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Video Extra: SP cab-forwards in action
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
U.S. Sugar Corp. during the steam era
U.S. Sugar Corp.’s common carrier and private railroads could face new futures under a planned Florida Everglades restoration, as we reported in the September 2009 issue of Trains. Lets look back and see what the railroad looked like when steam reigned. These two photos show examples of steam power working the sugar cane lines. Also, […]
Video Extra: SP cab-forwards in action
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M.T.H. HO scale class J steam locomotive
Available in accurate early or late versions, the HO scale Norfolk & Western class J from M.T.H. Electric Trains is a great-looking model of one of the most recognizable locomotives to run on North American rails. The model includes the M.T.H. Digital Control System (DCS) for realistic lights, sounds, and smoke on DC, DCS, or […]
MTH O gauge French Railways 4-6-2
BEING A PROUD AMERICAN MODEL RAILROADER, I love our great heritage of O gauge 4-8-4 Northerns, and 4-8-2 Mountains, and the endless line of 4-6-4 Hudsons rolling along North American main lines. So let me note that it is really, really conflicting for me to say that the most intricately detailed die-cast metal locomotive that […]
Mantua HO scale Union Pacific 4-6-2 Pacific
David Schoedel photo This is a very nice engine made by Mantua. It has a black die-cast metal shell and a working headlight. It is very heavy so naturally, it pulls a ton! It also has electrical pickups in the tender and a working valve gear. It does unfortunately take a lot of power to […]
Bachmann Spectrum 2-10-2 Steam engine Southern #5224
I recently purchased this product, and to be honest, it is one of the best 2-10-2 models ever made by Bachmann. The model features directional lighting and is equipped with a DCC decoder for compatibility with a DCC Controller. It also has unique drive rod connections on the wheels. I recently gave it a break-in […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Brass/Hybrid NYC Mohawk 4-8-2
BLI’s model of the New York Central’s 4-8-2 Mohawk is a very good representation of the original. It delivers great performance mechanically and sounds superb due to QSI/DCC sound from two 1.1″ speakers. Right out of the box, you know BLI did their homework. This locomotive looks like it was meant to run and it […]
Video: Hornby/Rivarossi HO scale 4-8-8-4 Big Boy
Watch us run this upgraded Rivarossi locomotive. Along with factory-applied weathering the model includes a dual-mode ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]
Video: Hornby/Rivarossi HO scale 4-8-8-4 Big Boy
Watch us run this upgraded Rivarossi locomotive. Along with factory-applied weathering the model includes a dual-mode ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]
Hornby America, Inc. Rivarossi HO scale Big Boy
Hornby America, Inc. HO scale Big Boy steam locomotive With a coat of factory-applied grime and rust, this HO scale Big Boy looks like it’s seen years of hard use. Since the late 1960s Rivarossi has manufactured Big Boy 4-8-8-4 locomotives in HO scale. This is the first Rivarossi Big Boy to be weathered and […]
Ask Trains from May 2009
Q In March Trains, an article on the demise of semaphore signals on the former Monon [Page 14] mentioned that CSX was doing away with lineside pole lines and their maintenance. It said the new system will use Electro Code, a system where signal communications run through the rails. How is this done?– Richard K. […]
