Train Control Systems WOWSound DCC decoder After years of making Digital Command Control motor decoders, Train Control Systems enters the world of DCC sound in a big way with its WOWSound line of decoders. TCS uses microSD card technology to give the WOWSound decoders enough storage space for full-CD quality audio files. I tested the […]
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ExactRail HO scale HO scale Norfolk Southern Protector coil steel car Price: $46.95 Manufacturer ExactRail 251 W. River Park Drive, Suite 300 Provo, Utah 84604 www.ExactRail.com Era: 1992 to present Comments: This HO scale, ready-to-run model represents one of the 60 heavy-duty specialized coil steel cars built by Thrall Car Co. for the Norfolk Southern […]
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Atlas N scale American Car Foundry 5701 cubic foo capacity four bay covered hopper Price: $24.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1972 to present Road names: Grain – Archer Daniels Midland and Chicago Freight Car Leasing. Plastics – Amoco, Dow Chemical, Goodrich, and Louisiana-Pacific. Three numbers per […]
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Bachmann N scale NW2 diesel locomotive If a smooth-running, Digital Command Control-equipped N scale switcher is on your shopping list, you might want to take a look at the new Bachmann NW2. This locomotive combines an accurately modeled shell with precise performance. The prototype. Railroads across the country rostered NW2s, from a single unit by […]
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Here are some Southern Pacific trains running on my home layout in Plymouth, UK. Video shot by Brian Moore […]
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Watch this model train without a model railroad. Video shot by OA Hildebrandt […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The entire MRVP team gets out of the office this week to shoot episodes of the all-new layout improvement series, Rehab My Railroad. Show host Drew Halverson talks with layout owner Chuck Sable about a few of the projects our two-man Rehab Crew […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kent Johnson demonstrates two methods for adding a sturdy scenery hardshell over the mountainside terrain of our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. In this video, Kent shares helpful tips and techniques for working with rolls of plaster cloth and all-new Shaper […]
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This an HO scale MTH Veranda Gas Turbine. Video shot by Jonatas Gaudencio […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR Insider Weekly for August 4, 2014, gives you a chance to ride with host Drew Halverson and Tom “Sherpa” Danneman, art director for Trains magazine, on an epic Drew’s Trackside Adventure to Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota! Fast-paced trains, stunning, model-worthy scenery, […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page While MRVP Producer David Popp and MR Editor Neil Besougloff were heading to Cleveland, Ohio, for the NMRA National Convention 2014, they took a side trip to Elkhart, Ind., to visit the National New York Central Museum. Steam, diesel and electric motive power […]
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HO scale locomotives AEM-7 electric locomotive. New fictional paint schemes: Great Northern, Lackawanna, Milwaukee Road, Pennsylvania RR, and Reading Co. Two road numbers each. New road numbers: Amtrak (as delivered or Acela) and NJ Transit. Three numbers each. Operating pantographs, separately applied wire grab irons, and Accumate couplers. Direct-current model, $179.95; with dual-mode ESU sound […]
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