Atlas HO scale GE Dash 8-40BW diesel locomotive

Atlas HO scale Dash 8-40BW

Atlas HO scale Dash 8-40BW In August 2001, then-associate editor Jim Hediger lauded the HO scale Atlas Dash 8-40B for its performance and detail. With this 2016 release, the locomotive is available with a dual-mode ESU LokSound Select decoder, so it sounds as prototypical as it looks on both Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current […]

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Quick Look: Atlas Trainman O scale 60-foot observation car

Atlas Trainman O scale 60-foot observation car

Atlas Trainman O scale 60-foot observation car Atlas O Trainman 60-foot observation car drumhead Price: $114.95 Manufacturer Atlas O 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlaso.com Era: 1929 to mid-1970s Road names: New Jersey Department of Transportation; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chesapeake & Ohio; Chicago & North Western; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Long […]

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Quick Look: Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper

Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper

Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper Price: $21.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1964-1973 (as decorated) Road names: Interstate, Clinchfield, Montour, and Nickel Plate Road. Two numbers per scheme. Comments: Atlas is offering its Association of American Railroads 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper with oval heap shields […]

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Bob’s Train Box: Episode 61

Bob Keller sitting at his desk

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob’s Train Box returns in 2016! Host Bob Keller highlights several new O gauge toy trains and ancillary products, including new freight cars from ETS, Atlas O, and Menards; passenger cars from MTH; a large industrial structure from Menards; books from various publishers; […]

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Bob’s Train Box: Episode 61

Bob Keller sitting at his desk

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob’s Train Box returns in 2016! Host Bob Keller highlights several new O gauge toy trains and ancillary products, including new freight cars from ETS, Atlas O, and Menards; passenger cars from MTH; a large industrial structure from Menards; books from various publishers; […]

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DCC Programming: episode 18 – speed table programming

Dana Kawala and Ben Lake standing at a desk.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Hosts Dana Kawala and Ben Lake continue the discussion on JMRI DecoderPro. In this video, the guys will demonstrate how to fine-tune locomotive speed control and share tips on speed matching. You’ll see just how much easier and quicker these steps are to […]

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DCC Programming: episode 18 – speed table programming

Dana Kawala and Ben Lake standing at a desk.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Hosts Dana Kawala and Ben Lake continue the discussion on JMRI DecoderPro. In this video, the guys will demonstrate how to fine-tune locomotive speed control and share tips on speed matching. You’ll see just how much easier and quicker these steps are […]

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Atlas N scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive

Atlas N EMD SD50

Atlas N scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive Atlas Model RR Co. has upgraded its N scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel with an improved drivetrain that offers smoother performance at more prototypical speeds. The Master Line series model is also available in new paint schemes, both of which model locomotives still on the rails today. Now-retired […]

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