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Athearn HO scale CF7 The unusual-looking CF7 road switcher is the latest ready-to-run plastic locomotive released by Athearn, and it’s the third Ready-to-Roll locomotive to feature a modified Rail Power Products shell. The model is based on a prototype rebuilt by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe in the 1970s. An oddball is bornIn late […]
SD50 delivers good looks and great performance An EMD SD50 with all six axles powered to deliver exceptional tractive effort is the latest addition to Life-Like’s Proto 2000 line of modern locomotives. It’s a heavy-duty, six-axle, diesel-electric locomotive originally designed to haul unit coal trains. The Proto 2000 model has a highly detailed plastic body […]
Atlas O scale EMD GP35 diesel O scale GP35 is a top performer This versatile EMD GP35 diesel road switcher is a good-looking and powerful second-generation general purpose locomotive that will be right at home hauling a hotshot freight or switching a yard. It’s made by Atlas O in two versions for two-rail layouts that […]
Athearn HO scale EMD GP60 diesel locomotive HO GP60M is a runner This colorful HO Electro-Motive Division GP60M locomotive comes ready to run in post-merger Burlington Northern Santa Fe colors and three other prototypical paint schemes. The assembled models come with Bachmann E-Z Mate magnetic knuckle couplers and are part of Athearn’s Ready-to-Roll line. EMD […]
Life-Like Proto 2000 HO Alco S-3 diesel switcher An excellent Alco S-3 yard switcher is the latest diesel in Life-Like’s Proto-2000 line of HO diesel locomotives. It’s a model of an early diesel switcher that combines a great-looking styrene body with a smooth-running dual-flywheel drive. The model includes sliding side windows and a crew in […]
Broadway Limited Import’s HO E7 passenger diesels This new HO scale Electro-Motive Division E7 is the first diesel from Broadway Limited Imports, and it’s squarely in the young firm’s tradition of combining a popular prototype with innovative features. Introduced in February 1945, the 2,000 hp E7A and E7B (cabless booster) were in production through April […]
Bachmann large scale 45-ton industrial diesel switcher A 45-ton General Electric industrial diesel switcher is Bachmann’s latest ready-to-run 1:20.3 scale locomotive. It’s a common center-cab design with eight-wheel drive and electrical pickup, two smoke units, and a choice of coupler heights. The locomotive is modeled from a GE center-cab prototype, introduced in 1939, that evolved […]
Rivarossi HO three-truck Heisler geared steam locomotive A finely detailed HO three-truck Heisler geared steam locomotive with RP25 flanges and a DCC plug has been released by Rivarossi. Geared steam engines have short-wheelbase trucks which allows them to negotiate tight curves and rough track. Heislers may be easily spotted due to their V-shaped two-cylinder engine […]
Atlas HO F-M H-15-44 and H-16-44 diesel road switchers A series of smooth running HO scale Fairbanks-Morse B-B road switchers is now available with manual dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. Made by Atlas, these models feature superb plastic carbodies that include railroad-specific details. Two groups of similar prototype locomotives (which F-M designated as the […]
Atlas N scale Baldwin VO1000 diesel switcher An excellent prewar Baldwin VO1000 diesel switcher with railroad-specific detailing has been released by Atlas. Each of these models has the appropriate details and exhaust stack configuration that matches its paint scheme. During World War II, the Baldwin Locomotive Works was one of the builders assigned the job […]
Stewart Hobbies HO scale Baldwin VO660 diesel switcher A lightweight VO660 diesel switcher, with its rectangular radiator, gentle V-shaped front grill, and specific railroad body details, is the latest release from Stewart Hobbies. It has the typical Baldwin profile, but it’s about a scale three feet shorter than its 1,000-hp relatives. It also has Association […]
Atlas N scale Fairbanks-Morse H-15-44 and H-16-44 diesel road switchers Atlas has added a pair of excellent Fairbanks-Morse B-B road switchers to its N scale line. Both models have smooth running mechanisms and plastic bodies with railroad-specific details. These models represent prototype 1,500-hp H-15-44 and 1,600-hp H-16-44 locomotives FM introduced in 1947 and 1950 respectively. […]
