New model trains for the week of May 23, 2019

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Kadee Quality Products Co. HO scale assorted freight cars HO scale freight cars Assorted freight cars. Toledo, Peoria & Western Pullman-Standard 40-foot PS-1 boxcar with 7-foot, 5-panel Superior doors (built 1953, repainted 6/62), $39.95. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Association of American Railroads 50-foot standard two-bay hopper with lump-egg coal load (built 1949), $40.95. Injection-molded […]

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Athearn Ready-to-Roll HO scale SD40T-2

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Athearn Ready-to-Roll HO scale SD40T-2 More prototype-specific detail and a dual-mode SoundTraxx Econami decoder highlight this HO scale SD40T-2 “tunnel motor” diesel from Athearn Trains. The plastic model has many enhancements compared to the previous Athearn Ready-to-Roll SD40T-2 that we reviewed back in the January 2008 issue. Prototype. In 1972, General Motors Electro-Motive Division and […]

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Quick Look: Kadee HO scale early PS-1 boxcar

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Kadee HO scale early PS-1 boxcar Price: $39.95 Manufacturer Kadee Quality Products Co. 673 Ave. C White City, OR 97503-1078 www.kadee.com Era: 1947 to 1980s Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; New York Central; New York, New Haven & Hartford (with 7-foot door); Southern Ry.; and Union Pacific Comments: Kadee has released an early-production […]

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Quick Look: WalthersMainline HO scale Budd 85-foot dome coach

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WalthersMainline HO scale Budd 85-foot dome coach Price: $39.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Era: 1954 to present Road names: Amtrak (phase 3); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Southern Ry.; Union Pacific; and VIA Rail Canada. Also available undecorated. Comments: Wm. K. Walthers Inc. has added an […]

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Video: HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR

a section of George Marshall's HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page George Marshall’s HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR models upstate New York in the 1960s and 1970s. The compact model railroads features detailed scenery and structures. Model Railroader subscribers can enjoy watching trains run along the main line in this short video. […]

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Video: HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR

a section of George Marshall's HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page George Marshall’s HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR models upstate New York in the 1960s and 1970s. The compact model railroads features detailed scenery and structures. Model Railroader subscribers can enjoy watching trains run along the main line in this short video. […]

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Bus arrives at the Depot

Model bus parked at depot

Sometimes more than trains arrive at the depot on model railroad layouts! Here’s a short preview scene of a bus arriving at Maryville Depot, from a video currently in production. Being very new to Stop Motion filming, this was a test and there are a few flaws. This preview also showcases very recent (and yet […]

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Bus arrives at the Depot

Model bus parked at depot

Sometimes more than trains arrive at the depot on model railroad layouts! Here’s a short preview scene of a bus arriving at Maryville Depot, from a video currently in production. Being very new to Stop Motion filming, this was a test and there are a few flaws. This preview also showcases very recent (and yet […]

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