Electro-Motive Division GP38 and GP40 diesel locomotives. New numbers. GP38: Norfolk Southern (thoroughbred scheme, two numbers) and RJ Corman (red, silver, and white scheme). GP40: Baltimore & Ohio (blue and yellow) and Southern Pacific (speed lettering). New paint schemes. GP38: Conrail (American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one road number, blue with white sill stripe in […]
Ready for 2020 to end? The 2021 calendars are here! Cody also looks at Kato’s new N scale New York Central EMD E7 locomotives that will power the company’s new 20th Century Limited set, and Athearn’s re-released 24-foot ore cars in new paint schemes. In addition to new products, Cody offers a modeling tip, and […]
Ready for 2020 to end? The 2021 calendars are here! Cody also looks at Kato’s new N scale New York Central EMD E7 locomotives that will power the company’s new 20th Century Limited set, and Athearn’s re-released 24-foot ore cars in new paint schemes. In addition to new products, Cody offers a modeling tip, and […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (as-delivered scheme in three numbers, Pacific Pride II in one road number, and 1990s scheme in one number); Conrail (as-delivered scheme in three numbers, with white sill in two numbers, and “Quality” and Operation Lifesaver schemes in one number each); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (post-delivery […]
Check out the latest HO and N scale model railroad products from Accurail, Kato USA, Micro-Trains Line Co., and more! HO scale locomotives Alco RSD-5 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Chicago & North Western (yellow and green); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (pinstripe scheme); and Southern Pacific (“black widow” scheme). Two road numbers per scheme; […]
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Kato N scale Viewliner II baggage car If you like to keep up with the cutting edge of rail passenger equipment, Kato has a deal for N scale modelers. Viewliner II baggage cars are now on hobby shop shelves, hot on the heels of their recently delivered prototypes. The prototype: The Viewliner II is the […]
Kato HO scale Amtrak Superliner II transition sleeper Price: $90 Manufacturer Kato USA Inc. 100 Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173 www.katousa.com Era: 2002 to present (as decorated) Road name: Amtrak (Phase 6 [also known as phase 4b] paint scheme). Comments: Kato has released a new run of HO scale Amtrak Superliner II passenger equipment, including […]
Kato N scale Johnstown America BethGon protein gondola Price: Eight-pack, $155 Manufacturer Kato USA Inc. 100 Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173 www.katousa.com Road names: Wells Fargo Rail Corp. (SBTX reporting marks) and Burlington Northern. Two eight-packs per name. Era: April/May 2009 to present Comments: Bring the modern era to your N scale layout with protein […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A new Amtrak electric in HO, protein gons in N, HO scale covered hopper kits, and an exciting new book highlight the new model railroading products in the April installment of Cody’s Office. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A new Amtrak electric in HO, protein gons in N, HO scale covered hopper kits, and an exciting new book highlight the new model railroading products in the April installment of Cody’s Office. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno […]
Kato N scale Olympian Hiawatha train set Hiawatha is the name the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, also known as the Milwaukee Road, used for its first streamlined passenger trains in 1935. By the late 1940s, there were Hiawathas providing fleet passage between many cities of the upper Midwest and the Pacific Northwest. The […]
