hardiness zones
To a novice gardener, the topic of plant-hardiness zones can be as confusing as gauge and scale terminology is to the beginning model railroader. With gauge and scale, there are different standards used by various manufacturers. In gardening, growers and publishers utilize different hardiness-zone ratings. The main confusion comes from the fact that there are […]
