Fox Valley Models N scale RD-4 hopper Price: $18.95; 12-pack, $227.40 Manufacturer Fox Valley Models P.O. Box 1970 Des Plaines, IL 60017 www.foxvalleymodels.com Era: 1990s to present Comments: A modern-era coal hopper has been added to the Fox Valley Models N scale freight car lineup. The car, based on a Trinity Industries prototype, accurately features […]
Atlas HO scale 40 ft 6 inch postwar boxcar Price: $27.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1945 to late 1970s Comments: Atlas now offers a transition-era 40-foot boxcar in its Master Line of ready-to-run rolling stock. The Association of American Railroads 40′-6″ postwar boxcar, originally offered as […]
The Train Control Systems WOWSound Digital Command Control decoder includes many realistic sound effects. Check out this demonstration of a WOWSound decoder that’s been installed in a Broadway Limited Imports Santa Fe 2-10-2. The decoder includes adjustable sound effects and the Audio Assist programming feature. […]
Bachmann HO scale Bethlehem Steel 100-ton 3-bay hopper The HO scale Bethlehem Steel 100-ton-3-Bay Hopper is a release from the “Bachman Silver Series” rolling stock line. The car I am reviewing is decorated for the regional railroad of “Wheeling And Lake Erie Railway.” The paint is crisp and the colors match the rail colors exactly, […]
Tacoma Rail No. 7001 sits outside Progress Rail’s Tacoma shop in fresh paint on Sept. 2. Steve Carter TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma Rail will soon become the latest short line to operate AC locomotives when the railroad takes delivery of two EMD SD70ACe-P4s from EMD. The two locomotives, EMDX Nos. 1211 and 1212 were once […]
Model Railroader reader Derrick traveled all the way from California to visit contributing editor Pelle Søeborg at his home in Denmark. Model Railroader contributing editor Pelle Søeborg welcomes occasional visitors to his home in Denmark, and among the most memorable was Derrick of California. Derrick is a Model Railroader subscriber. According to Derrick’s mother, he […]
Bachmann HO scale GP30 diesel locomotive Bachmann has revised and updated its HO GP30 locomotive. The original GP30 body was brought out by Lionel in the late 1970s, and Bachmann has equipped it with a succession of underframes, motors, and mechanisms. As of 2014, there is a revised and updated version of this model, with […]
Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 7⁄8″ scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-4-2T locomotive Accucraft Trains 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $2,200 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 7⁄8″ scale (1:13.7) model of a Baldwin 0-4-2T locomotive; live-steam operation; all-metal construction; butane fired; single-flue copper boiler; fittings include safety valve, check valve, water glass, pressure gauge, filler […]
Kevin Strong Revolution Base Station/Super Receiver Crest Electronics The Noble Building, Rm. 230 32 Noble St. Newark NJ 07114 Price: MSRP, $250 Website: www.crest-electronics.net High-current capable (15 amps), sound and control receiver for use either onboard or as a trackside controller for track power. Dimensions: 11/4″ tall, 3″ wide, 41/2″ long] Pros: Able to handle […]
Lok by Aldo Farneti and Paolo Zanin Edizioni Antilia, Treviso, Italy Available in the US from: Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. 5601 W. Florist Avenue Milwaukee WI 53218 544 pages, hardbound, 12″ x 9¾”, color photos Price: $69.95 Website: www.walthers.com This remarkable book, dedicated by its Italian authors to Wolfgang Richter, covers virtually every locomotive that […]
Vital statistics 7⁄8″ scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-4-2T locomotive Accucraft Trains 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $2,200 Website: www.accucraft.com Gauge 1, 7⁄8″ scale (1:13.7) model of a Baldwin 0-4-2T locomotive; live-steam operation; all-metal construction; butane fired; single-flue copper boiler; fittings include safety valve, check valve, water glass, pressure gauge, filler plug; working […]
NEWTON, N.J. – Carstens Publications Inc. is closing at the end of business on Aug. 22. “It is with regret that Carstens Publicatons Inc. will be closing permanently at close of business on Friday, August 22, 2014. Carstens Publications Inc. has been a leading publisher of leading hobby magazines for over 50 years. Unfortunately the […]
