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Walthers HO scale USRA 0-8-0 steam locomotive An HO scale model of one of the most successful steam engines ever built, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA)-designed 0-8-0 switcher, is now being offered equipped with a Soundtraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. The locomotive is an upgraded WalthersProto reissue of a Life-Like Proto 2000 […]
Kato General Electric P42 locomotive with a SoundTraxx DCC decoder Smooth Digital Command Control (DCC) performance and a long list of features make the TSU-KT1000 from SoundTraxx the perfect complement to Kato USA’s outstanding HO scale General Electric P42. I installed the decoder into one of the direct-current (DC) models used in my September 2013 […]
Kato USA Inc. N scale auto rack A contemporary bi-level auto rack is the latest N scale offering from Kato USA. The ready-to-run plastic model is based on a Johnstown America (now FreightCar America) prototype. The accurately detailed model features sharply molded grab irons and prototype-specific detail. Johnstown America dubbed its bi-level auto racks Aluminum […]
Atlas O Trinity 25,500 gallon tank car Price: $99.95 Manufacturer Atlas O LLC 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlaso.com Era: 1986 to present Comments: If you’re into modern railroading in O scale, this TrinityRail 25,500-gallon general-service tank car from Atlas O might be what you need. The design was introduced in 1986 and continues […]
This unusual trio of Division Point brass D&RGW Krauss-Maffei ML-4000s is taking a trip around the club layout with a dynamometer car and freight consist in tow. Bringing up the rear is an OMI brass D&RGW caboose. I installed Loksound 4 decoders in each locomotive. Also, each locomotive require nine LEDs to make up the […]
I think every model railroad should have a valance. What is a valance, you may ask? A valance is a view block suspended from the ceiling that follows the edge of the benchwork and frames the layout for viewing. If you think of a model railroad as a stage, then a valance serves the purpose […]
Building a small diorama for some of my N scale models allowed me to combine my two favorite hobbies: model railroading and photography. The idea for this project was formulated while I was building a number of N scale wood kits from Hunterline. In fact, I was having so much fun that I kept building […]
FULL SCREEN Jack Delano, courtesy of the Library of Congress Santa Fe conductor George Burton tends the fire in the stove of his freight train’s caboose in March 1943. Burton lived in Chillicothe, Illinois, and worked the run between there and Corwith Yard in Chicago. FULL SCREEN Jack Delano, courtesy of the Library of Congress […]
As the prototype photo depicts (below), even urban roads like this CSX route through Miami aren’t immune to weeds sprouting up along the rails. To model these scruffy patches on his HO scale layout, Thomas Klimoski used Heki Wild Grass Fiber. When adding scenery to a model railroad, many layout builders tend to overlook the […]
Head-end traffic helped cover some of the costs of America’s passenger trains for many years. Contracts with the United States Postal Service covered the transportation of mail, while the Railway Express Agency (REA) provided a nation- wide package delivery service. Small-to-medium-sized railroads forwarded most of the mail in Railway Post Office (RPO) cars and packages […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Even if spring hasn’t arrived quite yet, that’s just fine by us. Chilly temps in this long month should give you plenty of time to continue enjoying this great hobby and Jenny Maaske’s preview of model railroad related videos coming to Model Railroader […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody Grivno, host of Cody’s Workshop, steps away from the workbench and heads to the MR&T layout to revamp a compact grade crossing scene. Cody shows how to install a new scenery base and shape the terrain using Shaper Sheet from Woodland Scenics. […]
