We tested the Athearn Trains N scale EMD F59PHI diesel locomotive on our Salt Lake Route model train layout. Equipped with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder, the locomotive looked and sounded great hauling a set of Athearn N scale Bombardier bi-level commuter cars. […]
Bachmann HO scale brill trolley This brill trolley from Bachmann is a very good representation. It features a five-pull can motor and has all-wheel electrical pick up. The paint job is excellent and comes in red, green, or yellow. It has silhouetted people in the side windows, but the motor can be seen in the […]
Floquil Paint Markers Some time ago, associate editor Cody Grivno demonstrated painting rail with Floquil Pain Markers. I decided recently to give them a try. I found them on sale at Micro-Mark, so I bought the three-pack that included Rail Brown, Rail Road Tie Brown, and Rust. For my application, I used the Rust colored […]
Athearn N scale Bombardier bi-level cars Price: Coach or cab car, $28.98; three-coach set, $84.98 ManufacturerAthearn Trains1600 Forbes Way, Suite 120Long Beach, CA 90810www.athearn.com Era: 1976 to present Road names: Northstar Commuter, Metrolink, New Mexico DOT (RailRunner), North County Transit District (Coaster), Trinity Rail Express, Utah Front RunnerN scale modelers have more options to model […]
Bachmann Trains HO scale Electro-Motive GP9 diesel locomotive A smooth dual-flywheel mechanism and a dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder highlight this new HO scale GP9 diesel from Bachmann. The four-axle locomotive model performed well during direct-current (DC) and DCC tests, and pulled a respectable number of freight cars on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy […]
ExactRail LLC HO scale 64-foot refrigerator car A contemporary 64-foot mechanical refrigerator car is now available as a well-detailed injection-molded plastic model. This latest HO scale freight car from ExactRail is based on a prototype built by TrinityRail. The full-size “TRINCool” reefers are commonly seen in 55-car unit trains on Union Pacific (UP) and CSX. […]
Walthers HO scale 64-foot plastic pellet hopper Price: $27.98 ManufacturerWm. K. Walthers Inc.P.O. Box 3039Milwaukee, WI 53201www.walthers.com Era: 1997 to present Comments: After a nine year hiatus, the Walthers HO scale National Steel Car (NSC) 6,245-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper is back, now part of the firm’s Platinum line. The ready-to-run car features factory-installed wire grab irons, […]
Athearn N scale Electro-Motive Division F59PHI passenger locomotive An N scale EMD F59PHI passenger locomotive was introduced by Athearn eight years ago. (We reviewed it in our April 2003 issue.) Athearn makes a number of improvements in its new release of this sharp-looking streamlined engine, the most notable of which is a SoundTraxx Digital Command […]
San Juan Car Co. On3/On21⁄2 UTLX tank car Price: $89.95 ManufacturerSan Juan Car Co.P.O. Box 1028Durango, CO 81301www.sanjuancarco.com Era: 1924 to 1950s Comments: A fully assembled narrow-frame tank car is now available in On3 from San Juan Car Co. The car includes user-installed On2½ wheelsets. Between 1924 and 1930, the Denver & Rio Grande Western […]
Watch as four powered Kato N scale E9 diesels lead the 11-car Union Pacific City of Los Angeles. We ran the N scale passenger train on our Salt Lake Route model railroad. […]
This HO scale Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch us run the Bachmann Spectrum Series model on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (MR&T). […]
Bachmann Trains HO scale Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotive The introduction of a modernized Baldwin 4-4-0 steam locomotive will come as welcome news to modelers of HO scale railroads set in the first half of the 20th century. The new release from Bachmann’s Spectrum line includes SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) and sound, and features boilers, […]
