Kato N scale Electro-Motive Division SDP40F When Amtrak began operations in 1971, it inherited a mixed bag of locomotives and passenger cars from participating railroads. In order to survive, the decades-old equipment needed to be replaced. Amtrak’s first all-new locomotive was the General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division SDP40F. This locomotive is now offered by Kato in […]
Walthers HO scale American Car & Foundry 50-foot boxcar Price: $24.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Era: mid-1990s to present (as painted) Road names: Railbox (mid-1990s repaint and original schemes); Ashley, Drew & Northern; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern; Port Huron & Detroit; and Vermont Ry. (SSI scheme). […]
The Walthers HO scale Capitol Limited is lead by two prototype-specific Electro-Motive Division E units EMD E9A, EMD E8Bm, PS baggage-dormitory-coffee shop-lounge, and Budd Slumbercoach sleeper Pullman-Standard 56-seat coach, Pullman Standard Strata-Dome coach, Pullman-Standard kitchen-dormitory, and Pullman-Standard 56-seat diner Budd Strata-Dome sleeper, Budd 16-4 sleeper, Pullman-Standard 10-6 sleeper, and Pullman-Standard 5-bedroom buffet lounge observation car […]
Rivarossi HO scale U28C The 2,800-horsepower General Electric U28C was a transitional locomotive. As such, it shared components with its predecessor U25C in its early production, and its successor U30C in late production. Rivarossi is taking advantage of this circumstance to offer an early production U28C based on its previous U25C. Dimensions matched published figures […]
Model Rectifier Corp. Light Genie lighting controller Adding special lighting effects like flashing signals, flickering gas lamps, warning strobes, and rotating beacons to your model railroad has never been easier, thanks to Model Rectifier Corp.’s new Light Genie. The compact receiver can control 12 light outputs, each of which can power multiple bulbs or light-emitting […]
Atlas Trainman O scale 60-foot observation car Atlas O Trainman 60-foot observation car drumhead Price: $114.95 Manufacturer Atlas O 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlaso.com Era: 1929 to mid-1970s Road names: New Jersey Department of Transportation; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Chesapeake & Ohio; Chicago & North Western; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Long […]
Bowser HO scale GMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2 diesel More than a generic Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 painted in Canadian railroad colors, this newly tooled HO scale SD40-2 from Bowser Trains is detailed to match its CP Rail prototype. Our review sample, CPR no. 6038, is part of the first run […]
MTH HO scale PRR class H10s Consolidation Pennsylvania RR modelers will be glad to see MTH’s latest HO scale offering on their hobby shop shelves – an authentically modeled PRR class H10s Consolidation, complete with that railroad’s characteristic Belpaire firebox. Thanks to its die-cast boiler and traction tires, this hefty hauler musters enough drawbar power […]
Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car Walthers HO scale sleeper interior By the 1960s, many passenger trains had become shadows of their former selves, but one soldiered on, providing all-sleeping-car service as it had from the beginning of the 20th century, the Broadway Limited. Modelers who wish to replicate this train late […]
Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper Price: $21.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1964-1973 (as decorated) Road names: Interstate, Clinchfield, Montour, and Nickel Plate Road. Two numbers per scheme. Comments: Atlas is offering its Association of American Railroads 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper with oval heap shields […]
Micro-Trains N scale 70-foot heavyweight horse car Micro-Trains N scale horse car Baltimore & Ohio RR Micro-Trains N scale horse car Pennsylvania RR Price: $29.95 to $34.90 Manufacturer Micro-Trains Line Co. 351 Rogue River Pkwy. Talent, OR 97540-1200 www.micro-trainsline.com Era: 1928 to 1968 (as decorated) Road names: New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, and Pennsylvania […]
WalthersMainline HO EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive Engineer’s side of the WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive Rooftop view of the Walthers Mainline HO scale EMD SD70ACe Wm. K. Walthers has a treat for fans of modern motive power: an attractively priced HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe, ready to detail and weather. Part of the […]
