Following on the success of the HO scale version, Atlas is bringing the Trinity 3,230-cubic-foot capacity Pressure Differential covered hopper to N scale. The Master Line Plus model is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter this year. Chicago Freight Car, CIT Group, General American, Roanoke Cement, Trinity Industries Leasing, and TXI (with GBRX reporting […]
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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 March 3, 2022. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38 diesel […]
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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 February 24, 2022. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F7A diesel […]
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Amherst 2022 Product Walk: The Amherst Railway Society’s 2022 Railroad Hobby Show at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass., was held January 29-30. Although a blizzard cut attendance to Saturday’s show, the Sunday show saw large crowds that came close to pre-pandemic levels. Saturday gave us a chance to get around to many […]
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Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about model railroad products like 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 February 17, 2022. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division […]
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How did you get started in the hobby? My love of trains started when I was six years old, watching steam engines on a branch line of the Union Pacific in the late 40’s. I recall being swept away with the sounds and power of the Consolidation (2-8-0) locomotives that stopped in my Dad’s hometown. […]
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What was your first train set (or locomotive)? My first set was my Dad’s Hornby Dublo 3-rail set from the 1950s. He had loads of buildings and track that we put out every Christmas. Over time, I moved on to a 4-by-8-foot piece of plywood. The height of my modelling was using (bright orange!) builder’s […]
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Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about model railroad products like 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 February 10, 2022. HO scale locomotives […]
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Don Ball, a frequent contributor to Model Railroader magazine, died on January 21 at his home in Blue Springs, Mo. He was 73 years old. Most of Don’s articles focused on projects he was working on for his 37 x 40-foot HO scale Stockton & Copperopolis RR, set in 1895. The topics were wide ranging, […]
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Hot wire foam tools Amherst 2022: The hot wire foam cutting tools listed here are featured at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Hot Wire Foam Factory 5-in-1 Deluxe Pro kit 5-in-1 Deluxe Pro kit. Includes Deluxe Pro Variable-Heat Pro Power Station, choice of four Hot Wire basic hand […]
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These railroad books Amherst 2022 are featured by Ron’s Books and published by SilverLake Images. SilverLake Images ‘General Motors Electro-Motive Division, Volume 1’ General Motors Electro-Motive Division, Volume 1. Reproduction of General Motor’s Electro-Motive Division catalogs and brochures. Models covered include DD40A, E8, E9, F3, F7, F9, GP9, GP18, GP20, GP38, GP40, SD7, SD9, […]
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Model scenery supplies Amherst 2022: The scenery supplies listed here are featured at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Cripplebush Valley Models Blocky Rock tunnel portal Blocky Rock tunnel portal. Depicts a “bare rock” tunnel (one that’s cut in rock strong enough to not require artificial support). Features sharp, blocky […]
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