Shay No. 4 of the Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat and Bald Knob Scenic Railroad backs between switchbacks on the railroad in transition from logging railroad to tourist line. Today this is the Cass Scenic Railroad, and it celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2013. Check out more Cass and West Virginia coverage in the August 2013 […]
With Cass Shay No. 4 lettered for the scrapper that was dismantling the railroad, a governor’s special visits the wye located at Camp One on Bald Knob on April 23, 1961. Check out more Cass and West Virginia coverage in the August 2013 issue of Trains magazine. Photo by John P. Killoran […]
The Sunset Models HO scale class Z-8 Challenger is a superdetailed brass locomotive that accurately models the Northern Pacific prototype. The HO scale 4-6-6-4 also features a QSI Titan Digital Command Control (DCC) stereo sound decoder. See and hear the Challenger haul a freight train on our club layout. […]
The Sunset Models HO scale class Z-8 Challenger is a superdetailed brass locomotive that accurately models the Northern Pacific prototype. The HO scale 4-6-6-4 also features a QSI Titan Digital Command Control (DCC) stereo sound decoder. See and hear the Challenger haul a freight train on our club layout. […]
No. 4014 at Pomona David Lustig OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific confirms today it will purchase and restore a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive. The railroad has reached an agreement with the Southern California Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, Calif., to transfer ownership of No. 4014 back to Union Pacific. The […]
A Mantua 0-4-0 is the test bed here. I’ve replaced the original open-frame motor with a can motor. I then added a Micro Tsunami and a KA2 module from TCS. No modifications were done concerning electrical pickup. It still only picks up current on the right from the engine’s two wheels, and the four left […]
A Mantua 0-4-0 is the test bed here. I’ve replaced the original open-frame motor with a can motor. I then added a Micro Tsunami and a KA2 module from TCS. No modifications were done concerning electrical pickup. It still only picks up current on the right from the engine’s two wheels, and the four left […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page After building the tank and roof in part 1 of this Video Step by Step project, Steven Otte shows you how he completed his model of an HO scale wood water tank. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page After building the tank and roof in part 1 of this Video Step by Step project, Steven Otte shows you how he completed his model of an HO scale wood water tank. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Back in the 1970s Jim Hediger and Model Railroader‘s then new editor, Russ Larson, took a fall trip to ride the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Ry., one of the famous western narrow gauge lines. Jim shares the story, complete with some great photographs […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Back in the 1970s Jim Hediger and Model Railroader‘s then new editor, Russ Larson, took a fall trip to ride the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Ry., one of the famous western narrow gauge lines. Jim shares the story, complete with some great photographs […]
Sunset Models HO scale Northern Pacific 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive A hefty brass model of the last steam engine ordered by the Northern Pacific matches its prototype in both details and pulling power. Sunset Models’ new HO scale class Z-8 4-6-6-4 articulated steam engine also features powerful, realistic sound, thanks to its QSI Titan Digital Command […]
