M.T.H. HO scale Challenger steam locomotive

I received my first of two MTH Challengers a few days ago. I’m amazed at the features and quality of this locomotive! It far surpasses my other Challenger (Genesis). The unit runs perfectly and the sound is outstanding. I especially like the two engines going in and out of synch with one another, and the […]

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Build a 1:22.5-scale W&Q boxcar PDF

Build a 1:22.5-scale W&Q boxcar

Download the PDF of this project here. Note: This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. Despite our […]

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AML 0-6-0 switcher

American Mainline switcher

American Mainline switcher Marc Horovitz Gauge 1, 1:29 scale, electrically powered, USRA 0-6-0American Mainline33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $1,599E-mail: americanmainline@gmail.comWeb site: http://americanmainline.com Electrically powered model of USRA 0-6-0 switcher; made of brass, steel, and die castings; 24V gear-head motor; electronics in tender; 12 pickup wheels; directional lighting; sound-system ready; working knuckled couplers; minimum radius, […]

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Mamod Steam Models 0-4-0T

Mamod Steam Models 0-4-0T live-steam locomotive

Mamod Steam Models 0-4-0T live-steam locomotive Marc Horovitz Gauge 0, 1:19 scale, live-steam 0-4-0TMamod Steam ModelsUnited KingdomPrice £230, including shipping to the US (until November 2009)Web site: www.mamod.co.uk All metal, live-steam locomotive; ready to run; two, double-acting oscillating cylinders; gas fired; ceramic external burner; silver-soldered boiler; 40 psi blowoff pressure; safety valve, throttle, reversing lever, […]

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Miniature Scale Models LLP lamp post

Victorian lamp post

Marc Horovitz 16mm scale, Victorian lamp postMiniature Scale Models LLP49 River MeadBraintree, Essex CM7 9AXGreat BritainAvailable in the US from: C&OCRyPO Box 57Rogue River OR 97537 Price: $16.95 each + s&hWeb sites: www.miniaturescalemodels.co.uk or www.cocry.com Plastic-and-metal lamp post; available in green and black; 12V light bulb included; intended to be mounted on a board or […]

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Phoenix Sound System

Phoenix digital sound system

Phoenix digital sound system Kevin Strong Digital sound system for DC operationPhoenix Sound Systems3514 West Liberty Rd.Ann Arbor MI 48103Price: $245Web site: www.phoenixsound.com Phoenix PB9 sound board; can operate with DC track power, battery power, and DCC; several sound packages available; sounds configurable via CD (sold separately); includes speaker, 3.6V battery, sound board, volume-control switch, […]

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The freight-hauling locomotives of U.S. Gypsum

USG Corp.

For 35 years, these two GE 54-ton switchers were the workhorses for USG Corp.’s gypsum-hauling 3-foot-gauge railroad in Southern California’s Imperial Valley. Built in 1956, the two GE rest on April 27, 1991, at Plaster City, Calif. The following year, the units were donated to Colorado’s Georgetown Loop, displaced by USG’s Bombardier-built DL535Es. David Lustig […]

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Graphics Promoting Tourism

John Gruber collection John Gruber collection John Gruber collection John Gruber collection In the 1920s, the United States poured millions into a federal highway program that coincided with the automakers’ creation of lower-cost cars. The developments enabled almost all Americans the freedom to travel independently for the first time. But personal cars – even limousines […]

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News & Products for August 13, 2009

Sidetrack Laser HO scale Thunder Bay Lumber Co. waterfront sawmill

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40 diesel locomotive. Detroit Edison Co. (DEEX reporting marks), First Union Rail (FURX), Montana Rail Link, Penn Central, Soo Line, and Wheeling & Lake Erie. Two road numbers each. Plastic handrails, wire grab irons, prototype-specific dynamic brakes, and McHenry scale magnetic knuckle couplers. $109.98 December 2009. Ready-to-Roll. Athearn Trains General […]

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