Prodigy Advance Digital Command Control Model Rectifier Corp. is adding a wireless throttle to its line of Prodigy Advance Digital Command Control (DCC) products. Model Railroader recently had a chance to operate a pre-production sample of one of the new wireless throttles on both a Prodigy Advance and Prodigy Advance Squared DCC system. The Prodigy […]
HO scale locomotivesAlco RS-3 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes are Canadian Pacific; Central of Georgia; Erie Lackawanna; Milwaukee Road; Missouri Pacific; and New York, New Haven & Hartford. $89.98 each. October 2007. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains Alco S-1, S-2, and S-4 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. S-1: Alco demonstrator, Bath & Hammondsport, and Reading; S-2: Lehigh […]
Blackstone Models HOn3 K-27 2-8-2 Narrow gauge fans can now add a superdetailed die-cast metal K-27 to their HOn3 (HO scale, 3-foot-gauge) rosters with this new locomotive from Blackstone Models. The firm, which is a division of SoundTraxx, offers the model in a DC-only version or factory-equipped with its powerful Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) […]
DCC Specialties PSX circuit breaker Though you’d probably not think of using the word “cool” to describe a circuit breaker, the term definitely applies to the new PSX series of Power Shield Digital Command Control circuit breakers from DCC Specialties. The PSX models have a wealth of new programmable features, such as occupancy detection and […]
Broadway Limited HO BlueLine SD40-2 A factory-sound equipped HO scale SD40-2 is now available as a DC model from Broadway Limited Imports. Part of the firm’s BlueLine series, the model uses the same tooling as the previously released Digital Command Control (DCC)-and-sound equipped version [See the review in the May 2005 issue. – Ed.] but […]
Track plan at a glance Name: New York Central Ypsilanti Branch Scale: O (1:48) Size: 26 x 28 feet Prototype: NYC branch line Era: 1950s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 144 feet Minimum radius: 48″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the May 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Click here to […]
HO scale locomotivesGeneral Electric U25B diesel locomotive. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (early cab). Büehler can motor with flywheels; brass m.u. hoses, air hoses, and windshield wipers; steel grab irons and coupler lift bars; and operating headlight. $149.95. Ready-to-run. Executive Series. Bowser Pennsylvania RR GG1 electric locomotive Pennsylvania RR GG1 electric locomotive. Tuscan Red. Die-cast metal […]
System Five-O HO DCC uncouplers AN MR quick look Price: $49.95 for single uncoupler, $69.95 for double uncoupler Manufacturer: System Five-O18165 Manorwood WestClinton Township,MI 48038www.dccuncoupling.com Description: HO scale boxcars equipped with one or two DCC-operated automatic uncoupling mechanisms Comments: Ever wished you could drop any car any place on your layout with the push of […]
Atlas N U23B Atlas Model Railroad Co. has released a smooth-running and accurate N scale model of General Electric’s U23B, a 2,250-hp four-axle road switcher introduced in 1968. The ready-to-run model has roadname-specific cab, headlight, and truck styles and is available in both traditional DC and Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder-equipped versions. Last of the […]
MRC’s Prodigy Advance Squared and Drop-in Sound Decoder Two waves of Digital Command Control’s future are 28 functions and N scale sound, and Model Rectifier Corp.’s latest offerings feature both. The firm let us try its new upgraded DCC system, the Prodigy Advance Squared, and two of its new N scale sound decoders – all […]
Bachmann HO 4-4-0 Steam fans now have a superdetailed American-type to add to their HO scale rosters. Bachmann’s Spectrum modernized 4-4-0 American comes equipped with a factory-installed dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, so the model is ready to run on DC or DCC layouts. American Standard. By the latter half of the 1800s, locomotives […]
We reviewed the Athearn N scale Challenger in the June 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Watch a video clip of this 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive in action. If you would like to view the video and are a Model Railroader subscriber, please log in below. […]
