David welcomes back (virtually) MRVP’s Gerry Leone for another episode from the basement bunker! This time the two of them address a few viewer questions and comments, share several tips and tricks, and even chat a bit about projects to come! Plus, David also takes a closer look at the interior of his On30 caboose […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP59 and GP60 diesel locomotives. GP59: Electro-Motive Division demonstrator and Norfolk Southern (Operation Lifesaver 25th anniversary scheme and Southern Ry. heritage scheme, one number each). GP60: BNSF Ry. (Heritage III in two numbers, Vermont Ry. patchout in one number), CSX (dark blue and yellow), Denver & Rio Grande Western (black […]
More Thursday rail news in brief: — Canadian Pacific will expand use of Automated Train Brake Effectiveness testing in the wake of call from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for better brake tests, a call stemming from the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP train near Field, B.C. The Calgary Herald reports that the […]
This pre-production artwork shows the two-tone gray paint scheme that will be applied to Kato’s N scale Electro-Motive Division E7A diesel locomotives. The model will be offered in two road numbers. Kato posted this 3-D rendering of 5-bedroom lounge observation car Hickory Creek on its website. The N scale model will have an illuminated tail […]
Rapido Trains HO scale P-S New Haven diner Rapido Trains has added a 1949 Pullman-Standard streamlined dining car to its ever-growing line of New York, New Haven & Hartford HO scale passenger equipment. The injection-molded plastic and metal car features more than 200 parts and is detailed inside and out. The prototype. In December 1945, […]
Atlas N scale 4,180-cubic-foot-capacity Airslide covered hopper Underbody details include separate, factory-applied outlet gate piping, hopper outlets, underframe slope braces, and the cylinder/brake assembly. Atlas Model Railroad Co. has added a new model to its expanding N scale lineup, the General American 4,180- cubic-foot capacity Airslide covered hopper. The model, based on a mid-1960s […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70MAC diesel locomotive. Alaska RR (blue-and-yellow scheme), BNSF Ry. (green-and-cream warbonnet in one road number, Heritage III in three numbers), Burlington Northern (as-delivered green and cream scheme, three numbers), CSX (dark blue and yellow with “boxcar” herald), Mexican Rail Transportation (gray and red Kansas City Southern-style scheme, three numbers), and […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (black and silver “zebra stripes” scheme; two GP7/GP7B sets, two single GP7s, and one GP7B); Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks, two road numbers each); Illinois Terminal (as-delivered 1953 “rubber band” scheme with dual cab controls in […]
Seeking information about the status of the status of several of Testors long-standing paint lines, we have received the following from Vince Pierri, Senior Manager, PR & Corporate Communications for Rust-Oleum: “With a long history of producing quality hobby kits and supplies, we are evolving our strategy to focus more keenly on Testors, our flagship […]
More Monday rail news: — InnoTrans, the world’s largest rail trade fair, has been rescheduled to April 27-30, 2021, in Berlin. The event, held every other year, was postponed from its original date of Sept. 22-25 of this year when Berlin’s government placed a ban on events with more than 5,000 people through Oct. 24. […]
Monday afternoon rail news: — Siemens Mobility is making donations totaling $150,000 to food banks in 10 U.S. cities to support those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have all been impacted by the pandemic and each community is working to manage through its challenges,” Marc Buncher, CEO of Siemens Mobility in North America, […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. Amtrak (silver and blue with Travelmark herald), BNSF Ry. (blue-and-white scheme in three numbers, solid blue in one number), General American Locomotive Group (black-and-blue scheme), and Helm Leasing (burgundy-and-black scheme). Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Solid pilot face with screw-mounted coupler pockets on both ends, light-emitting-diode […]
