“Rail Ramblings 1937,” produced by Ken Hojnacki, was the first-place winner in the recent video contest conducted by the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. […]
Member video: Rail ramblings 1937
Type of Train: Electric Locomotives
Eisenbahn Canada HO scale Pennsylvania class FF1 electric locomotive
The massive class FF1 was the Pennsylvania RR’s first heavy-duty, alternating current (AC) mainline locomotive. Eisenbahn Canada has released a museum-quality HO scale brass model of this pioneering electric. The model is exquisitely detailed with more than 1,250 parts and is available in three prototypical paint schemes. The prototype. In 1917 the Pennsylvania RR needed […]
Rose says BNSF will extract efficiencies from PTC; prefer battery power to natural gas for locomotives NEWSWIRE
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose TRAINS: David Lassen NASHVILLE, Tenn. — BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose says Tuesday his company hopes to extract efficiencies out of positive train control implementation, but added that he is not about eliminating crews from cabs. He also says that BNSF is less interested in natural gas as […]
Rails in New England woods
Rails in New England: I lived in New England for 40 years. On a recent trip back to the northeast corner of the USA, I visited garden railways, mostly on the coast where trees often grow up to the shore. I also chanced upon some full-scale historic railways, which seemed to crop up everywhere. Predating […]
SEPTA begins ACS-64 locomotive testing NEWSWIRE
Siemens-made SEPTA ACS-64 No. 901 moves through Roslyn, Pa., on Feb. 10. Gary Pancavage PHILADELPHIA — Watch for sleek new power on lines in and around the City of Brotherly Love as the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority begins testing their first copy of Siemens’ ACS-64 electric locomotive. Railfans spotted SEPTA No. 901 at the intersection […]
The Christmas village trolley
Name: Neal Mayer Forum User Name: NealM Railroad Name: Village Trolley Location: Boston, MA Scale: Traditional O gauge Theme: Christmas Trains Description: Lionel Village Trolley in bump-and-go service between downtown and the countryside […]
The Christmas village trolley
Name: Neal Mayer Forum User Name: NealM Railroad Name: Village Trolley Location: Boston, MA Scale: Traditional O gauge Theme: Christmas Trains Description: Lionel Village Trolley in bump-and-go service between downtown and the countryside […]
Piedmont & Northern electric train
A northbound Piedmont & Northern train makes a stop at Belton, S.C., in April 1951. Later that year the road ended all passenger service and converted its South Carolina division from electric to diesel operation. A.C. Kalmbach photo […]
New products from the January 2018 issue of Classic Toy Trains
ADD SOME COLOR TO YOUR STREETS: MTH is offering four new O gauge PCC streetcar road names in colors sure to please. These include the nos. 30-5163-1 Philadelphia Suburban Transit red car (shown), 30-5165-1 Kansas City Public Service beige PCC, 30-5164-1 San Francisco blue-and-yellow streetcar, and 30-5166-1 Illinois Terminal green-and-white PCC. The cars cost $259.95 […]
Video: MTH S scale EMD F3 diesel
The MTH S scale Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel features the firm’s Digital Command System (DCS) and Proto-Sound 3.0 system. The locomotive operates on DCS, Digital Command Control (DCC), alternating current (AC), and direct-current (DC) layouts. The model comes equipped with American Flyer style wheels and couplers, but scale parts are included. (The conversion was detailed […]
Video: MTH S scale EMD F3 diesel
The MTH S scale Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel features the firm’s Digital Command System (DCS) and Proto-Sound 3.0 system. The locomotive operates on DCS, Digital Command Control (DCC), alternating current (AC), and direct-current (DC) layouts. The model comes equipped with American Flyer style wheels and couplers, but scale parts are included. (The conversion was detailed […]
Video: WalthersMainline HO scale SD60
A SoundTraxx decoder adds realistic sound effects to the WalthersMainline SD60. See and hear the HO scale locomotive in action as it works the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. […]
