Bachmann HO scale Porter switcher Equipped with a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, this Porter 0-6-0 from Bachmann is equipped to handle HO scale industrial chores. The model is an accurate reproduction of its side-tank engine prototype and operates on direct-current (DC) as well as DCC layouts. The H.K. Porter Co. carved out a […]
Walthers HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette Michigan’s Pere Marquette streamliners are rolling along HO rails thanks to Walthers. Introduced by the Pere Marquette Ry. in 1946 as America’s first postwar streamliners, two identical 7-car trains provided daily service between Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich. A 1947 merger made the PM part of the […]
Model Rectifier Corp. Prodigy Advance Squared Elite DCC system Price: $549.98 Manufacturer Model Rectifier Corp. 80 Newfield Ave. Edison, NJ 08837 www.modelrectifier.com Comments: Fans of Model Rectifier Corp’s Prodigy Advance Digital Command Control (DCC) system now have a super-size version that’s a perfect fit for club-size layouts of the smallest to the largest scales. The […]
Athearn HO scale NACC 50-foot insulated boxcar Price: $31.98 Manufacturer Athearn Trains 1600 Forbes Way, Ste. 120 Long Beach, CA 90810 www.athearn.com Era: 1964 to 2000sRoad names: Dresser Magcobar, Brown Co., Pearl Brewing Co., and Western Pacific (three road numbers per scheme) Comments: After a 3-year hiatus, Athearn has re-issued its HO scale 50-foot North […]
Broadway Limited HO scale N&W Y6b steam locomotive A hefty Norfolk & Western class Y6b 2-8-8-2 is back on HO scale rails thanks to Broadway Limited Imports. The Paragon2 series model features sound and smoke on both direct-current (DC) and Digital Command Control (DCC) layouts. The prototype. Beginning with its class Y2 in 1912, the […]
GrassTech II static grass applicator Price: $94.95 to $134.49 Manufacturer: GrassTechUSA 17001 Lincoln Ave. no. 424 Parker, CO 80134 www.grasstechusa.com Comments: Got a lot of ground to cover? The GrassTech II is an easy-to-use, effective static grass applicator. I tested the first version of the tool that was priced at $94.95. Version 2 with a […]
Atlas N scale EMD SD60 diesel locomotive A popular modern-day Electro-Motive Division workhorse is being offered in new paint schemes by Atlas. The 6-axle, 3,800-hp SD60 was the replacement for EMD’s aging SD40 and less than successful SD50. Atlas’ version is an accurately scaled, finely molded, and crisply painted N scale model. History. In the […]
Walthers HO scale 14,000-gallon sulfur tank car Tank cars are among the most specialized freight cars operating today. They come in a seemingly infinite variety to haul all sorts of petrochemicals and liquid products. This Walthers model is a replica of a prototype car built by Trinity Industries to transport molten sulfur. Sulfur is […]
Tangent HO scale Pullman-Standard 4750 covered hopper Price: $42.95 Manufacturer Tangent Scale Models P.O. Box 6514 Asheville, NC 28816 www.tangentscalemodels.com Era: 1979 to present Road names: Burlington Northern, Family Lines with Louisville & Nashville reporting marks, Foster Farms, Mid-South Milling, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and Southern Ry. Comments: Tangent Scale Models has released a newly tooled version of […]
Walthers HO scale GP20 diesel locomotive The GP20 is back on HO scale rails, in a new selection of road names and detailed to match each prototype. The WalthersProto GP20 uses upgraded tooling based on the Life-Like Proto 2000 GP20 reviewed in the August 1998 Model Railroader. (A review of the high-hood version is in […]
Micro-Trains N scale modern skeleton log car Price: $24.30 Manufacturer Micro-Trains Line Co. 351 Rogue River Parkway Talent, OR 97540 www.micro-trains.com Road names: Georgia-Pacific, Federal Paper Board (two road numbers each) Era: 1980s to present Comments: Micro-Trains has unveiled its 123rd N scale body style, a 65-foot 100-ton skeleton log car. The cars, built in […]
Athearn HO scale Fruit Growers Express refrigerator car A 57-foot, sound-equipped mechanical refrigerator car has been added to the Athearn Genesis line. The HO scale model, based on a Fruit Growers Express (FGE) prototoype, is offered in nine different body styles with prototype-specific sills and door hardware. Our sample is decorated as BNSF Ry. no. […]
