No. 4014 climbing Wyoming’s Sherman Hill on June 25, 1949. R.H. Kindig POMONA, Calif. – Union Pacific may be bringing back the ultimate steam machine, an Alco-built 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, the last of which steamed more than 50 years ago. Company spokesman Mark Davis told Trains News Wire Friday that the company has been approached […]
HO scale locomotives New York Central 20th Century Limited class J3A Dreyfuss Hudson steam locomotive. Hybrid (brass and plastic) construction, five-pole skew-wound motor with flywheels, driver-synchronized puffing smoke unit, and Paragon2 dual-mode sound and control system. 1938 (two road numbers) or 1940 (three numbers) paint schemes. $499.99. Spring 2013. Ready-to-run. Hybrid Paragon2 series. Broadway Limited […]
CHICAGO – General Electric locomotives constructed in 2012 with the new Tier 3 locomotive emissions have been suffering major engine fires recently. The locomotives differ from Tier 2 engines in many ways including higher pressure fuel lines, which are reportedly operated at 20,000psi. These lines have been prone to break, spraying the prime mover with […]
LAS VEGAS – During a conference call with investors and interested parties today, Michael Barron, president and CEO of X Train, announced company plans to begin passenger service between Fullerton, Calif., and Las Vegas on January 4, 2014. A special inaugural trip will run Dec. 31, 2013. The train will operate non-stop between the Amtrak/Metrolink […]
Wolfgang Richter, longtime leader of toymaker E.P. Lehmann and co-developer (with his brother Eberhard) of LGB trains, passed away on Wednesday, family sources report. No other details are available at this time, but those who wish to express their condolences may do so via an e-mail to wolfgang.lgb.richter@outlook.com The Richter brothers introduced their G scale […]
This is a reproduction of a clever bit of marketing from back in the mid-1930s. Take the then-popular Commodore Vanderbilt steam locomotive (the swankiest engine on the New York Central at the time) and pair it with a streamlined vividly colored train set. Profits will surely ensue. To get the job done, Lionel used its […]
The traditionally sized GG1 is popular in O gauge, as illustrated by the fact that MTH, Williams by Bachmann, and RMT by AristO have comparable models in their current catalogs. Where vintage models may have the advantage of being collectible, they may also have chipped paint, faded stripes, and five decades of iffy maintenance (or […]
The Lionel Corp. Tinplate Blue Streak features a Commodore Vanderbilt 2-4-2 and an articulated passenger train. Watch it in action here! […]
Bachmann HO scale Alco S-2 diesel locomotive From the growl of the turbocharged 539 diesel engine to the bleat of the single-chime air horn, this HO scale Alco S-2 captures the sounds of its prototype. This Bachmann SoundValue model has a simplified version of a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. The accurately detailed and […]
Kato USA N scale F40PH diesel locomotive Ditch lights and roof-mounted cab air conditioners are the two most noticeable detail changes on the Kato N scale F40PH. Model Railroader reviewed the first release of the Kato F40PH, detailed to match the Amtrak prototype, in the December 2005 issue. This latest version is detailed to better […]
Fox Valley Models HO scale and N scale wagontop boxcars With its distinctive semi-streamlined form, a Baltimore & Ohio RR wagontop boxcar is hard to miss in either a prototype or model freight train. Fox Valley Models makes a well-detailed B&O class M-53 wagontop boxcar in HO or N scale that’s available in four different […]
50-foot ACF boxcar by Atlas O Price: $52.95 Manufacturer: Atlas O 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlaso.com Road names: Pan Am (Maine Central), Clarendon & Pittsford, Family Lines (Atlanta & West Point), Kansas City Southern, Missouri Pacific, National Ry. of Mexico, and Railbox. Undecorated version is also available. Era: 1974 to present As part […]
