News & Products for the week of July 29, 2021

International Bridge & Terminal 50-foot high-cube boxcar.

O gauge freight cars  Gunderson 50-foot high-cube boxcar. Arkansas-Oklahoma (Mineral Red), Canadian Pacific (Mineral Red with NKCR reporting marks), GATX (blue with large lettering and heritage logo in one road number and blue with small lettering; both with LRS reporting marks), International Bridge & Terminal (green with Boise Cascade logo), Southern Ry. of British Columbia […]

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News & Products for the week of July 22, 2021

Burlington Route General Electric 44-ton diesel locomotive.

O gauge locomotives  General Electric 44-ton diesel locomotive. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black and gray); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (zebra stripe scheme); Erie Lackawanna (black and yellow); Maine Central (green and yellow); Napa Valley Wine Train (green, white, and black); and U.S. Steel (red, green, and yellow). One road number per scheme. Die-cast metal […]

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News & products for the week of July 22

Wascosa era VI Shimmns tarp car.

Large scale freight cars  Wascosa era VI Shimmns tarp car. Hook-and-loop couplers, simulated tarp cover molded in closed position, and plastic wheelsets. $174.99. September 2021. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com Large scale passenger equipment Deutsche Reichsbahn era III Reko second-class diner Mitropa. Hook-and-loop couplers, molded interior seats, and plastic wheelsets. Interior lighting can be added using […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger car, structure, and detail announcements for July 22, 2021

Northern Pacific 1947 North Coast Limited lightweight coach.

Product news  Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of July 22, 2021. HO scale locomotives  MT-4 4-8-2 steam locomotive. Without skyline […]

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News & Products for the week of July 15, 2021

PIKO America Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe remote-control starter set.

Large scale sets Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe remote-control starter set. Includes a 0-6-0T saddletank steam locomotive, two-bay offset-side hopper, caboose, R/C controller, pocket remote, power clamps, and circle of indoor/outdoor R1 track. Locomotive has five-pole can-type motor, detailed cab interior with engineer figure, and sliding pickup shoes. All models have hook-and-loop couplers. $479.99. September […]

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News & Products for the week of June 15, 2021

Atlas Wisconsin & Southern Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive.

O gauge locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (Cascade Green and black, Chicago & North Western (Falcon Service scheme), CSX (gray, blue, and yellow), Milwaukee Road (orange and black with billboard lettering), Pan Am Rys. (dark blue and white), and Wisconsin & Southern (40th Anniversary scheme, one road number). Two numbers per scheme […]

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Walthers announces next HO scale name train

The General Train from Walthers

Wm. K. Walthers Inc. announced that Pennsylvania RR’s The General will be its next HO scale name train. The train, part of the WalthersProto line, will consist of 11 ready-to-run cars, including four available in plastic for the first time. The models will be offered in two versions: With factory-printed names or numbers as appropriate […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, structure, electronic, and club offering announcements for July 15, 2021

Rapido Trains General Electric U25B diesel locomotive in varying paint schemes.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of July 15, 2021. HO scale locomotives  2-6-0 Mogul steam locomotive. Atchison, Topeka […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger car, structure, detail, and electronics announcements for July 8, 2021

General Electric Lehigh Valley U23B diesel locomotive.

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of July 8, 2021. HO scale locomotives  General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. New […]

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News & Products for the week of July 1, 2021

Bachmann large scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe animated stockcar no. 27905.

Large scale freight cars  Animated stockcar. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (horse transport); Chicago & North Western (horse transport); Denver & Rio Grande Western (cattle transport); and North Pole & Southern (reindeer transport). One road number per scheme. Four animated animal heads, blackened metal wheels, and truck-mounted knuckle couplers. Runs on 45mm track. $152. Big […]

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