IN THE GOLDEN YEARS of railroading, the Great Northern route from the Midwest to Seattle was undoubtedly the premier way to get to the Pacific Northwest. With such named trains as Empire Builder, Oriental Limited, and Fast Mail, the line’s reputation hung on swift, reliable passenger transportation as much as it did freight. In 1929 […]
Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:20.3-scale Heisler Accucraft Trains 31112 San Clemente St Hayward CA 94544 Price: $2,199 Web site: www.accucraft.com All metal, painted, electrically powered model of the West Side Lumber Company’s No. 2 Heisler geared locomotive; unit is DCC ready, sound ready, and smoke-unit (not supplied) ready; eight-wheel electrical pickup; instructions provided for maintenance, […]
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, Gauge 1, live-steam 2-8-2 kit Aster of Japan (For further information and US dealer list contact: Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam) 89060 New Rumley Road Jewett OH 43986 Prices: kit, $3,995; built up, $4,675 All metal, prepainted, screwdriver-assembly kit for a USRA light Mikado; internally-fired boiler; working Walschaerts valve gear; alcohol burning. […]
Marc Horovitz 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, 25-ton Class B Climax Bachmann Industries. 1400 E. Erie Ave. Philadelphia PA 19124 Price: $799.95 Highly detailed plastic-and-metal model; accurate representation of the prototype; all-wheel electrical pickup; ball-bearings on axles; many metal details; two five-pole motors; directional lighting; cab and firebox lighting; smoke unit; opening doors and windows; engineer […]
Dave Goodson 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, 38-ton ShayBachmann Industries, Inc.1400 E. Erie AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19124Price $799.95Web site: www.bachmanntrains.com Since this is a reissue (#82194) of an older model, I’m going to dispense with the usual description and pros and cons, and concentrate on the differences between this new Shay and the older one. (The original […]
Dave Goodson 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, 0-4-0 saddle-tank Porter Bachmann Industries 1400 E. Erie Avenue Philadelphia PA 19124 Price: $179.95 Web site: www.bachmanntrains.com Plastic-and-metal model of a Porter saddle-tank 0-4-0 locomotive (#82097 ); no assembly required. Dimensions: Beam to beam 10 13/16″, or about 18′ long in 1:20.3; cab width, 4 1/16″, or about 6’10” […]
Dave Goodson Gauge 1, 1:20.3-scale Heisler Bachmann Industries 1400 E. Erie Avenue Philadelphia PA 19124 Price: $799 Web site: www.bachmanntrains.com Plastic-bodied, metal-framed 1:20.3 model (#81796) of a 3′ narrow-gauge Heisler geared logging locomotive; 8-wheel pickup; all-metal drive train and valve gear; detailed cab interior; sound-system ready. Dimensions: length over end beams, 18 1/8″; width at […]
Marc Horovitz 1:22.5 scale, gauge-1 starter setLGB of America6444 Nancy Ridge DriveSan Diego CA 92121Check with your local dealer for prices and availabilityWeb site: www.lgb.com Disney starter set (#72350); includes Forney locomotive (#23251) painted to resemble Disneyland Railroad Fred Gurley locomotive, two open excursion cars, power supply, speed controller, 12 curved track sections, four straights, […]
Marc Horovitz 1:22.5 scale, gauge-1 Sumpter Valley 2-6-6-2 LGB of America, Inc. 6444 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 www.lgb.comSee your LGB dealer for price and availability Articulated locomotive with tender; plastic and metal construction; 0-24 volts DC operation; two weather-resistant motor blocks with seven-pole Bühler motors; 12 powered wheels with power pickup on […]
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge-1 NYC Hudson USA Trains PO Box 100 Malden MA 02148 Price: $2,299.95 w/o sound; $2,699.95 with Phoenix sound system installed Web site: www.usatrains.com All-metal model of New York Central’s J1e Hudson; die-cast boiler, cab, tender shell, and detail parts; smoke unit synchronized to axle rotation (four puffs per revolution); working […]
Marc Horovitz 1:29 scale, gauge 1 2-8-8-2 locomotiveAristo-Craft Trains698 South 21st St.Irvington NJ 07111Price: $945 ($993 for Union Pacific)Web site: www.aristocraft.com Plastic-and-metal model of a USRA 2-8-8-2 Mallet locomotive; USRA or Vanderbilt tender, depending upon road name; smoke unit; sound ready; DCC ready; battery ready; control switches under firebox; two motors with flywheels and fans; […]
A Roundhouse “Fowler,” fitted with a coal-fired boiler by John Shawe, at work on the author’s garden railway near Toronto. Jeff Young photo When we acquire a small-scale live steamer, it is usually to run on an established garden railway. The selection of your live-steam locomotive was probably influenced by the physical characteristics of the […]
