Broadway Limited N scale EMD SW7 Scale: N (1:160) Price: Stealth (no sound), $189.99; with dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder, $259.99 Era: 1949 to 2000s (varies based on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com Broadway Limited N scale EMD SW7 features: All-wheel electrical pickup Body-mounted couplers […]
New York Central 2-8-0 Consolidation no. 1147 eases its train up to Starrucca station platform right on time. With only a dozen passengers waiting, today’s station stop should be quick. Arnie Steiner of Staten Island, N.Y., took the photo on his freelanced N scale Susquehanna Valley & Gulf Summit Ry. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the […]
The National Steel Car Corp. 50-foot newsprint boxcar is the latest addition to the Master Line from Atlas Model Railroad Co. The model, based on tooling the manufacturer acquired from True Line Trains in 2020, features molded and separate, factory-applied detail parts; 33” metal wheelsets; and body-mounted Accumate couplers. Prototype history Between 1967 and 1971, […]
It’s June 1937, and the two-year-old Boston & Maine Flying Yankee is still in pristine shape. The train is emerging from the Hoosac Tunnel on Bill Moore’s HO scale Bedford Mountain Division of the B&M. Bill, of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., also took the photo. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our […]
Rapido HO scale PFE refrigerator cars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Single car, $59.95; six-pack, $359.70 Era: 1957 to 1982 Manufacturer: Rapido Trains, 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com Features on Rapido HO scale PFE refrigerator cars: 33″ metal wheelsets Body-mounted Lincoln-Washington metal semi-scale couplers Factory-installed and painted wire grab irons Freestanding door rods, […]
Railroads and paper mills were important industries in Bellows Falls, Vt., in the mid-1800s, and they still are today. Here, a Springfield Terminal SD26 and a Boston & Maine U30C rumble past the Liberty Paper Products mill. Thomas Nordanberg took the photo on Ole Pade’s HO scale New England-themed layout in Sollentuna, Sweden. Model Railroader‘s […]
Q: I’m building a layout based on the early Burlington Northern in Idaho. I’ve seen a number of photos of renumbered locomotives and cabooses. Most have white numbers and reporting marks, but I’ve seen a few prototype photos online with the data in black. Did BN have a standard font and size for renumbering equipment, […]
Welcome to the May 2025 installment of Cody’s Office. Thanks for all of the positive feedback from last month’s episode. It’s great to be back! Four new products are featured in the May 2025 episode of Cody’s Office. First up is the Rapido Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division F40PHM-2 diesel locomotive. The commuter engine is […]
All-new episodes of Cody’s Office are back into production! That’s right, the popular Trains.com Video series returns at the Firecrown Media offices in suburban Milwaukee, Wis. The setting may be different, but Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno returns with all of your favorite segments, including new products, a modeling tip, and viewer mail. Four […]
A northbound freight led by Northern Pacific 2-8-0 no. 60 waits in the siding for a southbound Pacific & Idaho Northern passenger train. The freight train’s crew is on the ground to do a roll-by inspection of the passenger train. Dave Rickaby photographed the scene on Dave Allen’s freelanced HO scale Pacific & Idaho Northern, […]
It’s hard to believe, but we’re already into the summer months. Before you take that long road trip, head out to the lake to reel in some fish, or spend time mowing the yard, you’ll want to check out the June 2025 episode of Cody’s Office. What’s on tap this time around? Well, we start […]
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 This is a hobby for making things NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10 Hobby industry news RAILWAY POST OFFICE, pg. 16 Letters from our readers ASK MR, pg. 18 Loads for a fertilizer blend plant STEP BY […]
