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Cumbres & Toltec, Durango & Silverton discuss locomotive swap NEWSWIRE
No. 487, painted as No. 483 for the railroad’s 40th anniversary in 2010. The 483 was the only operating locomotive on the C&TS in 1970 and had been repainted for use in a movie. Nathan Zachman DURANGO, Colo. – Rumors have been circulating for weeks that the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge and the Cumbres […]
A Passion for Steam book, second edition
A Passion for Steam (2nd edition) by Marc Horovitz Cal-Pac Trading Company 33268 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 8¾” x 11″, 240 pages, color, hardbound with dust jacket Price: $45 Website: www.accucraft.com If ever there was an appropriately titled book, it has to be this one. The first time I met Marc Horovitz, in […]
Corrugated metal sheets
Marc Horovitz Corrugated metal G-Scale Corrugated Metal http://gscalecorrugatedmetal.com Price: 45¢ per ¼” x 5″ panel + s&h Corrugated tinplate panels; 11/4″ wide x 5″ long x .006″ thick Pros: Good corrugated profile; prototypical material; easy to work; can be prototypically weathered Cons: Actual scale not quoted Corrugated steel sheet was (and is) an inexpensive, durable, […]
MyLocoSound sound system
Kevin Strong Analog/digital sound system for steam and diesel locomotives MyLocoSound Available in the US through G-Scale Graphics 4118 Clayton Ct. Fort Collins CO 80525 Price: $79 Website: www.mylocosound.com Locomotive sound boards with analog and digitals sounds; programmable—lots of user flexibility; steam or diesel available; a variety of sounds on either board Pros: Good overall […]
Video: Atlas HO scale Alco RS-1 diesel
The Atlas HO scale Alco RS-1 diesel locomotive comes equipped with an ESU LokSound Select Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear the HO scale locomotive haul a freight train along the Model Railroader staff’s club model train layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Accucraft’s 28-ton Shay in live steam
1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, live-steam Shay Accucraft 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Price: $2,299 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, live-steam model of a 28-ton, three-cylinder Shay; steel, brass, and stainless-steel construction; butane fired—gas tank in bunker; hand pump in bunker; blow-off pressure, 55 psi; fittings include safety valve, throttle, water glass, pressure […]
Russia orders natural-gas locomotives NEWSWIRE
Prototype Compressed Natural Gas powered loco TEM19 001 outside Russia’s Bryansk Engineering Plant. The CNG tank is clearly visible at the hood end. Transmasholding MOSCOW — Having completed acceptance trials on the first unit, Russian Railways (RZD) now plans an order of 50 locomotives powered by compressed natural gas. The Class TEM19 locomotive, built by […]
Walthers N scale GP38-2 diesel locomotive
One of the most popular second-generation diesels to serve on North American rails returns to N scale with accurate details and an upgraded mechanism. The Walthers N scale GP38-2 has a redesigned frame compared to the earlier Life-Like Proto N release. This Direct-Current (DC) model is easily converted to Digital Command Control. The prototype. The […]
Quick Look: MTH HO scale 70-ton center-discharge ore car
Price: Single car, $34.95; six-pack, $199.95 Manufacturer MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Dr. Columbia, MD 21046 www.mthhotrains.com Era: Mid- to late 1990s, as decorated for the LIRR Road names: Long Island Rail Road; Bessemer & Lake Erie; Burlington Northern (with side extensions); Canadian Pacific; Great Northern; Milwaukee Road; Soo Line; and Union Pacific. Three […]
N&W 611 sees action as freight hauler NEWSWIRE
N&W No. 611 passes through Dry Fork, Va., with a short freight train as part of a June 15 ferry move. Kevin Gilliam Newly restored Norfolk & Western Class J 4-8-4 No. 611 was back in action Monday, in somewhat unexpected fashion: as a freight hauler. After trips for the Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam […]
