Kato HO scale Amtrak Budd baggage car Price: $85 Manufacturer: Kato USA Inc 100 Remington Road Schaumburg. Ill, 60173 www.katousa.com Era: 1978 to present Comments: A typical Amtrak 73-foot streamlined baggage car has been released by Kato USA for use with the firm’s Superliner passenger cars.The model represents one of the Budd baggage cars originally […]
A Herzog contract work train on the BNSF Railway at Winslow, Ariz., on July 5, 2013. Photo by Michael T. Burkhart […]
CAF USA BOSTON – CAF USA has been awarded a $118.1 million contract to build 24 “Type 9” Light Rail vehicles for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line. The cars are needed for the Green Line Extension expected to open in 2019 to Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford. The new cars will include computer controlled […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division FP7 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Atlantic Coast Line (black and yellow), Penn Central (black with red “P” on single unit, black with white “P” on two-packs), and Rock Island (maroon with yellow nose). Road-number-specific details, Blomberg B trucks, and etched-metal windshield wipers. Single FP7 (one road number): direct-current model, […]
New crude oil tank cars roll west on Canadian Pacific rails through Duplainville, Wis., on Jan. 12, 2014. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
Locomotives and rail cars are lined up on display at the 2014 National Train Day exhibit in Toledo, Ohio, on May 3. Photo by Joe Kohnen […]
Paul Scoles’ Sn3 Pelican Bay & Navigation Co. was featured in Great Model Railroads 2010. Well-known model railroader Paul Scoles, of Shoreline, Wash., died May 9 from cardiac arrest after surgery. He was 71. Paul was a well-known Sn3 hobbyist who had written nearly 100 articles for various model railroad publications since the 1970s and […]
Spring Mills Depot HO scale covered hopper Spring Mills Depot has released an interesting three-bay, 100-ton covered hopper that’s offered in 22 paint schemes. Of particular note, the model comes in numerous variations that have specific detailing to match the prototype paint schemes. Each of the cars is also offered in a variety of correct […]
San Juan Car Co. O scale frameless tank car Price: $89.95 Manufacturer San Juan Car Co. 190 Turner Drive, Unit C Durango, CO 81303 www.sanjuancarco.com Era: 1910s to mid-1960s Road names: Union Tank Car Lines (UTLX, eight road numbers), Milwaukee Road (four road numbers), Pioneer Oil (four road numbers) Comments: As a follow-on to its […]
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins Inc. has developed a Tier 4-compliant QSK19-R engine that will power new Nippon Sharyo Diesel Multiple Units. Contracts have been awarded to Nippon Sharyo U.S.A./Sumitomo Corp. of America for 32 cars that will have the engine. The cars will be configured as either two- or three-car DMU sets with the 760 horsepower […]
On April 22, Model Power announced that the company will be closing effective immediately. The announcement was posted on the Model Power website. For nearly 50 years Model Power produced hobby products that included N, HO, and O scale model trains and model railroad accessories. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In 2014, Model Railroader magazine celebrates 80 years in publication. Coincidentally, 40 years ago MR Senior Editor Jim Hediger was just getting started as a staff editor when he was charged with shepherding the production of a custom-run boxcar to commemorate MR’s 40th […]
