Walthers Proto 2000 EMD SD9 diesel locomotive I finally received the long awaited Walthers Part no. 920-41604 & 605 DCC and sound equipped SD9 locomotives. Unfortunately these were the units still being produced with the QSI decoder, not the Soundtraxx Tsunami future Proto products will use. I have a large fleet of sound-equipped locos from […]
The Walthers HO scale model of the Pennsylvania RR Broadway Limited passenger train is led by two WalthersProto General Motors Electro-Motive Division E8A diesel-electric locomotives. Each locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch the model train run on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
The Walthers HO scale model of the Pennsylvania RR Broadway Limited passenger train is led by two WalthersProto General Motors Electro-Motive Division E8A diesel-electric locomotives. Each locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch the model train run on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Walthers HO scale Pennsy observation car The Pennsylvania RR had a lot of distinctive rolling stock, including two tapered blunt-end observation cars. This HO scale model of a View-series observation car has a lot of great details inside and out. The model is also the last car in Walthers’ Broadway Limited series. The prototype. In […]
Walthers HO scale EMD E8A Broadway Limited locomotive Sporting the Pennsylvania RR’s five-stripe livery, this HO scale E8A from Walthers captures the diesel rumble and sleek lines of its prototype. The E8A uses the same tooling and mechanism as the Union Pacific version that I reviewed in the April 2011 Model Railroader. Part of the […]
The Walthers HO scale Trainline Canadian Pacific model train set includes a loop of Bachmann Trains E-Z track, a power pack, three freight cars, a caboose, and a diesel locomotive with operating headlight. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala shows you how to set up and operate this model train set. […]
The Walthers HO scale Trainline Canadian Pacific model train set includes a loop of Bachmann Trains E-Z track, a power pack, three freight cars, a caboose, and a diesel locomotive with operating headlight. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala shows you how to set up and operate this model train set. […]
Hillside, N.J., 1/26/2012 – Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. has agreed to purchase all O scale structure tooling, as well as existing O scale structure inventory, from Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. In the near future, these structures will be available from Atlas under the Atlas O product brand. “We are sure that modelers will be […]
Walthers HO scale Santa Fe RPO The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. El Capitan is the next HO scale name passenger train offered by Walthers. This well-detailed Railway Post Office with a simulated stainless steel finish kicks off the series.The prototype. Railway Post Office (RPO) cars were a common sight on the head end […]
Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to set up and operate the Athearn Trains HO scale Warbonnet Express freight train set. The set includes a loop of track, diesel-electric locomotive, freight cars, and a power pack. […]
Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to set up and operate the Athearn Trains HO scale Warbonnet Express freight train set. The set includes a loop of track, diesel-electric locomotive, freight cars, and a power pack. […]
If you’ve been in model railroading long enough, you may recall back in the 1960s seeing ads from the Wm. K. Walthers Co. showing some cute little heavyweight passenger cars all resting on a single truck. Even though dyed-in-the-wool rivet counters might scoff, you could tell by the crook at the corners of their mouths […]
