Ulrich DCC decoder tester This easy-to-use product from Ulrich Models lets you test and program National Model Railroad Association-recommended Digital Command Control decoders before installing them in your models. The Ulrich decoder tester measures 11/2″ x 2 1/2″ x 4″ and has two leads that you connect to the track of your Digital Command Control-equipped […]
Atlas N scale GP15-1 diesel A light-duty Electro-Motive Division road switcher built to work yards or haul short local freights is now available as an accurate N scale model. The Atlas GP15-1 features exceptional performance, especially at slow speeds, and can be easily converted to Digital Command Control. Prototype. By the 1970s railroads began using […]
Kato N scale Southern Pacific Alco PA-1 and PB-1 Price: $95.00 ManufacturerKato U.S.A. Inc.100 Remington Rd.Schaumburg, IL 60173www.katousa.com Comments: An upgraded N scale Alco PA-1 and powered PB-1 are available from Kato in the Southern Pacific Daylight paint scheme. The colors and striping match the Kato N scale Morning Daylight, reviewed in the July 2008 […]
Atlas N scale code 65 sectional track with roadbed Price: $8.50 to $19.95 ManufacturerAtlas Model Railroad Co.378 Florence Ave.Hillside, NJ 07205www.atlasrr.com Comments: Sectional track with painted plastic roadbed is the latest N scale track system from Atlas. The firm’s N True-Track comes with code 65 nickel-silver rail mounted on one-piece molded plastic roadbed. The tops […]
Athearn HO corn syrup tank car An 8,000-gallon tank car based on the North American Car Co. (NACC) prototype is the latest offering from Athearn Trains. These compact tank cars were designed to transport corn syrup. Why so small? Dedicated corn syrup tank cars were first built in the 1960s and are still a part […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale brass hybrid 2-10-2 Before the introduction of the Challenger and Big Boy types, the class TTT 2-10-2 was the premier heavy freighter on the Union Pacific RR. The HO scale UP class TTT-6 from Broadway Limited Imports features brass, metal, and plastic construction and a dual-mode Digital Command Control sound […]
Rapido Trains Inc. announced that it will begin producing HO scale freight equipment. The first product in the firm’s new Transcona Yard freight line will be the HO scale Transcona Yard Wide Vision Caboose, based on the Canadian Pacific Ry. prototype. Expected delivery of the model is fall 2009 and it has a manufacturer’s suggested […]
Model Railroader Associate Editor Dana Kawala runs the upgraded Walthers N scale Y3a on Managing Editor David Popp’s N scale layout. The Y3a now features a DCC sound decoder. […]
A supplement to the Classic Trains Online Look Back e-mail newsletter Outfits I have known By Michael J. McLaughlin One of the most memorable aspects of my career in railroad maintenance of way is the “outfit.” An outfit was usually a collection of old revenue cars–both passenger and freight–converted to sleeping, cooking, shower, supply, tool, […]
This weathered, 40′ gondola is a new addition to the author’s Lower Paxton & Northern Railroad. It started life as a flat car. Bob Santos 1. This piggy-back flat car from Aristo-Craft provided the basis for the author’s gondola kitbash. Bob Santos 2. The disassembled car, ready to be converted into a gondola. The parts […]
1. With a track height of 60″ there is ample room below the layout for storage and the all important work benches, located here below the mines at Orla. Mike Garforth 3. The front of the layout at the Orla Mine area. The open-fronted boiler house offers one of several “viewing windows” into the layout. […]
Model Railroader Associate Editor Dana Kawala runs the Kato N scale Broadway Limited around Managing Editor David Popp’s Naugatuck layout. The Kato GG1 easily pulled the entire 15-car train. Want to see more product videos? Subscribe to Model Railroader today! […]
