ScaleTrains HO GP30 debuts at Amherst 2022

Night image of a yellow locomotive with additional lights.

ScaleTrains HO GP30 debuts — ScaleTrains.com made a splash at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show on Saturday, January 29. The company unveiled its new HO scale Rivet Counter line Electro-Motive Division GP30 diesel locomotive. The initial run, scheduled for release this fall, will feature six road names with multiple paint variations, including Union Pacific […]

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ScaleTrains four-axle locomotive announcement at Amherst 2022

ScaleTrains gray, black, and white announcement ad.

ScaleTrains four-axle locomotive announcement is set for this weekend. Officials with ScaleTrains say they’ll unveil the new HO Scale model during the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show at 10:50 a.m. Eastern time, January 29. Attendees will be able to see the unveiling live at booth BLC No. 34A. More details will be available from […]

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David Arrell’s HO scale Street Life & Streetcars layout

Track plan of David Arrell's HO scale model railroad

Facts & features Name: Street Life & Streetcars Scale: HO Size: 2 x 6 feet Prototype: Homage to streetcar service in and around Philadelphia Locale: Philadelphia and suburbs Era: Late 1950s Style: island Mainline run: approximately 16 feet Minimum radius: 6 1⁄4″ Minimum turnout: none Maximum grade: none Benchwork: open grid Height: 48″ Roadbed: Homabed/cork […]

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Rapido adds to HO scale Icons of Canadian Steam line

Illustration with side and nose views of four HO scale Canadian Pacific Class H1a and H1b steam locomotives from Rapido Trains.

Rapido Trains is ringing in 2022 with another exciting steam announcement. Canadian Pacific (CP) Class H1a and H1b 4-6-4 Hudsons will be joining the HO scale Icons of Canadian Steam product range. The models will have road-number-specific details; separate, factory-applied handrails and grab irons; blackened metal wheels and driving rods; correct cylinders and valve gear; […]

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Rapido Trains announces HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP38 diesel locomotive

Three-quarter view illustration of the engineer’s side of the Baltimore & Ohio GP38 from Rapido Trains

Rapido Trains announced that the next locomotive in its HO scale product range will be the Electro-Motive Division GP38. The four-axle road locomotive will feature prototype-specific details, metal handrails with plastic stanchions, and see-through etched-metal steps. Initial road names offered on the Rapido Trains model will include Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue and yellow […]

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