Bells and whistles in the Maine woods

Bells and whistles in the Maine woods

Name:    Eric Schade Forum User Name:    captain perry Railroad Name:    Winnegance and Quebec Railway Location:    Phippsburg, Maine Scale:    7/8″=1′-0″ (1/13.7) Theme:    A rural Maine two foot gauge line Description:    This little video is made up of old footage found in the attic of a farm house next to the current line. It was thought to […]

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Video: Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2

Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD402

This HO scale General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) models a Canadian-built version of the SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive. The model accurately depicts its CP Rail prototype, including functioning classification lights. An ESU LokSound Select decoder provides realistic sound and lighting effects and operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts. Watch the locomotive run […]

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Video: Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2

Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD402

This HO scale General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) models a Canadian-built version of the SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive. The model accurately depicts its CP Rail prototype, including functioning classification lights. An ESU LokSound Select decoder provides realistic sound and lighting effects and operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts. Watch the locomotive run […]

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Bill Kachel’s HO scale Brideport Branch

Bill Kachel's HO scale Brideport Branch

Bill Kachel’s Cosmopolitan Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Pittsburgh to NYC and New Haven is an HO-scale DCC-controlled railroad. It incorporates the PRR, New Haven and Reading railroads, and includes the Hell Gate Bridge, Horseshoe Curve and the Zoo interchange in Philadelphia. His railroad has been featured in season 9 of the TV show […]

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Bill Kachel’s HO scale Brideport Branch

Bill Kachel's HO scale Brideport Branch

Bill Kachel’s Cosmopolitan Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Pittsburgh to NYC and New Haven is an HO-scale DCC-controlled railroad. It incorporates the PRR, New Haven and Reading railroads, and includes the Hell Gate Bridge, Horseshoe Curve and the Zoo interchange in Philadelphia. His railroad has been featured in season 9 of the TV show […]

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Lionel’s postwar-style “Layout for the years”

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Scale: O Layout size: 100″ x 160″ Track type: Lionel sectional Originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Click on the link below to download a PDF of the track plan, track components, and accessory list. Lionel’s postwar-style “Layout for the years” […]

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New toy train products from the July 2016 issue

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FROM NORMANDY TO BERLIN: An unheralded hero of the war in Europe was the US Army Transportation Corps 0-6-0T switcher. That little steam engine moved war freight on British and continental railways, and after the war a few stayed in service until the 21st century. ETS is offering the S100-class 0-6-0T in Granite Rock Company, […]

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O gauge Built-&-Ready structure line from Woodland Scenics

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Three Built-&-Ready Structures from Woodland Scenics Price: varies by product, see review text. Features: Fully assembled, painted, and weathered. Built-in illumination, additional add-on detailing, wired for transformer power but fully compatible with the Just Plug lighting system. My preferred method for building a city on my layout is opening a box and putting a structure […]

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O gauge Chessie Steam Special 4-8-4 from MTH

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O gauge Chessie Steam Special 4-8-4 from MTH Price: $1,199.95 (no. 20-3546-1) Min Curve: O-42 Cmd Low: 1.8 smph Cnv Low: 2.1 smph High: 48 smph Drawbar pull: 2 lb., 7 oz. Features: Die-cast metal construction, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, coil coupler. Current production road names: Chessie System In its natural form – […]

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