No. 261 westbound at Norwood, Minn., on April 20, 2013. Steve Glischinski Milwaukee Road No. 261 will pull its inaugural excursion on May 11-12, when it will operate a 300-mile round trip over BNSF Railway’s ex-Great Northern main line from Minneapolis to Duluth in conjunction with Amtrak. For riders and photographers, this route offers a […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 7/8″ scale, live-steam 0-4-0T Accucraft Trains33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $995Website: http://accucraft.com 1:13.7 scale, live-steam 0-4-0T; gas fired; reversing from the cab via simple eccentrics and reversing links between the frames; D-valves; displacement lubricator; water glass; safety valve; pressure gauge; throttle; superheater; 60 psi blowoff pressure; some tools and syringes […]
Marc Horovitz In the April 2013 GR, we reviewed Wuhu Brand’s live-steam Falk gypsy logging locomotive. We have received a new product sample that incorporates several revisions, so we thought it only fair to mention them here. According to the factory, these revisions include reducing the diameter of the jet orifice from 0.25mm to 0.2mm […]
Don’t miss the full review of Emma in the June 2013 issue! […]
Don’t miss the full review of Emma in the June 2013 issue! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page When Jim Hediger was a young man, he worked in a hobby shop owned by noted railroad photographer, Emery Gulash. To help pay for college, Jim took on the job of painting brass locomotives for Emery, and he shares some of the stories […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page When Jim Hediger was a young man, he worked in a hobby shop owned by noted railroad photographer, Emery Gulash. To help pay for college, Jim took on the job of painting brass locomotives for Emery, and he shares some of the stories […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this In-Depth video review, Dana Kawala puts a new Broadway Limited HO scale Erie USRA K5 Heavy Pacific through its paces. Along the way, Dana discusses many of the spotting features of these big passenger steam locomotives. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this In-Depth video review, Dana Kawala puts a new Broadway Limited HO scale Erie USRA K5 Heavy Pacific through its paces. Along the way, Dana discusses many of the spotting features of these big passenger steam locomotives. […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale USRA heavy 4-6-2 steam locomotive A dual-speaker sound system with many user-programmable features is the highlight of the Paragon2 HO scale heavy Pacific 4-6-2 from Broadway Limited Imports. Although not a perfect match for its prototype, the model captures the look of a passenger workhorse for the Erie RR. The […]
Learn how to set up and operate the Bachmann HO scale Durango & Silverton passenger train set. The ready-to-run train set includes a steam locomotive, passenger cars, track, and a power pack. […]
Learn how to operate this large scale model train set with Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno. He’ll show you how to put together the track and attach the power pack that controls the locomotive. […]
