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. […]
Bachmann HO scale steam passenger train set
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Bachmann HO scale steam passenger train set
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. […]
PIKO large scale train set
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. […]
LGB Large Scale Train Set
Senior editor Dana Kawala looks at LGB’s Special Edition USA no. 78441 large scale Santa Fe starter set. He covers the basics of how to set up this ready-to-run train, complete with track and transformer. […]
LGB Large Scale Train Set
Senior editor Dana Kawala looks at LGB’s Special Edition USA no. 78441 large scale Santa Fe starter set. He covers the basics of how to set up this ready-to-run train, complete with track and transformer. […]
Bachmann’s Emily locomotive and rolling stock
Marc Horovitz Emily gauge-1 locomotive and rolling stock Bachmann Industries1400 E. Erie AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19124Prices: See textWebsite: www.bachmanntrains.com Mostly plastic gauge-1 locomotive and rolling stock from the “Thomas and Friends” TV series; hook-and-loop couplers; metal wheels; moving eyes on locomotive; circuit breaker in engine for overload protectionPros: Well designed and constructed toys; excellent paint and […]
Wuhu Brand Falk locomotive
Marc Horovitz 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, live-steam 0-4-0T Wuhu Brand Arts & Crafts Manufacturing Co.Hongrui Machinery ParkHigh & New Technology Development ZoneWuhu, ChinaPrice: $880, postpaid to the USAWebsite: www.bowandeusa.com Gauge 1, 1:20.3-scale model of Falk logging locomotive in live steam; single flue, gas-fired boiler; pressure gauge; water glass, safety valve; throttle; water-filler plug; working whistle; […]
Watch steam-powered trains in action
Norfolk Southern did an amazing thing in 2012 and they’re doing it again in 2013: Running steam-powered passenger trains to better tell the railroad story and as a point of pride for this amazing eastern railroad that just turned 30 years old. Take a closer look at Southern Railway Consolidation No. 630 and Nickel Plate […]
North Western 4-6-4 at West Chicago
Chicago & North Western class E-4 streamlined Hudson sails through West Chicago, Ill., with one of the Union Pacific Challenger trains in September 1945. The second car in the train is a U.S. Army hospital car. Henry J. McCord photo […]
Bachman N scale United States Railroad Association 0-8-0 steam locomotive
This is my most modern locomotive and it is a great performer. Some have said it doesn’t have much pulling power, but on my layout it pulled eight 55-foot hoppers and a caboose up a 3% grade around a 15-inch turn back curve, which is adequate for my operations. It’s smoother than my Bachman spectrum […]
America’s newest roundhouse
Former regional railroad owner Jerry Joe Jacobson built a private, 18-stall roundhouse he calls the “Age of Steam” in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to house his collection of a dozen locomotives. The complex includes a boiler wash track, offices, a backshop, machine shop, store house, water tank, and water column. Enjoy this short video, and be sure […]
America’s newest roundhouse
Former regional railroad owner Jerry Joe Jacobson built a private, 18-stall roundhouse he calls the “Age of Steam” in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to house his collection of a dozen locomotives. The complex includes a boiler wash track, offices, a backshop, machine shop, store house, water tank, and water column. Enjoy this short video, and be sure […]
