HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40 diesel locomotive. Detroit Edison Co. (DEEX reporting marks), First Union Rail (FURX), Montana Rail Link, Penn Central, Soo Line, and Wheeling & Lake Erie. Two road numbers each. Plastic handrails, wire grab irons, prototype-specific dynamic brakes, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98 December 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains General […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale J-1e Hudson steam locomotive New York Central Hudsons have been available in HO in the past, and Broadway Limited Imports released its first dual-mode Digital Command Control sound-equipped J-1e back in 2002 (See the November 2002 Model Railroader for a review of that model.) So what’s special about this release? […]
Walthers HO scale GP15-1 diesel locomotive A smooth-running mechanism and accurate lettering are just two of the highlights of this HO scale GP15-1 by Proto 1000 from Walthers. The ready-to-run locomotive is based on the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) prototype built between June 1976 and April 1983. The prototype. In just under seven years, EMD built […]
Walthers HO scale blower house kit Price: $149.98 ManufacturerWm. K. Walthers Inc. P. O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.walthers.com Era: 1930s to present day Comments: This large blower engine house is part of Walthers’ Ashland Iron & Steel line of heavy industry kits. Modeled from a prototype in Lorain, Ohio, it houses the huge […]
David Schoedel This is a great engine made by Model Power. It has an illuminated headlight and taillight, four-wheel electrical pickup and magnetic knuckle couplers. It can’t pull that many cars which is rather unfortunate. I got it to pull only three to four free-rolling freight cars on straight and level track. I would certainly […]
Name: Great Northern Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 21 x 35 feet Theme: freelanced GN Locale: Pacific Northwest Date: September 15, 1955 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 344 feet Minimum radius: 32″ (main), 18″ (industrial areas) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (industrial) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent (main), 3.5 percent (branch lines) Originally appeared in […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry., CSX, Illinois Central, Iowa Interstate, Louisville & Nashville, and Penn Central. Two road numbers each. Factory-installed wire grab irons and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $69.98. November 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains Bachmann HO scale Union Pacific Electro-Motive Division DD40ax Centennial diesel locomotive Union Pacific Electro-Motive […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate Editor Cody Grivno takes you on a video tour of this modern-era shelf layout built by the Model Railroader staff. Cody will give you an overview of each scene and show you how the WSOR interchanges with our large HO club layout […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate Editor Cody Grivno takes you on a video tour of this modern-era shelf layout built by the Model Railroader staff. Cody will give you an overview of each scene and show you how the WSOR interchanges with our large HO club layout […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In the September issue expert modeler Pelle Soeborg gives you tips for making your layout look realistic in photographs. Subscribers can check out this video of trains running on Pelle’s modern-era Union Pacific layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In the September issue expert modeler Pelle Soeborg gives you tips for making your layout look realistic in photographs. Subscribers can check out this video of trains running on Pelle’s modern-era Union Pacific layout. […]
The National Model Railroad Association’s annual National Train Show was held in Hartford, Conn., from July 10-12. What follows is a list of new products announced by model railroad manufacturers exhibiting at the show. This list includes items not announced before the show; products revealed to Model Railroader before the show were listed in our […]
