Peter Witt-type streetcar Before the age of the interstate highway system and city buses, streetcars were the backbone of urban mass transit. A new HO scale model of a Peter Witt-type streetcar that served on the streets of Baltimore is now available from Bachmann. The prototype for this Spectrum series model is similar to streetcars […]
Name: Chicago & North western Des Moines Subdivision Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24′-0″ x 38′-0″ Prototype: C&NW Period: 1955 Style: walk-in Minimum radii: 28″ main line Minimum turnout: no. 6 main line, no 4 spurs Maximum grade: 1 percent Originally appeared in the July 2008 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this […]
Name: Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12 x 12 feet Theme: Appalachian coal-hauler Period: 1950s to 1960s Minimum radius: 11″ Minimum turnout: Peco medium Maximum grade: None. Originally appeared in the July 2008 issue of Model Railroader. Also appeared in 102 Realistic Track Plans. Click here to download a PDF of this […]
Athearn’s new HO scale Electro-Motive Division FP45 Though the prototype was designed to lead the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe’s top passenger trains, Athearn’s new HO scale Electro-Motive Division FP45 has the heft and power to haul practically any consist you could throw at it.Equipped with onboard sound and Digital Command Control (DCC), the newest […]
HO Walthers Flexi-Van Here’s a well-done model of the unique Flexi-Van intermodal car and trailer system that was developed by the New York Central RR in the late 1950s. It comes assembled with a pair of trailers decorated in appropriate prototype paint schemes. Individual trailer kits and extra bogie wheels are offered separately.This Flexi-Van equipment […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division FP9 and F9B diesel locomotives. Algoma Central (two numbers available for A unit, one for B unit), Canadian National (A and B units, four numbers each), Chicago & North Western (A unit only, four numbers), and CP Rail (A and B, four numbers each). Etched-metal details, wire grab irons, and […]
Rivarossi HO Allegheny 2-6-6-6 with Loksound class H-8 2-6-6-6 Allegheney steam locomotive no. 1641 I had been anticipating receipt of this engine for many months. As a collector of non-brass articulated engine models in HO, this was the one that I wanted to wait for until it came available with DCC and sound. The packaging […]
rue Line Trains HO scale Canadian Pacific wood-sheathed caboose My first introduction to the True Line Train Canadian Pacific Caboose was several months ago at my Local Hobby Store, Maritime Hobby and Crafts. This was a pre-production release made available for review and represented the most recent of the CPR wood sheathed caboose liveries, the […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Montreal Harbour Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 9 x 11 feet Prototype: Port of Montreal Era: 1912-1914 Mainline run: 34 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnouts: Peco small Originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track plan by clicking here. […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Santa Fe Scale: HO (1.87.1) Size: 24 x 49 feet Prototype: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Union Pacific Era: 1951 Style: walk-in and around-the-walls Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Model […]
Track plan at a glance Name: Soo Line Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10′-6″ x 18′-0″ Prototype: Soo Line Era: summer 1947 Style: shelf Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 5 percent Originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Model Railroader. See a PDF version of this track […]
Factory Direct Trains HO scale Trackmobile A ready-to-run die-cast metal Trackmobile 4850TM with a three-pole can motor, detailed cab interior, and acetal handrails is available from Factory Direct Trains. The bi-modal vehicle is the firm’s first model and is offered as a direct-current model and with Digital Command Control (DCC). The latter uses a North […]
