Kato N scale AC4400CW diesel locomotive A superb N scale model of one of the most popular road diesel locomotives of the 1990s, General Electric’s sophisticated and powerful AC4400CW, has been released by Kato. This model is impressive with its smooth performance, excellent paint, and easily installed detail parts. History. In the early 1990s, General […]
Kato HO scale Pullman Standard A series of nicely done HO scale Pullman Standard bi-level commuter coaches and cab cars are new from Kato. These quality models roll and track smoothly and feature fine details inside and out. When combined with Kato’s F40PH locomotive (reviewed in the September 2005 issue of MR), it’s easy to […]
Micro-Trains Line N scale Ortner This distinctive Ortner Rapid Discharge hopper car, designed for heavy, dense loads like sand, gravel, limestone, and iron ore, is a recent addition to the Micro-Trains Line. It’s a replica of a 100-toncapacity prototype built in the early 1970s by the Ortner Freight Car Co. (now part of Trinity Rail […]
Atlas Quantum Engineer controller The Quantum Engineer is an add-on DC controller that operates the QSI Quantum System sound and programming features that were formerly available only to modelers operating with Digital Command control (DCC). It’s designed to operate dual-mode sound locomotives that include the latest QSI Quantum Analog Remote Control (QARC) system. This QARC […]
Life-Like Proto 2000 HO U28B A great-looking HO U28B diesel locomotive that delivers smooth performance and realistic sound is the newest addition to Life-Like’s HO scale Proto 2000 line. This road switcher features an automatic dual-mode decoder that operates on DC or Digitial Command Control (DCC) with a QSI Quantum sound system that re-creates the […]
Walther’s HO modular structure system A clever modular structure-building system is now available from Walthers that makes it easy to produce good-looking brick buildings of nearly any size. Its components are cleanly molded, have excellent detail, and fit together in innumerable combinations. Cornerstone Modulars are sold in planned structure kits and as packages of individual […]
Broadway Limited HO EMD NW2 The process of shuffling cars to make up trains has been largely a silent affair while manufacturers concentrated on building sound-equipped HO scale road diesel locomotives. Now, those working the yard or local jobs can blow their own horns thanks to the release of Broadway Limited’s EMD NW2 and SW7 […]
Walthers’ N scale passenger station A traditional big city passenger terminal has been released in N scale, and the model’s clean lines, cut-stone exterior, and impressive columns make it one big and beautiful structure. It definitely fits the image former Trains magazine editor David P. Morgan described as a “temple of transportation.” The architecture of […]
Atlas HO tank cars Trinity Industries 17,600-gallon corn syrup tank cars are the newest ready-to-run HO scale models from Atlas. More than 7,000 prototype tank cars of this design were built from 1984 to 1998. Corn syrup tank cars are used to transport liquid sugar, molasses, and corn syrup. All of these commodities must be […]
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Broadway Limited HO New York Central Niagara 4-8-4 An accurate, smooth-running model of the pinnacle of the New York Central’s steam power, the S-1b Niagara 4-8-4, is the latest from Broadway Limited Imports, and it illustrates two significant points: BLI’s locomotives continue to improve, and steam locomotives are just plain cool. Historical perspective. Recently, some […]
Athearn HO scale EMD SD45T-2 An Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 road freight diesel locomotive is the newest release in Athearn’s Ready-to-Roll line of HO scale locomotives. This 22 ½-ounce model includes directional headlights and a National Model Railroad Association recommended Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder Quick Plug. The prototype SD45T-2s were built to solve an operating […]
