Jim FitzGerald, left, converses with the yardmaster at the Santa Fe yard in Bakersfield, Calif., in the early 1980s. Jim’s home layout was a superbly done multi-module intermodal yard. Last summer we lost Jim FitzGerald, one of the N scale community’s great pioneers. He’d just turned 90. He was one of my personal heroes and […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. N scale Alco C-420 diesel locomotive Atlas is offering ready-to-run N scale models of the Alco C-420 in six body styles with and without factory-installed Digital Command Control (DCC). The models, part of the firm’s Master Line, feature a mix of molded and separately applied plastic parts, directional lighting, and prototype-specific […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala walks you through the programming steps he uses to make multiple DCC-equipped locomotives operate as close to the same speed as possible. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala walks you through the programming steps he uses to make multiple DCC-equipped locomotives operate as close to the same speed as possible. […]
Bachmann N scale F7A and B units Bachmann Trains is introducing an N scale model of one of the most iconic locomotives ever built, equipped with a Digital Command Control decoder. The N scale locomotives, which come in A and B versions, have sharp paint jobs, are powered by can motors with dual brass flywheels, […]
John Pryke working on the Union Freight RR that appeared as a four-part series in Model Railroader in the year 2000. Long-time Model Railroader author and staff friend John Pryke died on Dec. 22, 2013, in Chatham, Mass. John was introduced to readers in 1965 when photos of his prize-winning New Haven RR 0-8-0 locomotive […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala shows you how to use Digital Command Control CVs 21 and 22 to control individual functions on locomotives running in a consist. Dana also covers the basics of advanced consisting in this video. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala shows you how to use Digital Command Control CVs 21 and 22 to control individual functions on locomotives running in a consist. Dana also covers the basics of advanced consisting in this video. […]
Name: Toledo Industrial RR Scale: N (1:160) Size: 1′-8″ x 7′-0″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: Toledo, Ohio Era: 1970s to early 1980s Style: shelf Mainline run: 10 feet Minimum radius: 10″ Minimum turnout: Peco small radius Maximum grade: none Originally appeared in the February 2014 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this month’s installment Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno gives you an introduction to weathering rolling stock with the PanPastel weathering system. Cody will also show you new locomotives and rolling stock in HO, N, and O scales. Viewer mail this month […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this month’s installment Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno gives you an introduction to weathering rolling stock with the PanPastel weathering system. Cody will also show you new locomotives and rolling stock in HO, N, and O scales. Viewer mail this month […]
Both Rod Stewart and George Sellios’ have had their model train layouts featured in Model Railroader magazine. The two model railroaders finally got to meet when the rock start visited Sellios’ HO scale Franklin & South Manchester in Peabody, Mass. Read this article about the visit from The Salem News. A local television station in […]
