New products for the week of December 3, 2015

Bachmann Trains HO Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive

Bachmann Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald), Canadian National, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, and Pennsylvania RR. One road number per scheme. Equipped with E-Z App for touch-screen control of speed, direction, lights, and sound using Bluetooth 4-supported Apple […]

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New model trains for the week of November 26, 2015

Athearn HO scale offset-cupola cabooses

HO scale locomotives General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. Low short hood. New paint scheme: Erie Lackawanna. New road numbers: Chesapeake & Ohio, Conrail, and Western Pacific. Re-issues: Missouri-Kansas-Texas. High short hood. New paint scheme: Georgia Central. New road numbers: Norfolk Southern. Three numbers per scheme. Separately applied windshield wipers, wire grab irons, uncoupling levers, m.u. […]

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Trainfest 2015 show report

Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Illinois Terminal; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern; Norfolk & Western; and Southern Pacific. Multiple road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Models will feature railroad-specific details. Direct-current model, $134.98; with RTR Sound Digital Command Control […]

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First look: New body styles on WalthersMainline HO scale Budd passenger cars

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Walthers is introducing three new passenger car body styles in its WalthersMainline HO scale Budd passenger car series. This photo shows pre-production samples of the baggage/Railway Post Office (top), small window coach (middle), and the observation car (bottom). Model Railroader magazine recently received pre-production photos of the next three passenger cars in the WalthersMainline HO […]

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Kadee gauge-1 freight-car trucks

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Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 trucks Kadee Quality Products Co. 673 Avenue C White City OR 97503 Price: $49.99/pair Website: www.kadee.com 1:29 scale, gauge 1, freight-car trucks; available in three different styles (see text); mostly metal construction; unsprung, equalized; insulated axles; mounting adaptors provided for Bachmann, USA Trains, Aristo-Craft, and LGB. Dimensions: Wheel diameter at […]

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American Limited Models HO scale Trinity covered hopper

American Limited Models HO scale Trinity covered hopper

American Limited Models HO scale Trinity covered hopper The American Limited Models HO scale TrinityRail 3281 covered hopper separately applied brake gear and piping. American Limited Models, a longtime manufacturer of locomotive and passenger car diaphragms and fuel cranes in HO and N scales, has jumped into the freight car market. The company’s first release […]

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Kadee HO scale 11,000-gallon tank car

Kadee HO scale AC&F 11,000-gallon tank car

Kadee HO scale AC&F 11,000-gallon tank car The Kadee HO scale American Car & Foundry tank car features a prototypically accurate underframe and brake gear. Kadee’s first all-new body style since 2008 is an HO scale 11,000-gallon insulated tank car, built by American Car & Foundry (ACF) to carry hazardous ­materials like propane, ammonia, chlorine, […]

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Rapido Trains announces the Icons of Canadian Steam at Exporail

On October 12 at Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum near Montreal, Quebec, Rapido Trains announced that it plans to produce the Icons of Canadian Steam. The multi-year project will consist of HO scale models of 12 notable Canadian steam locomotives, usually in multiple classes. The project first release of the series will be the Canadian […]

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Ma & Pa caboose

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Maryland & Pennsylvania four-wheel caboose 2003 — a little car with a big number — whiles away the day at the Ma & Pa’s Baltimore terminal in May 1955. William E. Warden Jr. photo […]

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New model trains for the week of October 8, 2015

BLMA Models HO scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 62-foot double-door boxcar

BLMA Models HO scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 62-foot double-door boxcar HO scale freight cars Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe class BX-166 62-foot double-door boxcar. Santa Fe Brown with or without circle-cross herald in 12 road numbers per scheme. Separately applied brake wheel and underbody brake details, metal wheelsets, and Kadee no. […]

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