Broadway Limited HO scale CSX AC6000 diesel locomotive

Broadway Limited HO scale CSX AC6000 diesel locomotive

Broadway Limited HO scale CSX AC6000 diesel locomotive This mighty locomotive is a real muscle for your layout. Capable of 80 cars alone, it’ll do the job without any helper. AC6000 features a powerful can motor, eight-wheel pickup/ drive, features excellent slow speed and smooth-rolling high speeds. It can go full throttle with a full […]

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Intermountain Railway HO scale SP AC-12 Cab Forward

Intermountain Railroad HO scale SP AC-12 Cab Forward

Intermountain Railroad HO scale SP AC-12 Cab Forward First let me say that the Southern Pacific Cab Forward is my favorite Steam Engine, no matter what the scale. I once received a birthday card sent from Mr. Cab Forward! After purchasing two first run Cab Forwards when they hit the market, and spending countless hours […]

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Burlington Branch

Name: Burlington Brnach Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10 x 12 feet Theme: branchline terminal Locale: Wyoming plains Era: 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 26 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: Peco large radius Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the February 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the […]

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Rhode Haven

Name: Rhode Haven Scale: HO Size: 18′-4″ x 22′-6″ Prototype: freelanced, with New Haven influence Locale: New England Era: 1930s to 1940s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 140 feet Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 21/2 percent Originally appeared in the February 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download […]

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News & Products for December 17, 2009

Rapido Trains HO scale wide-cupola caboose

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70M and SD75M diesel locomotives. Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Canadian National, CSX (SD70M), and Ontario Northland. Three road numbers each. Five-pole skew-wound motor with dual flywheels, cab interior, and directional lighting. $149.98. April 2010. Ready-to-run. Genesis series. Athearn Trains Electro-Motive Division SW9/1200 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chessie […]

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Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive

Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive

Bachmann HO scale EMD DDA40X diesel locomotive Now available with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, Bachmann’s HO scale model of the 98-foot-long DDA40X has dual motors that make it a powerful puller. This is appropriate, since the prototype’s dual 3,300-hp diesel engines made it the most powerful diesel-electric locomotive ever built. 100 years […]

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Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale steam generator car

Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale steam generator car

Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale steam generator car Featuring wisps of simulated steam escaping from under the carbody, this new HO steam generator car from Rapido Trains accurately models a prototype that kept passengers warm on Canadian railroads. Prior to the diesel era, passenger trains were heated by piping in steam from a locomotive’s boiler. […]

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News & Products for December 3, 2009

ExactRail LLC HO scale Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4,427-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper kit

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F7 A-A and A-B diesel locomotive sets. Atlantic Coast Line, Kansas City Southern, Minneapolis & St. Louis (A-A set), New York Central, and Southern Pacific (Daylight paint scheme). Powered lead unit with dummy trailer; all are A-B sets unless noted. Metal wheelsets and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $89.98. March […]

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News & Products for November 25, 2009

Walthers HO scale GP15-1 diesel locomotive

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 diesel locomotive. Denver & Rio Grande Western (with 88″ nose), Ohio Central (88″ nose), R.J. Corman RR (81″ nose), and Southern Pacific (123″ nose). Three road numbers available. Upgraded tooling, prototype-specific details, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98. March 2010. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. […]

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Brookfield Division

Name: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Brookfield Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 26 x 36 feet Prototype: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR Locale: Missouri and Illinois Era: 1953 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 36″ main line, 30″ branch line Minimum turnout: no. 5 (main), no.4 (spurs) Maximum grade: 1½ percent Originally appeared […]

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Fiddletown & Great Divide RR

Name: Fiddletown & Great Divide RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13′-2″ x 23′-10″ Theme: turn-of-the 20th century short line Locale: California high desert Era: 1900 Style: walkaround Mainline run: narrow gauge, 53 feet; standard gauge, 28 feet Minimum radius: narrow gauge 18″, standard gauge 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared […]

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