Freightliner No. 70006 represents GE’s new PowerHaul series, a potential competitor to the venerable EMD Class 66 diesels that currently rule in Britain. GE Twenty-four years ago, a British aggregate company, Foster Yeoman, took the unusual step of ordering American motive power for its movement of stone trains on the British rail network. Electro-Motive built […]
M.T.H. Electric Trains HO scale “Little Joe” electric locomotive HO scale locomotives “Little Joe” electric locomotive. Milwaukee Road; Chicago, South Shore & South Bend; and General Electric demonstrator. Features to be announced. $399.95. Ready-to-run. M.T.H. Electric Trains M.T.H. Electric Trains HO scale 2-8-4-Berkshire steam locomotive 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive. Nickel Plate Road. Features to be […]
Bachmann N scale DDA40X Locomotive The Bachmann Company just came out with another wonderful “Must Have” N scale locomotive. This time they developed a superb model of Union Pacific’s huge DDA40X locomotive. The Union Pacific developed these locomotives to take the place of at least two of their regular road diesel units. In fact, these […]
Athearn, manufacturer of N scale and HO scale model train products as well as 1:50-proportion die-cast models, has announced that it will discontinue its line of Blue Box kits. This action is effective immediately. In a press release the firm cites that increased manufacturing and labor costs have caused it to no longer be able […]
Athearn Trains HO scale UP gas turbine The distinctive grid of air intakes on the sides of the body make Athearn’s new locomotive model immediately recognizable. The Union Pacific bought 10 gas-turbine-electric locomotives from General Electric between 1952 and 1953, putting them in charge of long-haul freights in the western Rocky Mountains. Athearn’s model is […]
Broadway Limited Imports N scale E8 diesel locomotive The rumble of 12-cylinder 567B engines and many other realistic sound effects highlight this Digital Command Control (DCC) sound-equipped E8 diesel in N scale from Broadway Limited Imports. The locomotive includes BLI’s new Paragon2 sound decoder and operates on DC and DCC layouts. Prototype. General Motors Electro-Motive […]
SWITCHERS HAVE AN ESSENTIAL PLACE IN PROTOTYPE RAILROADING and a venerable spot in model railroading. Switchers are used to move cars, build freight trains, and even make short freight hops and deliveries. The Electro-Motive Division’s MP15 series of 1,500-horsepower switchers (built 1974-87) is a mainstay of modern yard power. More than 400 units were built […]
Eichholz Rail V170 No. 1125, a Swedish-built diesel, shows off its “Warbonnet” markings on an excursion train at Traiskirchen, Austria. Raimund Wyhnal BNSF may have given up the famous “Warbonnet” scheme it inherited from predecessor Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, but a German company is keeping the classic scheme alive. Eichholz Rail, a German railroad […]
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad roster Legendary among Alco operators, the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is an independent Class III railroad operating 139-miles of onetime Frisco trackage between Monett, Mo., and Fort Smith, Ark. In addition to freight service, the road also operates passenger excursions. The road’s all-Alco fleet is dominated by 16 C420s of various […]
Walthers HO scale “Michigan” ore cars Price: 12-car limited-run sets, $169.98 ManufacturerWm. K. Walthers Inc. P.O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.walthers.com Era: 1942 to present day Comments: These short ore cars were designed and built in large numbers to haul heavy loads of iron ore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Even though their 24-foot length […]
Atlas N scale GE Dash 8-40CW N scalers who model the modern day should be happy with Atlas’ new release, General Electric’s Dash 8-40CW road engine. Atlas’ offering is a well detailed, crisply painted model with a smooth, flywheel-equipped drivetrain and an optional Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. The prototype. Seen by some railfans as […]
Model Power HO scale Plymouth Industrial Switcher David Schoedel This is an okay locomotive from Model Power. It can’t haul very much and it runs kind of bad. It has no illuminated headlight, and the detailing on it is rather lame. It is driven by a worm gear attached to a cheap motor. The electrical […]
