Chuff pipe for live-steam locomotive

Chuff pipe for live-steam locomotives

Subscribers: Don’t miss the exclusive product highlight video of these chuffer pipes in action! Chuff pipe for live-steam locomotives Marc Horovitz Chuff pipe for live-steam locomotivesSummerlandsGreat BritainWeb site: www.summerlands-chuffer.co.ukAvailable in the USA from:NGT Models 1816 Vermont Avenue Lansing MI 48906Price: $43 ea., postpaidWeb site: www.ngtmodels.com Replacement exhaust pipe for Accucraft (and other) live-steam locomotives to […]

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Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive

Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive

Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive Now available with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, Bachmann’s HO scale model of the 98-foot-long DDA40X has dual motors that make it a powerful puller. This is appropriate, since the prototype’s dual 3,300-hp diesel engines made it the most powerful diesel-electric locomotive ever built. 100 years […]

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Lionel O gauge British Christmas Steamer

NO, YOUR EYES DON’T DECEIVE YOU. The issue in your hands does carry a February date, and the subject of our attention is a Christmas locomotive. But how can that be? Well, I’m actually writing this before Halloween, so the holiday train spirit hasn’t yet arrived at the CTT station. I visited Sommerfeld’s Trains in […]

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Bachmann 1:20.3-proportion 2-6-6-2T steam locomotive

Bachmann 1:20.3-proportion 2-6-6-2T steam locomotive

Bachmann 1:20.3-proportion 2-6-6-2T steam locomotive The Biles-Coleman Lumber Co. 2-6-6-2T was never built in 1:1 scale, but that didn’t stop Bachmann from making a well-detailed, smooth-performing model Mallet. The 1:20.3-proportion steam locomotive has plenty of pulling power and a versatile “plug and play” electronic interface for adding a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder or radio-control […]

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A line-up at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum

The Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum held its annual night photo shoot on June 13, 2009, at Willimantic, Conn. Framed by the museum’s six-stall roundhouse, the six pieces of equipment arranged for the photo are (from left) a GE 44-tonner (built in 1950 for the Long Island Rail Road), a Narragansett Railway speeder, a GE 45-tonner […]

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M.T.H. HO scale Challenger steam locomotive

I received my first of two MTH Challengers a few days ago. I’m amazed at the features and quality of this locomotive! It far surpasses my other Challenger (Genesis). The unit runs perfectly and the sound is outstanding. I especially like the two engines going in and out of synch with one another, and the […]

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