Accucraft 7/8″ scale 0-40-ST engine

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Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 7/8″ scale, live-steam 0-4-0ST Accucraft 33268 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $1,425 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:13.7 scale, gauge-1 model of a 2′-gauge Bagnall 0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotive; all metal construction; single flue, gas-fired boiler; imitation Walschaerts valve gear; D-valve cylinders; safety valve; pressure gauge; water glass with blowdown; throttle; reversing from […]

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Pacific Western G lineside buildings

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Kevin Strong 1:24 scale lineside buildings Pacific Western G PO Box 89 Deer Harbor WA 98243 Prices: See text Website: www.pacificwesterng.com 1:24 scale, plastic lineside structures; built up and painted; weatherproof Pros: Well constructed; well painted; weatherproof Cons: Some doors undersize; smaller, lighter-weight structures may need to be anchored to prevent blowing away Kevin Strong […]

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R&G Railroad Company overhead railway system

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Marc Horovitz Overhead railway system for gauge-1 track R&G Railroad Company PO Box 8349 Moreno Valley CA 92552 Prices: See website Website: www.randgrailroad.com Wall-mount railroad system; solid oak and oak-plywood conctruction; modular roadbed sections (curves and straights); roadbed sections can be supported by brackes or suspended from brackets or the ceiling; single- and double-track systems […]

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New model trains for the week of December 21, 2017

Accurail HO scale assorted freight car kits

Accurail HO scale assorted freight car kits HO scale freight cars Assorted freight car kits. St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper, $19.98. Baltimore & Ohio 50-foot welded-side plug-door boxcar, $17.98. Erie 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with wood ends and straight underframe, $17.98. Fowler 36-foot single-sheathed boxcar (undecorated, Mineral Red with data only, and […]

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MRVP Insider: December 2017

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Happy Holidays from MRVP! In this month’s edition of MRVP Insider, host Jenny Maaske shares insights on a great line-up of exclusive videos aimed to help you and yours enjoy model railroading to the fullest extent! […]

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‘Amtrak Cascades’ train derails onto Washington highway

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This overall view shows cars off both sides of the tracks at the Interstate 5 bridge near DuPont, Wash. Two photos, Steve Carter SEATTLE – Several people are dead after a southbound Amtrak Cascades train derailed on an overpass above Interstate 5 near Olympia. Although several motorists were injured when the train fell off the […]

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Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2F

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Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD20-2F The plastic body shell features many separate metal and plastic detail parts. Engineer’s side of the Bowser Trains HO scale SD40-2F For the first time in plastic, a cowl-body SD40-2F rolls along HO scale rails thanks to Bowser Trains. Dubbed “Red Barn” by railfans, the cowl body locomotive is […]

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Quick Look: Menard’s HO scale Fire Station 12

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Menards HO scale Fire Station 12 Price: $69.99 Manufacturer Menards 5106 Menard Dr. Eau Claire, WI 54703 www.menards.com/trains Era: 1960s to present Comments: Fans of the 1970s-era TV show “Emergency!”, still seen in syndication on some cable channels, will recognize the architectural style of the latest HO scale factory-assembled structure from Menards. Fire Station no. […]

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