Name: Great Northern Ry. Layout designer: James Bauer Scale: N (160.1) Size: 13 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Montana Era: none Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 169 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the February 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF […]
Name: Maryland Midland RR Layout designer: Bob Sprague Scale: N (1:160.1) Size: 11′-2″ x 18′-6″ Prototype: Maryland Midland RR Locale: Maryland Era: 1980s to present Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 136 feet (104 visible) Minimum radius: 15″ (main), 12″ (branch) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the February 2013 Model Railroader. […]
Name: Pennsylvania RR Middle Division Layout designer: Jimmy Deignan Scale: HO scale (1:87.1) Size: 22 x 28 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Pennsylvania RR Locale: eastern Pennsylvania Era: 1950s to 1970s Style: walk in Mainline run: 144 feet Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the February 2013 […]
Athearn HO scale 2-8-0 steam locomotive Model Die Casting’s HO scale old-time 2-8-0 was a common sight on model railroads for decades. Through its Roundhouse division, Athearn has brought this classic model back, upgraded with new details, directional lighting, modern electronics, and an improved drivetrain. Tracking its heritage. The Consolidation 2-8-0 was one of the […]
Kato N scale Silver Streak For the first time in N scale a plastic model of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR’s Silver Streak Zephyr is available as a ready-to-run train set. The passenger cars and locomotive feature all-new tooling, including the distinctive fluted sides of the Electro-Motive Division E5A diesel-electric locomotive. The Kato model […]
HO scale Canadian covered hoppers by North American Railcar Corp. This distinctive Canadian model of a modern Hawker-Siddeley 4550-cubic-foot cylindrical covered hopper is part of a series of 15 ready-to-run cars. Each model is individually detailed to match a specific prototype, and there are 12 car numbers in each version. The prototype. A shortage […]
Wheels of Time N scale Piggy Packer Price: $59.99 Manufacturer Wheels of Time P.O. Box 846 Mountain View, CA 94042-0846 wheelsotime.com Era: late 1960s to present Road names: CSX/Seaboard shown, see website for available roadnames Comments: If you’re into N scale and the modern era, you’ve recently had a lot of intermodal containers, maxi-stacks, and […]
Walthers HO scale coal gondola Price: Single car, $21.98; 6-pack, $129.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc. P.O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.walthers.com Era: 1975 to present Road names: Single car and two 6-packs each: Burlington Northern, Cajun Electric, Consumers Power, Detroit Edison, Fayette Power Project, and Southern Ry. Undecorated single car also available. Features: […]
See and hear the Bachmann Trains Sound Value Alco S-2 as it switches cars on the Model Railroader train layout. You’ll also get a look at the Fox Valley Models HO scale Baltimore & Ohio M-53 wagontop boxcar. […]
HO scale locomotives New York Central 20th Century Limited class J3A Dreyfuss Hudson steam locomotive. Hybrid (brass and plastic) construction, five-pole skew-wound motor with flywheels, driver-synchronized puffing smoke unit, and Paragon2 dual-mode sound and control system. 1938 (two road numbers) or 1940 (three numbers) paint schemes. $499.99. Spring 2013. Ready-to-run. Hybrid Paragon2 series. Broadway Limited […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page On November 10-11, 2012, the Model Railroader staff attended Trainfest 2012. Many model railroading manufacturers were there to showcase their latest products. See highlights from the show as associate editor Cody Grivno interviews representatives from Athearn, Bachmann, Woodland Scenics, Kato USA, and Walthers. […]
Wolfgang Richter, longtime leader of toymaker E.P. Lehmann and co-developer (with his brother Eberhard) of LGB trains, passed away on Wednesday, family sources report. No other details are available at this time, but those who wish to express their condolences may do so via an e-mail to wolfgang.lgb.richter@outlook.com The Richter brothers introduced their G scale […]
