O gauge Chessie Steam Special 4-8-4 from MTH Price: $1,199.95 (no. 20-3546-1) Min Curve: O-42 Cmd Low: 1.8 smph Cnv Low: 2.1 smph High: 48 smph Drawbar pull: 2 lb., 7 oz. Features: Die-cast metal construction, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, coil coupler. Current production road names: Chessie System In its natural form – […]
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Bowser HO scale GMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2 diesel More than a generic Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 painted in Canadian railroad colors, this newly tooled HO scale SD40-2 from Bowser Trains is detailed to match its CP Rail prototype. Our review sample, CPR no. 6038, is part of the first run […]
MTH HO scale PRR class H10s Consolidation Pennsylvania RR modelers will be glad to see MTH’s latest HO scale offering on their hobby shop shelves – an authentically modeled PRR class H10s Consolidation, complete with that railroad’s characteristic Belpaire firebox. Thanks to its die-cast boiler and traction tires, this hefty hauler musters enough drawbar power […]
Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car Walthers HO scale sleeper interior By the 1960s, many passenger trains had become shadows of their former selves, but one soldiered on, providing all-sleeping-car service as it had from the beginning of the 20th century, the Broadway Limited. Modelers who wish to replicate this train late […]
Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper Price: $21.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1964-1973 (as decorated) Road names: Interstate, Clinchfield, Montour, and Nickel Plate Road. Two numbers per scheme. Comments: Atlas is offering its Association of American Railroads 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper with oval heap shields […]
Micro-Trains N scale 70-foot heavyweight horse car Micro-Trains N scale horse car Baltimore & Ohio RR Micro-Trains N scale horse car Pennsylvania RR Price: $29.95 to $34.90 Manufacturer Micro-Trains Line Co. 351 Rogue River Pkwy. Talent, OR 97540-1200 www.micro-trainsline.com Era: 1928 to 1968 (as decorated) Road names: New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, and Pennsylvania […]
For the first time in plastic, a General Motors Diesel Division SD40-2F is available as an HO scale model thanks to Bowser Trains. We tested a version that came factory-equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. Watch as we put this Canadian freight hauler to work on the Model Railroader staff’s layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & […]
This HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe from Walthers models a modern era workhorse. Part of the WalthersMainline series the locomotive model includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Get a demo of some of the locomotive’s features as it hauls a model train on one of the Model Railroader staff’s project layouts. […]
See and hear the N scale Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2, better known as the “Centipede,” in action on one of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale project layouts. Both units of the A1-A2 are powered and feature Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders. […]
WalthersMainline HO EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive Engineer’s side of the WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive Rooftop view of the Walthers Mainline HO scale EMD SD70ACe Wm. K. Walthers has a treat for fans of modern motive power: an attractively priced HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe, ready to detail and weather. Part of the […]
