Now that the snowflakes are falling, work on Kent’s garden railway has come to a hard, frozen stop! But this episode proves that fun with large scale trains can continue in warmer confines, specifically in Ken Rodig’s basement and in the workshop of Garden Railways, where Rene and Cody tackle their respective modeling projects. […]
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Take one EM-1 add loaded coal cars then add one more. Scene 1 leaving yard, Scene 2 rolling in open country, Scene 3 rolling through town. Ed Lorence shot this video on his HO scale layout. […]
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Take one EM-1 add loaded coal cars then add one more. Scene 1 leaving yard, Scene 2 rolling in open country, Scene 3 rolling through town. Ed Lorence shot this video on his HO scale layout. […]
Scientific HO scale rural farm structure kits from Micro-Mark For the second annual Micro-Mark Model Challenge, build any Scientific model kit, either on its own, with other Scientific model kits, in a diorama, on a railroad layout…the choice is yours…as long as a Scientific kit is featured. The winner will receive a $1,000.00 gift certificate […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 diesel locomotive. Boston & Maine (as-delivered scheme in two road numbers, all blue and black repaint in one number), Canadian Pacific (non-standard simplified repaint in one number, with gold beaver herald and red-and-white frame stripe in two numbers), Norfolk Southern (black and white, three numbers), Southern Pacific (scarlet and […]
No. 1216 leads an Escanaba & Lake Superior freight east of Channing, Mich., on Oct. 25, 1982. Steve Glischinski WELLS, Mich. – The owner of the only two surviving Baldwin RF-16 “Sharknose” diesel locomotives says they will eventually go to a museum. Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad owner and President John Larkin, in an exclusive […]
BNSF locomotives remain in the Kootenai River following a Jan. 1 derailment. Idaho State Police BONNERS FERRY, Idaho – BNSF Railway is going fishing for locomotives. More than a week after a derailment along Idaho’s Kootenai River closed BNSF Railway’s main line to the Pacific Northwest for nearly three days, two locomotives are still in […]
PITTSBURGH – Wabtec Corp. announced this week that it has acquired RELCO Locomotives, a long-established player in the locomotive overhaul and maintenance industry. The acquisition expands Wabtec’s freight services capabilities and capacity to support growth in the remanufacturing and repair business. “This acquisition will unlock tremendous value for our customers, employees and shareholders,” said Rafael […]
Bill Zuback O gauge ET44C4 starter set locomotive from Lionel Price: $399.99 for no. 84732 set, separate-sale locomotive approximately $220 Features: O-36 operation, two motors, operating couplers, Lionel RailSounds RC sound system, illuminated cab and directional headlights, handheld remote controller. Low speed (app): 11.8 scale mph Low speed (universal remote): 16.25 mph, High speed: 56.2mph […]
Norfolk Southern No. 4271 leads the three other F units at Knoxville, Tenn., in November 2011. Reading & Northern has acquired two and will debut them on a railfan excursion in April 2020. Jim Wrinn PORT CLINTON, Pa. – The public will have its first opportunity to ride behind Reading & Northern’s recently acquired former […]
