Ringling’s Blue Unit circus train exits Huntsman Canyon at Moapa, Nev., June 15, 2010, oln its way to Las Vegas. This rare view shows the entire 61-car, 5,409-foot, 4,490-ton consist. Kenneth Kuehne The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus rail car fleet is an amazing collection of equipment from many railroads and many configurations. […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Kodachrome” scheme); Boston & Maine (Guilford scheme); CSX; and Delaware & Hudson. Two road numbers each; also available undecorated. Five-pole skew-wound armature motor with flywheels, separately applied details, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. $102.95 (undecorated, $97.95). May 2011. Ready-to-run. […]
Walthers HO scale Trinity 6351- cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper Price: $34.98 ManufacturerWm. K. Walthers Inc.P.O. Box 3039Milwaukee, WI 53201www.walthers.com Era: 2001 to present Comments: An HO model of a TinityRail covered hopper is now available from Walthers. The prototype is a 6,351-cubic-foot car that Trinity debuted in 2001. The car is commonly used in the ethanol […]
Broadway Limited Imports 1941 Morning Daylight parlor-observation car One of the most recognizable name passenger trains of the 20th century, the Southern Pacific RR’s Morning Daylight, gets the star treatment with Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale 1941 Daylight parlor-observation car. The Daylight ran along the SP’s famed Coast Line between San Francisco and Los Angeles […]
Missouri Pacific observation car No. 750. Museum of Transportation ST. LOUIS — The Museum of Transportation has unveiled its cosmetically restored Missouri Pacific observation car No. 750. Built in 1940 by American Car & Foundry, it was mainly used on MP’s Missouri River Eagle. The car boasted air conditioning, a public address system, private dining […]
Rapido Trains HO scale Osgood Bradley coach The distinct paired-window, early lightweight Pullman Standard/Osgood Bradley streamlined coaches have long been sought-after by New Haven and Boston & Maine fans. Highly detailed models of these cars in accurate era-specific configurations are now available in plastic in HO scale from Rapido Trains in multiple road numbers. Rapido’s Osgood […]
Athearn Trains N scale Gunderson Husky Stack Either as a standalone car or drawbar connected in multiples of three or four, the Gunderson Husky Stack is a common double-stack container car that’s available as a ready-to-run N scale model from Athearn. The N scale Husky Stack features an impressive amount of separately applied detail parts […]
Micro-Trains N scale 42-foot stockcar with cattle chute kit Price: $17.70 ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line Co.P.O. Box 1200Talent, OR 97540www.micro-trains.com Era: 1947 to 1969 Comments: Laser-cut scenic accessories are now being included with some Micro-Trains freight cars. One of the first of these sets is a 42-foot New York Central stockcar with a cattle chute kit. The chute […]
Blackstone Models HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western HOn3 class C-19 2-8-0 steam locomotive HO scale locomotives Denver & Rio Grande Western HOn3 class C-19 2-8-0 steam locomotive. Preproduction sample shown. Denver & Rio Grande, Denver & Rio Grande Western (five paint schemes), Rio Grande Southern, and painted black but unlettered (two versions). $349 […]
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge 1, center-cupola cabooseUSA TrainsPO Box 100Malden MA 02148Price: $199.95Website: www.usatrains.com Mostly plastic model of a standard gauge, steel, center-cupola caboose; available in a long list of road names and liveries; plastic trucks; metal wheelsets; operating lights and markers; operating fan-driven smoke unit; full interior; underbody detail; truck-mounted LGB-style hook-and-loop couplers […]
Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe and SD70M-2 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe and SD70M-2 diesel locomotives. SD70ACe: Union Pacific (Western Pacific heritage scheme, one road number). SD70M-2: Canadian National, Florida East Coast, and Norfolk Southern. Four road numbers each unless noted. Direct-current models, $189.98. With Digital Command Control and SoundTraxx […]
Walthers HO scale American Car & Foundry 85-foot baggage car An 85-foot baggage car has been added to the Union Pacific “City train” series of HO scale passenger cars from Walthers. It represents one of the 33 cars (series 5631-5663) built by American Car & Foundry in 1954. It’s a ready-to-run model with factory-installed handrails. […]
