Model railroad locomotive, freight car, passenger car, detail, tool, and book announcements for May 20, 2021

WalthersProto HO scale Electro-Motive Division

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 May 20, 2021. HO scale locomotives  Genesis 4-8-4 FEF-2 and FEF-3 steam […]

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Walthers Adult Individual Contestant Matthew Mendolia Makes the Most of his Space


Matthew Mendolia sits posed behind his finished layout

WAUKESHA, Wis. — There are only a few weeks left to submit a layout for judging in the Walthers National Model Railroad Build-off, and with the May 31 deadline looming closer every day, modelers nationwide are sure to be scrambling to add their finishing touches. Yet from the cramped confines of his dorm room, Eastern […]

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Rapido Trains N scale Canadian passenger train

N scale Rapido Canadian passenger train snakes along rocky cliffs of Canadian Canyons project layout

The Canadian is out and it’s roaming the Canadian Canyons layout in the Model Railroader workshop! See Rapido Trains’ all new streamliner is here and Cody Grivno and Eric White take a look at the 10-car set and the add-on sets. […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, detail, book, tool, and club announcements for May 13, 2021

Broadway Limited Imports BNSF Ry. Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive

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 May 13, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 and GP40-2L diesel […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, detail, and tool announcements for May 6, 2021

Athearn Genesis HO scale Buffalo & Pittsburgh Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive

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 May 6, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD60M and SD60I diesel […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, structure, detail, tool, and club announcements for April 29, 2021

Three bay covered hopper

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 April 29, 2021. HO scale freight cars  Association of American Railroads 50-ton […]

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News & Products for the week of April 22, 2021

Electric locomotive

Large scale locomotives  RailAdventure VI BR 103 electric locomotive. Spring-loaded metal pantographs (not equipped for overhead pickup); two five-pole can-type ball-bearing motors; molded and separately applied details, including lights; windshield wipers, handrails, horn, bumpers, and more; red and white directional lighting; dual-mode Digital Command Control sound decoder (locomotive will run on analog DC, but sound […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, structure, train set, and tool announcements for April 22, 2021

Twelve tank cars in different paint schemes

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 April 22, 2021. HO scale locomotives North County Transit District Sprinter articulated […]

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Meet Walthers Open Class Contestant DJ Arlia

A CSX train sits in the middle of a track, the scene is partially covered by a bush

WAUKESHA, Wis. — It’s mid-April and the second-annual Walthers National Model Railroad Build-off is well-underway. Across the country, modelers are hard at work on their layouts. With four different categories and hundreds of contestants, the judges are sure to see no shortage of talent from this year’s submissions. “Open class” contestant Domenic Joseph Arlia, otherwise known […]

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News & Products for the week of April 15th, 2021

steam locomotive pulling a small car

Large scale locomotives  Pennsylvania RR 2-6-0 steam locomotive. Five-pole precision can-type ball-bearing motor; SoundTraxx sound decoder; 5 volt smoke unit; factory-applied piping, handrails, ladders, and cow catcher; engineer figure; and hook-and-loop couplers. $689.99. May 2021. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com Large scale rolling stock  Union Pacific drovers caboose. Positionable side baggage doors; light-emitting-diode marker lamps; factory-applied […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, train set, and detail announcements for April 15, 2021

Electro-motive locomotive

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 April 15, 2021. HO scale locomotives  Electro-Motive Division F-series locomotives. Bessemer & […]

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Walthers second-annual National Model Railroad Build-Off is gaining steam

Gregory Baker, last year's adult individual winner, stands next to his layout.

MILWAUKEE — Despite a global pandemic, the world of model railroading is high-balled to roll on. And now, Walthers is offering builders of all ages and skill levels an opportunity to use this quarantine to show the world what they’re made of — and what they can make — in the model railroad company’s second […]

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