Classic Metal Works 1941/46 Chevrolet Delivery trucks are examples of the scale vehicles that are popular with model railroaders. Classic Metal Works/CMW Holdings Ltd., producer of the Mini Metals line of HO and N scale vehicles, has entered into a 5-year licensing agreement with Round 2 LLC. After that term CMW Holdings Ltd. may agree […]
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A New York, New Haven & Hartford commuter train hustles past a station on the recently opened Gulliver’s Gate HO scale model railroad exhibit in New York. Photo courtesy Gulliver’s Gate/Pascal Perich A new HO scale model railroad exhibit opened in April. Gulliver’s Gate, a football field-sized display in New York’s Times Square, features well-known […]
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With a mid-1960s mix-n-match consist, a Westbound Denver & Rio Grande Western hauls an equally varied manifest freight over the Golden Spike Train Club of Utah layout. Heavy equipment, pipe, and a string of empty hoppers and gondolas headed back for more black diamonds give this train some character. […]
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With a mid-1960s mix-n-match consist, a Westbound Denver & Rio Grande Western hauls an equally varied manifest freight over the Golden Spike Train Club of Utah layout. Heavy equipment, pipe, and a string of empty hoppers and gondolas headed back for more black diamonds give this train some character. […]
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Locomotives are the power behind the rail industry, and capturing the perfect photo of a locomotive is no small feat. That’s why Trains magazine is offering this 40-page special download all about locomotives. This free PDF includes an in-depth guide to rail-fanning in Los Angeles, where there’s no shortage of activity from the likes of Union Pacific, […]
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Burlington Northern No. 6234 on a photo charter at the St. Croix River Bridge in 2008. This unit will be used on the BN photo charter in May. Steve Glischinski OSCEOLA, Wis. — A diesel photo charter in Wisconsin next month aims to recreate the Burlington Northern Railroad of the 1970s. The May 8 charter […]
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Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4s Nos. 3016 and 3027 haul CWKBT9-14 through Stanwood, Iowa, on April 15. SD70ACe-T4 No. 3019 was on the rear in distributed power mode. Craig Williams CHICAGO — Union Pacific began accepting their SD70ACe-T4 s from Progress Rail for a second time this month. Delivery of the order to Union Pacific began initially […]
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The Athearn Trains HO scale Southern Pacific SD40 features prototypical details and realistic sound effects thanks to a Ready to Roll SoundTraxx decoder. Watch the diesel locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy model train layout. […]
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The Athearn Trains HO scale Southern Pacific SD40 features prototypical details and realistic sound effects thanks to a Ready to Roll SoundTraxx decoder. Watch the diesel locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy model train layout. […]
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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train Red unit rounds a bend near a Worcester, Mass., golf course on Monday, April 17. Kevin Burkholder BOSTON — Pan Am Railways added an extra touch of class to Monday’s Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Red Unit train as it moved from Worcester, Mass., […]
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WalthersMainline HO Plymouth ML-8 switcher Small switchers, such as this Plymouth ML-8 modeled by Walthers, toiled away for decades at various trackside industries and railroad shops. The WalthersMainline model captures the look of its prototype “critter” and features impressive power for such a diminutive locomotive. The model is available in direct-current (DC) or Digital Command […]
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Athearn HO Southern Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive The Southern Pacific SD40 features many prototype specific details and see-through fan grills. Second-generation diesel modelers looking for a heavy-duty six-axle road engine would do well to take a look at Athearn’s new Electro-Motive Division SD40. The model has prototype-specific details, wire grab irons, see-through fan grills, […]
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