Inspired by a lifelong love of American Flyer trains and the beauty of his home, New England, Dick Iannacone built this highly realistic 16 x 20-foot S gauge layout set in the steam-to-diesel transition period of the late 1930s into the 1950s. Enjoy additional photos of his outstanding layout in the gallery below. […]
Kato USA HO scale GE P42 diesel locomotive Are two motors better than one? A typical HO scale locomotive uses a single direct-current (DC) motor mounted on the chassis. Earlier this year, Kato introduced a new approach on one of its HO scale Japanese locomotives by using two compact coreless motors mounted in the trucks. […]
Nos. 844 and 6936 pull a 2009 “Frontier Days” excursion near Speer, Wyo. Chip Sherman CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 and “Centennial” DDA40X No. 6936 will pull a special train for the “Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days” and a fundraising special for the Cheyenne Depot Museum this month. No. 844 will lead […]
Born on July 2, 1913, John Allen was a model railroading pioneer renowned for his skill at scratchbuilding and scenery work, as well as his thoughts on model railroad operation. His original 3’-7” x 6’8” Gorre & Daphetid HO scale layout debuted in the January 1948 issue of Model Railroader. He built a larger version […]
Marc Horovitz 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, 45-ton diesel Accucraft Trains33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $995Website: http://accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of 45-ton Whitcomb side-rod, diesel-electric locomotive; track powered; all metal construction; 0-24V DC operation; LED directional lighting; working knuckle couplers; two motors; all wheels powered. Dimensions: Length over end beams, 15″; width, 5 3/8″; […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody is back in the MR Workshop this month to install ditch light castings on a Rail America diesel engine. He also shares how his freighthouse scratchbuilding job is coming along, and you’ll get to see the finished Turtle Creek MR&T heritage locomotive. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody is back in the MR Workshop this month to install ditch light castings on a Rail America diesel engine. He also shares how his freighthouse scratchbuilding job is coming along, and you’ll get to see the finished Turtle Creek MR&T heritage locomotive. […]
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. announced that Terry D. Thompson will serve as its new vice president of proprietary products. Thompson was most recently the publisher of Model Railroader magazine and Model Railroader Video Plus, as well as four other Kalmbach Publishing Co. publications. During his more than 10 years at Kalmbach, he held a variety […]
CHICAGO – The first new EMD SD30C-ECO locomotives are en route to Canadian Pacific. Nos. 5003 and 5009 arrived in Chicago last night on Canadian National train M335. CN will deliver the locomotives to the Twin Cities for interchange to CP. CP has ordered 20 remanufactured locomotives from EMD, all of which are being constructed […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive. CSX, Louisville & Nashville, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Norfolk Southern, Reading Co., Seaboard Coast Line (Louisville & Nashville reporting marks), Southern Ry., Southern Pacific (“Kodachrome” or red and gray paint schemes), St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), Union Pacific, and Western Pacific. Two road numbers each; also available undecorated. Dual-mode Paragon2 […]
Testor Corp. will discontinue Polly Scale and Floquil lines of paint that were popular with model railroaders. Testors has announced that it is ending its Floquil and Polly Scale lines of paints, including dozens of model-railroad specific colors. Testors will continue to take orders from retailers and ship paint for a limited time based on […]
CINCINNATI – CSX SD40-2 No. 8888, made famous by a runaway train incident was en route to Huntington, W. Va., rumored to be dismantled. Last week, the locomotive was dead-in-tow on train Q900 between Corbin, Ky., and Cincinnati. CSX spokesman Gary Sease tells Trains News Wire that the company has no comment on the matter. […]
