The Electro-Motive Division’s SD70 series of locomotives is a winner in the world of modern American diesel power. Since 1992, more than 4,000 have been built for the North American and international markets. A variety of sub-models has been cataloged, and the SD70ACe version was first fielded in 2004 and featured a prime mover upgraded […]
The Union Pacific was known for the large steam power it used to speed freight across the wide-open west. Perhaps the line’s most eccentric design was the 4-12-2. That was a heavy locomotive designed to pull heavy freights at higher speeds over the vast, fruited plains. Alco constructed 88 of the 782,000-pound giants for the […]
The new locomotive I probably had the most fun testing in the past year was certainly the least complex – the new Williams by Bachmann 4-6-0. This O gauge locomotive is a nifty model of a generic steamer that could have been seen in general operation anytime between the 1890s and the 1930s – possibly […]
Senior editor Jim Hediger shows you the Bachmann Trains HO scale Schnabel car during a special move on the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern layout. […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division DDA40X diesel locomotive When I took the Athearn Genesis series DDA40X out of the box, I was impressed by its sheer size and heft. Then I put this HO scale model of the world’s largest diesel-electric locomotive on the track and was soon in awe of its sound system and […]
Bachmann HO scale Schnabel car This new HO ready-to-run car from Bachmann represents one of the largest freight cars in North America. Specialized freight cars like this huge Schnabel car are employed by railroads to carry extra-heavy and oversize loads. The empty car is a scale 169 feet long, and it expands to 200 feet […]
Con-Cor Ho scale PRR MP54 commuter cars Pennsylvania RR fans modeling the electrified Northeast Corridor in HO have a new option for commuter service. Con-Cor International has released its MP54 multiple-unit (MU) cars in prewar and postwar paint schemes and several body styles. The smooth-running models are prototypically accurate with an impressive amount of detail, […]
Fox Valley Models N scale Milwaukee Road ribbed-side bay-window caboose Price: $32.95 ManufacturerFox Valley ModelsP.O. Box 1970Des Plaines, IL 60017www.foxvalleymodels.com Era: late 1960s to early 1970s (as painted) Comments: A Milwaukee Road ribbed-side bay-window caboose is the latest N scale offering from Fox Valley Models. The firm offers the caboose based on the 1939-41, 1946, […]
CARONA, Kan. – Kansas City Southern 0-6-0 No. 1023, the last remaining KCS steam locomotive, was moved from Schlanger Park in Pittsburg, Kan., to Carona on Sept. 8. The locomotive was transported on a 20-foot-wide trailer and tractor manned by crews from Tilton and Sons House Moving, the Pittsburg Morning Sun reports. The tender from […]
BRYSON CITY, N.C. – An excursion train on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad derailed on Wednesday morning, reports WLOS-TV. The train derailed four of five cars approximately five miles west of Bryson City. There were 190 people on board and no injuries reported. A second train was sent out to pick up the passengers. American […]
MT. PLEASANT, Iowa – Former Georgetown Loop Railroad 2-6-2 No. 12 made its debut at the Midwest Central Railroad over Labor Day Weekend during the annual Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant. The 1929 Baldwin was built for use on Hawaii’s Kahului Railroad. The locomotive was last operated at Colorado’s Georgetown Loop Railroad, making its […]
Walthers HO scale Cornerstone Interstate Fuel and Oil kit Some time ago I was searching for an industry to fill part of an extension to my freelanced 2 X 5 foot shelf layout. As this layout is inspired by an industrial park in Salt Lake City, Utah, I found that some sort of oil or […]
