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Consider how many things need to be moved on a railroad. Now think about how many of them are transported (or could be) on flatcars. Lionel’s postwar No. 6424 is really a no-brainer for Fleet Filler status. It comes in a number of iterations, plain or with racks affixed for the lading of various items. […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Diesel/Progress Rail SD70ACU diesel locomotive. Canadian Pacific (red with monochrome beaver herald and maroon-and-gray heritage scheme with script lettering in two road numbers each; Army Arid Regions and Navy schemes in one number each) and Norfolk Southern (Thoroughbred scheme, four numbers). Prototype-specific details, light-emitting-diode headlights, and wire grab irons. Direct-current model […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. Great Northern (Empire Builder scheme); Belt Ry. of Chicago (1950s to 1970s scheme); Chessie System (Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black-and-gray scheme); Erie Lackawanna (gray, maroon, and yellow scheme); and Reading Co. (yellow-and-green scheme). Four road numbers per scheme (two each in direct […]
Check out Walthers’ new WiFlyer train set using WiFi-based train control on your internet-connected device. […]
This trio of Rapido HO Alco FAs strut their stuff around the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
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Want to learn what the editors of Model Railroader and Model Railroader Video Plus use when they head down to the workshop to build the latest model or layout? Check out these Tried and True Tools and other products available at the Kalmbach Hobby Store! […]
Sale follows Chooch founder’s retirement earlier in 2020 MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Walthers now owns the well-known Chooch Enterprises model railroading company. In an announcement earlier on Friday, Mike O’Connell, founder of Chooch Enterprises, says he sold his company to Milwaukee-based Wm. K. Walthers Inc. O’Connell had announced his retirement earlier in 2020, along with his […]
Editor Carl Swanson’s letter to readers about new website and online membership Trains. We love them and so do you. That’s why we at Model Railroader are excited to announce we will be launching an all-new, redesigned website for you in just a couple of weeks. You’ll still be able to access all the content […]
Model Railroader – Trains – Classic Trains – Classic Toy Trains – Garden Railways…All of your favorite brands, under one all-new website! As Executive Producer David Popp explains, that’s what will be arriving soon to help you make the most of your online hobby experience. More videos, layout features, how-to content, and expert insights, will […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Santa Fe patchout in two road numbers, Heritage III in one number), CSX (blue, yellow, and gray scheme in three numbers, Reading Co. patchout in two numbers), Delaware & Hudson (Reading Co. patchout in one number, 1989 rebuild in two numbers), Reading Co. (green-and-yellow scheme), […]
DC Metro has selected Hitachi Rail to build its next generation of railcars, ending a two-year search for a manufacturer. The Washington Post reports Metro officials sent Hitachi a notice of intent to award the contract — for 256 cars, with options that could boost the total order to 800 — on Sept. 30. If all options […]
