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Walthers HO scale Super Dome passenger car
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Lenz Gold Maxi Digital Command Control decoder
Gold Maxi Digital Command Control decoder If you’re looking for all the same great control features that Digital Command Control (DCC) has to offer in smaller scales for your O scale or large scale trains, then take a look at the Gold Maxi decoder and Power 3 energy storage module from Lenz. The combination of […]
Irish narrow gauge in the garden
Bo-bo diesel, built for the West Clare Railway in 1955, with two six-wheel saloon carriages in CIE livery, waits at the station on Neil Ramsay’s railway. Marc Horovitz avan and Leitrim train in the livery of the nationalized Irish transport system, Coras Iompair Eireann, or CIE. The sea of tiny, green leaves, replicating Ireland’s plains […]
Repair Aristo-Craft and LGB switches
Russ Miller A few simple repairs can make your Aristo-Craft and LGB switches. Download this PDF to learn how! […]
Build a 1:24-scale baggage car PDF
Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our best […]
Build your own large-scale turnouts
Please note:In Steve Monson’s article on building switches in the June 2009 issue, there was an error on page 47. In the table called “Rail lengths (inches),” the entry for #5 closure/point rails should read “16 3/4.” We regret this error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Steve Monson This article will show you […]
Bachmann gauge 1, 2-6-6-2T Mallet
Bachmann gauge 1, 2-6-6-2T Mallet Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, 2-6-6-2T locomotiveBachmann Industries1400 East Erie Ave.Philadelphia PA 19124Price: $1,250Web site: www.bachmanntrains.com Electrically powered, plastic-and-metal model of a 2-6-6-2T logging locomotive; two pivoting power trucks; two 24V motors with flywheels and gearboxes; electrical pickup on all drivers; control switches for track/battery, polarity, motor […]
Rich Yoder Models East Broad Top 2-8-2
Rich Yoder Models East Broad Top 2-8-2 Peter Thornton 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, ready-to-run, East Broad Top 2-8-2Rich Yoder Models7 Edgedale CourtWyomissing PA 19610Price: $2,995Email: richyoder@richyodermodels.com Web site: www.richyodermodels.com All metal, electrically powered model of an EBT Mikado; 24V motor; sprung wheels; directional lighting; sound ready; battery ready. Dimensions: length (loco & tender), 38″ long […]
Steam Trains in Your Garden: Build your own live steam locomotives and rolling stock
Steam Trains in Your Garden: Build your own live steam locomotives and rolling stock Marc Horovitz Steam Trains in Your Garden: Build your own live steam locomotives and rolling stockby Brian WilsonPublished by:Australian Model EngineeringPO Box 4721Higgins ACT 2615AustraliaHardbound, 8½” x 12″, 190 pp., profusely illustrated in color Price: $55AUD + s&hWeb site: www.ameng.com.au If […]
GG1 engineer’s controls
Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1934 and 1943, the GG1 electric locomotive was the backbone of the busy New York-Washington and Philadelphia-Harrisburg corridors for decades. In the Summer 2009 issue of Classic Trains magazine, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of this great locomotive design with 35 pages of special features. Step inside a GG1 […]
GG1 roster
Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1934 and 1943, the GG1 electric locomotive was the backbone of the busy New York-Washington and Philadelphia-Harrisburg corridors for decades. In the Summer 2009 issue of Classic Trains magazine, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of this great locomotive design with 35 pages of special features. View a roster listing […]
Shortline Railroad Mishaps
You read “The Bad and the Ugly” [June 2009 Trains] about unfortunate events on the railroad. As general manager of the Arizona Eastern Railway and Louisiana & Delta Railroad, I dealt with many types of derailments and bad track. The 135-mile Arizona Eastern runs from Bowie to Miami, Ariz. The 114-mile Louisiana & Delta has […]
