Walthers Proto 2000 EMD SD9 diesel locomotive I finally received the long awaited Walthers Part no. 920-41604 & 605 DCC and sound equipped SD9 locomotives. Unfortunately these were the units still being produced with the QSI decoder, not the Soundtraxx Tsunami future Proto products will use. I have a large fleet of sound-equipped locos from […]
GEORGETOWN, Texas — As if the mechanical problems Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 suffered last week weren’t enough, the railroad’s steam program was further embarrassed Friday when a boxcar that carries supplies for steam locomotives was damaged in an accident on the Georgetown Railroad. The boxcar collided with a gondola, punching in the end of […]
The streamlined Burlington Zephyr from Con-Cor International features a working Mars light and a Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. You can see and hear this new HO scale model train as it runs along the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee Racine & Troy. […]
In the June 2012 Model Railroader managing editor David Popp describes how to install a Model Rectifier Corp. (MRC) no. 0001957 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Kato N scale F7A diesel locomotive model. Watch a demonstration of the DCC sound equipped models, as they haul the Kato N scale El Capitan around […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, steam outline 4-6-0 Bachmann Industries1400 East Erie AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19124Price: $399Website: www.bachmanntrains.com Reissue of Bachmann’s “Anniversary Edition” 4-6-0; mostly plastic construction; metal gearing; smoke unit with initial supply of smoke fluid; sound system; updated diecast lead truck; diecast frame; all-metal wheels; various metal detail parts; dummy knuckle on pilot; working knuckle […]
1:22.5-scale coaling-tower plans Brewer Railroad Plans1825 Evergreen DriveAgassiz BC V0M 1A3CanadaPrice: $26.95 + $5 s&h to the USWebsite: www.brewerplans.com Full size, detailed plans for the D&RGW coaling tower at Chama, New Mexico; three sheets 24″ x 36″, 1 sheet 20″ x 36″; four pages of construction notes included Pros: Full size, beautifully drawn plans; highly […]
Alan Olson 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1 trucks kit Hartford Large Scale Products 6224 Acorn Ridge Trail Hillsborough NC 27278 Price: $59.95/pair + s&h Website: http://www.hartfordproducts.com Wood and white-metal kit (#T-17) for gauge 1, 1:20.3 scale, narrow-gauge Thielsen trucks, as used by the Southern Pacific Railroad; wheelsets by Sierra Valley; instructions supplied Pros: Good product for […]
Marc Horovitz Live-steam locomotive fittings Wee Bee Loco Parts6757 W. Jackson StreetIndianapolis IN 46341Prices: See textE-mail: weebeelocoparts@comcast.net Brass parts and fittings for small scale, live-steam locomotives; water-injection valve; safety valve; safety-valve adaptor; gas-filler-valve conversion fitting; butane-gas filler adapter Pros: Beautifully crafted parts for live steamers; accurately made; nicely finished Cons: None Marc Horovitz Wee Bee […]
Con-Cor International HO and N scale Pioneer Zephyr. HO version shown. Lighting and sound effects are the main attractions on this late-version Zephyr from Con-Cor. (Model Railroader reviewed the early-version Zephyr in the August 2005 (HO) and June 2006 (N) issues). Both N and HO scale models are available with Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) […]
Athearn HO scale GP7 diesel locomotive The realistic rumble of a 567B diesel and an eye-catching paint scheme are but two of the highlights of this HO scale GP7 diesel-electric locomotive from Athearn Trains. Part of Athearn’s top-of-the-line Genesis series, the model features roadname-specific details and is available with a dual-mode SoundTraxx Digital Command Control […]
ExactRail HO scale FMC 4000 rotary-dump coal gondola Price: $22.95 ManufacturerExactRail251 W. River Park Dr., Suite 300Provo, Utah 84604www.exactrail.com Road names: RTIX – RTI RR Services (2 versions); Burlington Northern; Chicago & North Western; SEPX Southwestern Electric Power Co.; Union Pacific; and undecorated. Era: 1979 to present Comments: Modelers looking for an accurately detailed HO […]
BLMA Models HO scale F89-J flatcar Price: $39.95 Manufacturer BLMA Models 302 District Court Fullerton, CA 92832 blmamodels.com Era: 1991 to present day (as detailed)Modelers of modern-era railroading have had a couple of F89-F models to choose from, and now they can add an F89-J to their fleets. This accurate HO scale flatcar from BLMA […]
