Pennsylvania HO K4 Pacific This powerful HO scale model of the Pennsylvania RR’s classic K4 Pacific is MTH Electric Trains’ first HO scale locomotive. It has a long list of features, including properly timed smoke and sound effects and an automatic electronic system that operates on layouts using DC, Digital Command Control (DCC), or the […]
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Tower 55 HO GE ES44AC This superbly detailed model of a General Electric ES44AC heavyduty road diesel is the initial offering in a new line of HO plastic locomotives from Tower 55. Tower 55 is a subsidiary of Overland Models, a manufacturer of brass locomotives and rolling stock. The Explorer-series locomotive reviewed here includes an […]
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Atlas HO scale EMD MP15 Here’s a great looking, smooth-running model of Electro-Motive Division’s versatile MP15 heavy-duty yard switcher. At first glance it may look like any other EMD switcher, but this one is a hauler capable of moving up to 42 free-rolling cars on straight, level track. Atlas offers the MP15 in a Silver-series […]
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Con-Cor N scale Zephyr An excellent replica of a famous early streamlined passenger train – the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s Zephyr is now available in N scale. The drawbar-coupled, articulated three-car model combines fine detail, clever construction, and jaw-dropping performance – our sample crept at just 1 mph! The train. A joint project by the […]
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MTH’s HO scale Pennsy K4 4-6-2 Model Railroader has just received a production model of MTH’s first HO scale locomotive, the Pennsylvania RR’s K4 4-6-2 passenger steam locomotive. While we are in the process of putting the new engine through its paces for a future review, we thought you’d like to see the new model […]
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Broadway Limited’s HO AC6000CW diesel Here’s a powerful model of General Electric’s massive six-axle AC6000CW heavy-duty road diesel. The ready-to-run locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports is offered for the first time in plastic. It features an injection-molded plastic body shell with many freestanding details. The model also has a lot of heft (27 ounces) thanks […]
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Alco HO RS-27 This first-rate Alco RS-27 road switcher delivers realistic sound effects and smooth operation. It’s a second generation Alco from Life-Like’s Proto 2000 line that comes ready-to-run in a DC-only version or with a factory-installed dual-mode decoder and QSI Quantum Sound system that operates on digital command control (DCC) or DC layouts. A […]
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Athearn HO 65-foot mill gondola An excellent model of a 65-foot mill gondola with movable drop ends is now available from Athearn. It comes ready-to-run with metal wheels and insulated magnetic knuckle couplers. Mill gondolas are designed to haul finished steel products such as angles, I-beams, or other structural shapes. All of the bracing is […]
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Price: $34.98 Manufacturer Walthers P.O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone 414-527-0770 www.walthers.com Description Ready-to-run HO scale plastic and metal baggageexpress car Road names Pennsylvania RR (five versions), Long Island RR,Norfolk & Western (N&W class Bej), Penn Central, and undecorated Walthers’ HO scale Pennsylvania RR baggage car is an accurate model of a prototype that […]
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Model Power’s N scale 4-4-0 steam locomotive A nicely proportioned N scale model of a 4-4-0 American type has been released by Model Power. Small steam engines are few and far between in N, and Model Power has high hopes for this one – the American is available in 16 road names plus a painted […]
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Roundhouse Trains HO EMD Model 40 The first time I saw this tiny four-wheel EMD Model 40 switcher, I wondered if a prototype really existed. I soon learned that it’s an industrial switcher. Then the model surprised me by pulling a prototype-size load of 15 free-rolling freight cars, and I was really intrigued. On first […]
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