FROM NORMANDY TO BERLIN: An unheralded hero of the war in Europe was the US Army Transportation Corps 0-6-0T switcher. That little steam engine moved war freight on British and continental railways, and after the war a few stayed in service until the 21st century. ETS is offering the S100-class 0-6-0T in Granite Rock Company, […]
Three Built-&-Ready Structures from Woodland Scenics Price: varies by product, see review text. Features: Fully assembled, painted, and weathered. Built-in illumination, additional add-on detailing, wired for transformer power but fully compatible with the Just Plug lighting system. My preferred method for building a city on my layout is opening a box and putting a structure […]
O gauge Chessie Steam Special 4-8-4 from MTH Price: $1,199.95 (no. 20-3546-1) Min Curve: O-42 Cmd Low: 1.8 smph Cnv Low: 2.1 smph High: 48 smph Drawbar pull: 2 lb., 7 oz. Features: Die-cast metal construction, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, coil coupler. Current production road names: Chessie System In its natural form – […]
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Northbound Florida East Coast train No. 226 snakes through St. Augustine, Fla., America’s oldest city, on Jan. 12, 2015. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
Bowser HO scale GMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2 diesel More than a generic Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 painted in Canadian railroad colors, this newly tooled HO scale SD40-2 from Bowser Trains is detailed to match its CP Rail prototype. Our review sample, CPR no. 6038, is part of the first run […]
MTH HO scale PRR class H10s Consolidation Pennsylvania RR modelers will be glad to see MTH’s latest HO scale offering on their hobby shop shelves – an authentically modeled PRR class H10s Consolidation, complete with that railroad’s characteristic Belpaire firebox. Thanks to its die-cast boiler and traction tires, this hefty hauler musters enough drawbar power […]
Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car Walthers HO scale sleeper interior By the 1960s, many passenger trains had become shadows of their former selves, but one soldiered on, providing all-sleeping-car service as it had from the beginning of the 20th century, the Broadway Limited. Modelers who wish to replicate this train late […]
