Broadway Limited Imports’ class T1 duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 steam passenger locomotive. The T1’s single motor drives both driver sets while the dual-mode (DC or DCC) electronic controls and sound system are concealed in the tender. Air tanks, PRR train-phone antennas, the top end of the water scoop, and a pair of water hatches are included on […]
Branchline Trains’ NYC passenger car In an editorial on the state of the art in passenger car modeling (January 2000 Model Railroader), I wrote that we were still missing the passenger equivalents of the best plastic mass-produced freight car kits. The new HO scale heavyweight coach kit from Branchline Trains is an answer to that […]
Broadway Limited Imports On2 1/2 C-16 Consolidation 2-8-0 Broadway Limited On21/2 C-16 is a classic Excellent On2 1/2 models of the Denver & Rio Grande Western’s class C-16 2-8-0 Consolidation are now available from Broadway Limited Imports. The models come with electronics to operate on DC or Digital Command Control (DCC) layouts without any modifications, […]
Broadway Limited Import’s HO E7 passenger diesels This new HO scale Electro-Motive Division E7 is the first diesel from Broadway Limited Imports, and it’s squarely in the young firm’s tradition of combining a popular prototype with innovative features. Introduced in February 1945, the 2,000 hp E7A and E7B (cabless booster) were in production through April […]
Broadway Limited’s HO GGI electric locomotive Broadway Limited Inc.’s third HO locomotive is a model of another American legend, the Pennsylvania’s GG1 electric. It has two can motors, a heavy metal shell, and excellent sound effects. This powerful model is capable of hauling prototype-length trains. A beauty with gutsServing the Pennsylvania RR and its successors […]
roadway Limited HO N&W Class A 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive Back in the late ’80s, my wife, Cindy, and I went to see Norfolk & Western Class A 2-6-6-4 no. 1218 when it came through Chicago on a fan trip. I’d seen quite a few other steam locomotives by that time, so I didn’t expect to […]
