Video: MTH HO scale Alco PA/PB set

The MTH Electric Trains HO Scale Alco PA/PB diesel locomotives feature the Digital Command System (DCS) and the Proto-Sound 3.0 system. See and hear the locomotives in action as they haul a streamlined passenger train around our model railroad. […]

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MTH HO scale Alco PA-1 and PB-1 diesel locomotive

MTH HO scale Alco PA-1 and PB-1 diesel locomotive This HO scale Alco PA captures the streamlined form and distinctive diesel growl of the prototype. The MTH model also adds simulated white exhaust to the mix. Equipped with the MTH Digital Command System (DCS), the Alco PA operates on direct-current, Digital Command Control (DCC), and […]

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O GAUGE BAVARIAN S 3/6-CLASS 4-6-2 BY MTH

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Back in the days before Imperial Germany adopted the national pastime of periodically attempting to destroy Europe, it was a state composed of four kingdoms (with four kings), 11 duchies and grand duchies, seven principalities, three free cities, and one imperial territory. It was quite a political casserole. Seven major operators provided transportation for this […]

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MTH HO scale Alco FA-1/FB-1 set

MTH HO scale Alco FA-1 FB-1 set

MTH HO scale Alco FA-1 FB-1 set There’s no mistaking the sound of an Alco diesel-electric locomotive, and this MTH Electric Trains HO scale Alco FA-1/FB-1 set delivers realistic sound. The A and B-unit models are available in a direct-current version or equipped with a Proto-Sound 3.0 decoder that operates in DC, Digital Command Control […]

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Tinplate Line starter set by MTH

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Set aside all your prototype railroad reference books. This outfit is from the fun era of toy trains, when trains were actual toys and what people bought were representations of the real thing, not scale models. You get the prewar Lionel heritage, except the trains are made better! LocomotionThis may be anathema to most train […]

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MTH Electric Trains HO scale USRA twin hopper

MTH HO scale USRA twin hopper

This 55-ton twin hopper is a recent addition to the MTH line of HO freight cars. The model has a molded plastic body with a die-cast metal underbody, metal wheelsets, many add-on details, and knuckle couplers. Our sample was smoothly painted and neatly lettered.The prototype for this car was one of five standardized freight car […]

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MTH O gauge ALCO RS-11 diesel

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In the first and second generation of dieselization, Alco was the perennial odd man out. Although legendary for its steam locomotive designs and one of the first builders to dabble with diesel power, its diesel locomotives never really attained more than niche status with America’s railroads. The company quietly exited locomotive production in 1969. But […]

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