Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe, continues their coverage of the 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, Ohio. In part 2 of 2 videos, Cody talks with more manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products […]
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Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD70, SD70M, and SD75I diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70, SD70M, and SD75I diesel locomotives. SD70: Canadian National (ex-Illinois Central). SD70M: Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific (both with flared radiators). SD75I: BNSF Ry. (ex-Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe). Four road numbers per scheme. Detailed cab interior, flat […]
Foreigner
A set of borrowed Canadian Pacific family SD40-2s heads Norfolk Southern train No. 278 east on the old Wabash main near Illiopolis, Ill., on May 22, 2014. It’s a nice spring day and the engineer has the windows open enjoying the breeze as the train heads for Decatur. Photo by Bruce Bird […]
New products for September 2014
SWOON FOR MAROON: Lehigh Valley F3s return to the MTH Premier line with the no. 20-20401 F3 A-B-A set. The O gauge outfit features can-style motors, coil couplers, directional lighting, a smoke unit, and ProtoSound 3.0. The set will operate on O-31 curves. The current MTH catalog also lists the nos. 20402-1 Great Northern, 20403-1 […]
Atlas O gauge Burlington F3 diesel
Price: no. 1640 powered A unit (two road numbers) $499.95, unpowered B units (two road numbers) $219.95 Features: O-36 operation (A unit), O-45 operation (B unit); two can-style motors; Lionel TrainMaster and RailSounds; speed control; coil coupler; smoke unit Current-production road names: Burlington Route, Chicago & North Western, Great Northern, Jersey Central, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and Union […]
MTH locomotive comparison
O gauge Premier line SD70ACe diesel by MTH Price: no. 20-20273 powered: $459.95, unpowered $269.95 Features: See review. O gauge RailKing line SD70ACe diesel by MTH Price: no. 30-20136-1 powered: $329.95 Features: See review. Current Premier and RailKing line Heritage road names (SD70ACe): Erie, Illinois Terminal, Jersey Central, Lackawanna, New York Central, Penn Central, Reading, […]
Whatever happened to the anthracite roads?
The Northeast was laced with anthracite roads — those carriers that made a name for themselves hauling hard coal out of the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. With its high heat value, clean-burning anthracite was far superior to wood for warming homes and offices, and moving this coal by rail fueled the growth of the East’s […]
Corn City classic
CSX GE ES44DC No. 5251 leads a southbound ethanol train at Deshler, Ohio, on June 14, 2014. For now, the classic Baltimore & Ohio color position light bracket signal remains. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]
Waiting game
CSX train Q216 waits, with a Canadian Pacific leader, while a Norfolk Southern train heads west through the Vickers interlocking in Northwood, Ohio, on Jan. 18, 2014. The CSX crew spent a lot of time waiting this morning while NS ran its traffic first through this suburban Toledo crossing. Photo by Michael D. Harding […]
Broadway Limited Imports LLC HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio T-1 2-10-4 steam locomotive
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale C&O T-1 2-10-4 steam locomotive A locomotive designed for both speed and power is being offered in HO scale by Broadway Limited Imports. The Chesapeake & Ohio class T-1 2-10-4 “Texas” steam locomotive, built by Lima Locomotive Works, was designed to haul long coal trains from the mines of West […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale National Raiway Equipment GenSet II diesel locomotive
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale GenSet II diesel locomotive Following the success of its National Railway Equipment (NRE) GenSet I, Atlas has added the NRE GenSet II to its HO scale Trainman Plus line. The ready-to-run locomotive features a newly tooled shell, thinner-profile handrails, and cab roof details. The National Railway Equipment 3GS21B-DE (GenSet […]
SoundTraxx DCC decoder for Atlas GenSet
Soundtraxx DCC decoder for Atlas GenSet TSU-AT1000 decoder Price: $99.95 Manufacturer: SoundTraxx 210 Rock Point Drive Durango, CO 81301 www.soundtraxx.com Comments: With two of its three 700 hp Cummins diesel engines cycling on and off, the NRE GenSet has a sound unlike any other locomotive. SoundTraxx provides a straightforward way to add realistic sound, as […]
