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Large scale, gauge-1 4-6-0 Bachmann Industries 1400 East Erie Avenue Philadelphia PA 19124 Price: $300 Website: www.bachmanntrains.com All-plastic representation of James from the Thomas-the-Tank series; moving eyes; blackened, metal, spoked wheels on locomotive and tender; plastic side rods; hook-and-loop couplers; unsprung buffers; molded-in handrails; polarity switch (NMRA/large scale) on engine. Dimensions: Length (locomotive and tender), […]
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Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 pulls a National Railway Historical Society convention train on Sept. 5, 1966 from Keysville, Va., to Richmond, Va. This was among the first excursions that led to the development of Southern Railway’s famous series of annual excursions that ran between 1966 and 1994. Today, the 1911 Baldwin is under restoration […]
Q I saw an ad for Chinese steam locomotives by Multipower International Inc., in Towaco, N.J. The company offers used and rebuilt steam locomotives for sale or can provide a custom built one. Can you tell us more about this company?— Robert Holland, Palmdale, Calif. A Multipower International is owned by Ge Qiang, who is […]
This HO scale Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch us run the Bachmann Spectrum Series model on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (MR&T). […]
This HO scale Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch us run the Bachmann Spectrum Series model on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (MR&T). […]
Bachmann Trains HO scale Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotive The introduction of a modernized Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotive will come as welcome news to modelers of HO scale railroads set in the first half of the 20th century. The new release from Bachmann’s Spectrum line includes SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) and sound, and features boilers, […]
Norfolk & Western J-Class 4-8-4 No. 611 rolls north on the Southern Railway main line, Aug. 22, 1982 during the engine’s three-day move from its restoration in Birmingham, Ala., to its birthplace in Roanoke, Va. The engine has an eight car train high above the James River. William D. Middleton photo […]
These two cars at Steamtown National Historical Site look similar but had different uses. Hank Ickes Q In the yard at Steamtown National Historical Site in Scranton, Pa., are two cars that I couldn’t identify. Do you know what purpose these cars had? — Hank Ickes, Arlington, Va. A One is an auxiliary tender or […]
The Bachmann Spectrum three-truck Climax geared locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch us run the HO scale model on the Model Railroader club train layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. You can also read a complete review of this locomotive model. […]
The Bachmann Spectrum three-truck Climax geared locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch us run the HO scale model on the Model Railroader club train layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. You can also read a complete review of this locomotive model. […]
