Let me start out by saying that I’m a fan of the Baldwin RF-16. I even own two sets by Williams (yes, both New York Central). The sharp, jutting nose reminds me of the days when airliners had three rudders and autos had fins. Even 59 years after the last was built, I think they […]
Real railroading marches onward to find more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly locomotion to cut pollution and add Benjamins to the bottom line. As these new locomotives have a toehold in the marketplace, O gauge manufacturers like MTH Electric Trains have responded quickly to the changing face of the industry. The General Electric (GE) Hybrid Evolution […]
Check out the action of this A-A set released by Lionel, featuring a good level of detail and 0-36 action. […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale 50-foot Berwick boxcar Price: $28.95 (undecorated, $24.95) ManufacturerAtlas Model Railroad Co.378 Florence Ave.Hillside, NJ 07205www.atlasrr.com Comments: Atlas has added the Berwick Forge & Fabricating 50-foot boxcar to its Master Line of ready-to-run rolling stock. The model, originally offered as a kit by Branchline Trains, features factory-installed wire grab irons, […]
Wheels of Time N scale baggage-express car A 70-foot express car with molded and separate underbody details, positionable doors, and metal wheelsets is the latest offering from Wheels of Time. The ready-to-run car is available in more than 20 road names and in multiple road numbers (see manufacturer’s website). Our review sample is decorated for […]
Kato USA HO scale SD9043MAC diesel locomotive An accurately detailed model of a General Motors Electro-Motive Division SD9043MAC makes its way back onto HO scale rails with this re-released diesel-electric locomotive model from Kato USA. Model Railroader reviewed the first release back in September 2002. The model can easily be converted to Digital Command Control […]
Electro-Motive F units have been popular modeling subjects for decades. Now MTH has thrown its hat into the ring with an HO scale F7 that comes equipped with the firm’s proprietary Digital Command System (DCS) and ProtoSound 3.0 system. Overall the MTH F7 is true to the prototype and has solid performance on direct current, […]
In 1956, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. re-equipped its El Capitan passenger train with all-new streamlined equipment, including Hi-Level cars. Check out this HO scale model of the famous train from Wm. K. Walthers Inc. We ran the train on the Model Railroader staff’s club model train layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
The HO scale Comet from Con-Cor International features a factory-installed Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this New York, New Haven & Hartford RR streamliner run on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Like many manufacturers, when Lionel had made prototypes of potential products, whether they went forward to production or not, they often held the single samples in an archive stored away for possible use in the future. Sometimes the market wasn’t right when they were proposed, or the technology wasn’t there to do it right. But […]
Bob Keller demonstrates how freight is loaded via conveyor belt to its destination, working either as a railroad structure or the loading arm of a trackside factory. […]
Walthers HO scale El Capitan cars The arrival of a famous name train model is a much-anticipated event at the Model Railroader offices. Receiving the Walthers HO scale El Capitan was no exception. The ready-to-run cars accurately model one of the last streamlined trains to run under the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. nameplate. […]
