In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll see highlights of the second run of the HO scale General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotives from Broadway Limited Imports. Part of the firm’s Pargon3 series, these HO scale models feature sound and smoke. […]
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Many newer diesel locomotives have side frames that can be easily removed, making tire replacement a less complex (and less frustrating) process. Jim Forbes A properly fitting traction tire should be smooth and free of bulges and crimps. The payoff for getting the replacement done right is better pulling performance for your locomotive. Jim Forbes […]
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O GAUGE PREMIER LINE BALDWIN VO-1000 SWITCHER FROM MTH Price: $459.95 (No. 20-20786-1) Min Curve: O-31 Low speed: 4.9 smph High speed: 77.4 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 3 oz. Features: Two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke unit, coil couplers Current production road names: Long Island RR, Milwaukee Road, Santa Fe, […]
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O GAUGE JUST-PLUG ILLUMINATED CARS Price: $49.99 each (Nos. JP5973 police car or JP5978 blue coupe) Features: O scale detailing, detailed interiors, illuminating lights, a variety of vehicles are available Order online at www.WoodlandScenics.com Some O gauge layouts have vehicles crammed in every nook and cranny, while others have streets so empty you’d think a […]
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O GAUGE STARBUCKS STORE FROM MENARDS Price: $79.99 (No. 279-4325) Features: Coffee shop with three backlit signs, interior lighting, external chairs, tables, and figures; interior store detailing and figures. Order online at www.Menards.com/Trains O gauge layout owners seem to fall into three general groups. The first is roughly “anything goes,” which is any type of […]
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An HO scale “committee design” three-bay hopper is the first release from Arrowhead Models, a Sheridan, Wyo.-based model railroad manufacturing company owned by Blaine Hadfield. The model is based on a prototype designed cooperatively by Norfolk & Western, Chesapeake & Ohio, and Pennsylvania RR and built by those railroads and commercial car builders American Car […]
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Watch switching operations at Fairport Harbor with a B&O Alco RSD from Broadway Limited Imports. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
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Watch switching operations at Fairport Harbor with a B&O Alco RSD from Broadway Limited Imports. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
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This video follows train 45/46, the Central City Freight, around Doug Tagsold’s Colorado & Southern model railroad. The 15-minute video was shot and edited by operating crew member Dale Pape. […]
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This video follows train 45/46, the Central City Freight, around Doug Tagsold’s Colorado & Southern model railroad. The 15-minute video was shot and edited by operating crew member Dale Pape. […]
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In late July Affa Technology Ltd., a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of model trains, radio-controlled toys, scale cars, and other items, announced it had closed. Some of the model railroad manufacturers impacted by this news include American Z Line, Atlas Model Railroad Co., Bowser, ExactRail, Fox Valley Models, InterMountain Railway Co., Trainworx, and Wheels of Time. […]
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