SOUDERTON, Pa. — Two men arrested for stealing tie plates from the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad told police they didn’t know they were breaking the law. Each man faces 115 counts of theft and receiving stolen property, after they admitted to police they took the tie plates from the tracks. A citizen observed the men loading […]
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New products for May 24, 2012
HO scale locomotives General Electric U25B diesel locomotive. New road name: Southern Pacific (road no. 3100). Upgraded handrails, separately applied details, and RP-25 contour metal wheelsets. Bowser will donate $15 from each sale to Orange Empire Ry. Museum. Direct current, $199.95. With SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoder, $299.95. Late 2012. Ready-to-run. Executive Line. Bowser, […]
VIA Rail Canada sued by Industrial Rail NEWSWIRE
MONCTON, New Brunswick – Industrial Rail Services has filed two lawsuits against VIA Rail Canada, alleging the company breached a contract to rebuild Renaissance cars and acted in bad faith by terminating the contract, CBC News reports. VIA terminated the uncompleted portion of a contract with Industrial Rail to rebuild 98 cars on April 11. […]
New products for May 17, 2012
Atlas HO scale Trinity 25,500-gallon-capacity tank car HO scale freight cars Trinity 25,500-gallon-capacity tank car. New paint schemes: ADM (leaf logo), Bunge, ConAgra Foods, and Chevron. New road numbers: Cargill Vegetable Oils and IBPX. Three car numbers each. See-through platform grating, prototype-specific details, and knuckle couplers. $31.95. Ready-to-run. Master Line. Atlas Model Railroad Co., 908-687-0880, […]
MTH HO scale Alco PA-1 and PB-1 diesel locomotive
MTH HO scale Alco PA-1 and PB-1 diesel locomotive This HO scale Alco PA captures the streamlined form and distinctive diesel growl of the prototype. The MTH model also adds simulated white exhaust to the mix. Equipped with the MTH Digital Command System (DCS), the Alco PA operates on direct-current, Digital Command Control (DCC), and […]
Athearn HO scale bay-window caboose
Athearn HO scale bay-window caboose An impressively detailed model of the Southern Pacific’s C-50 class bay-window caboose is now available from Athearn. The HO scale car comes in three phases, modeling different construction lots and bearing details specific to those eras. The cabooses are loaded with fine details and are available with working interior lighting […]
Piko America large scale 2-6-0 steam locomotive
Piko America LLC large scale 2-6-0 steam locomotive Large scale modelers looking to expand their rosters with a light-duty steamer will want to check out this 2-6-0 Mogul from Piko. The model has a powerful mechanism and can be easily converted to Digital Command Control. Freelanced 2-6-0. Mogul type steam locomotives had a 2-6-0 wheel […]
Walthers HO scale Front Runner with 45-foot over-the-road trailer
Walthers HO scale Front Runner with 45-foot over-the-road trailer Price: $31.98 ManufacturerWm. K. Walthers Inc.P.O. Box 3039Milwaukee, WI 53201walthers.com Era: 1983 to present Comments: A detailed HO scale Front Runner with a die-cast metal center sill and plastic detail parts has been re-released by Walthers. Model Railroader first reviewed the ready-to-run model in the June […]
Atlas HO scale Evans 52-foot steel mill gondola
Atlas HO scale Evans 52-foot steel mill gondola Price: $14.95, undecorated, $11.95 ManufacturerAtlas Model RR. Co.378 Florence Ave.Hillside, NJ 07205atlasrr.com Era: 1980s to present Road names: (3 car numbers each): Wisconsin Central (black), Brandy- wine Valley RR (black), Chicago & North Western (green), Genessee & Wyoming RR (brown), Indiana Harbor Belt (black), New Jersey Transit […]
O GAUGE K4S 4-6-2 PACIFIC BY LIONEL
One of the most visible locomotives of the 20th century was the Pennsylvania RR K4s-class 4-6-2 Pacific. Emblazoned on everything from calendars, product ads, and railroad travel literature, the locomotive was a true face of railroading during its day. Perhaps only the New York Central’s Dreyfuss Hudson could make a claim of being as visible […]
O GAUGE BAVARIAN S 3/6-CLASS 4-6-2 BY MTH
Back in the days before Imperial Germany adopted the national pastime of periodically attempting to destroy Europe, it was a state composed of four kingdoms (with four kings), 11 duchies and grand duchies, seven principalities, three free cities, and one imperial territory. It was quite a political casserole. Seven major operators provided transportation for this […]
Video: O gauge Bavarian S 3/6-Class 4-6-2 by MTH
The O gauge Bavarian S 3/6-Class 4-6-2 by MTH looks good, sounds authentic, has good pulling power and may steer your O gauge model railroad experience in a totally new direction. […]
