There are many ways to clean your track. You can grab an old T-shirt, shoot on some Goo Gone, and strong-arm it. You can buy one of several track-cleaning cars that let the trains do the work. Or you can try the Tidy Track system from Woodland Scenics. Tidy Track is a pretty handy way […]
FORT EUSTIS, Va. – On July 25, the U.S. Army Transportation Corps Museum will dedicate restored Alco RSD1 No. 8011, and the museum’s new Rail Pavilion. The Alco is one of 57 units sent to Iran during World War II for the Military Railway Service Corps operated Iranian State Railway. This event will be dedicated […]
See and hear the Bachmann Trains Sound Value Alco 2-6-0 Mogul run along a stretch of the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. You’ll get a demonstration of some of the sound effect features of the model’s factory-installed SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]
Alan Olson 1:20.3-scale portable steam engine kit Hartford Large Scale Products 6224 Acorn Ridge Trail Hillsborough NC 27278 Price: $99.95 + s&h Website: http://www.hartfordproducts.com White-metal and urethane-plastic kit of an 8hp Frick portable Eclipse steam engine; finescale kit; written and photographic instructions supplied; tool list supplied Pros: Easy to assemble; will make an interesting flatcar […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge-1 articulated locomotive LGB of GermanyDistributed in the US by:Wm. K. Walthers Inc.5601 W. Florist Ave.Milwaukee WI 53218Price: $919.98Website: www.marklin.com Mostly plastic model of Uintah Nº 50 articulated locomotive (#426-23881); two swiveling power trucks under boiler; two motors; six powered axles; 12 current pickup points; flickering firebox light; smoke unit; headlight; multi-purpose socket; […]
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ALTOONA, Pa. – On Saturday June 16, at 12:13 p.m., Norfolk Southern’s Alto tower in downtown Altoona was vacant for the first time in 97 years, as signal crews shifted authority from the Alto control operator to a Norfolk Southern train dispatcher. Maintenance crews also removed the classic Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridges from both ends […]
Bachmann HO scale 2-6-0 Mogul The HO scale 2-6-0 Mogul from Bachmann is the company’s first steam engine equipped with the SoundTraxx Sound Value Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. The Sound Value is an entry-level version of SoundTraxx’s Tsunami decoder, but the effects produced are just as strong and authentic as the full version. The […]
Kato N scale Electro-Motive Division SD9043MAC diesel locomotive Whether on 1:1 rails or in 1:160 proportion, an SD90MAC diesel draws the attention of railfans and modelers alike. At more than 80 scale feet long, this re-release of the N scale SD90MAC from Kato USA is an accurately detailed model of its massive prototype. Model Railroader […]
Atlas HO scale Thrall triple 53-foot articulated well car Price: decorated, $109.95, undecorated, $89.95 ManufacturerAtlas Model Railroad Co.378 Florence AvenueHillside, NJ 07205atlasrr.com Road names (five road numbers each): TTX (yellow and black), Pacer Stack Train (blue, white, and red), and undecorated. Era: 2000 to present Comments: This common Thrall articulated intermodal car is now available […]
Woodland Scenics track cleaning system This innovative tool from Woodland Scenics is part of the firm’s Tidy Track line and makes it easy to clean the rails almost anywhere on a model railroad. A complete system. The Rail Tracker is a 21⁄2″ inch long plastic tool that swivels on a knob. Indentations on the knob […]
Athearn N scale FMC 50-foot double-door boxcar Price: $19.98 ManufacturerAthearn Trains2883 E. Spring St., Ste. 100Long Beach, CA 90806athearn.com Era: early 1970s to present Road names (three numbers each): British Columbia Ry., Burlington Northern, Northern Alberta Rys., Western Pacific Comments: For those modeling the 1970s and later, the 50-foot exterior post boxcar is a ubiquitous […]
