OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Norfolk Southern has donated former Southern Railway “Big John” covered hopper car No. 8744 to the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum. The car has a connection to Tennessee, as the Big John hoppers were maintained during the first half of their careers at the now gone Coster Shop in Knoxville. It will […]
Tag: Rolling Stock
Columbia Star Dinner Train equipment headed to Wisconsin NEWSWIRE
The Columbia Star dinner train in Missouri. Erik Rasmussen TREGO, Wis. – The equipment set for the Columbia Star Dinner Train, is on the move to new owner Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad in Trego. The dinner train made its last run in October 2014. The train was popular among railfans for its two repainted former […]
Quick Look: Atlas HO scale 50-foot double-door boxcar
Atlas HO scale 50-foot double-door boxcar Price: $32.95 (undecorated, $26.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Road names: Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic; Canadian National; Maine Central; New York, New Haven & Hartford; St. Louis Southwestern; and Union Pacific (two numbers each). Era: 1957 to 1983 (as decorated) Comments: […]
Northwest Short Line wheelsets
Kevin Strong Replacement wheels for USA Trains diesel locomotives Northwest Short Line PO Box 1349 Hamilton MT 59840 Price: $36.95 for 8 wheels Website: www.nwsl.com Nickel-silver replacement wheels for USA Trains diesel locomotives (#2662-6); 40″ diameter at 1:29 scale Pros: Smooth finish, easy to install Cons: None Kevin Strong Kevin Strong I’m modifying a USA […]
Quick Look: Rapido Trains HO scale 52′-6″ mill gondola
Rapido Trains HO scale 52′-6″ mill gondola Price: $44.95; six-pack, $269.70 Manufacturer Rapido Trains, in association with MLW 500 Alden Rd., Unit 16 Markham, ON L3R 5H5 www.rapidotrains.com Era: 1965 to 1999 (as decorated) Road names: Canadian Pacific; CP Rail; Canadian National (two schemes); and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Comments: A new run of Canadian-specific […]
Quick Look: Tangent Scale Models HO scale 8,000-gallon acid tank car
Tangent Scale Models HO scale 8,000-gallon acid tank car Price: $44.95 (R-T-R, decorated or undecorated), $37.95 (undecorated kit) Manufacturer: Tangent Scale Models P.O. Box 6514 Asheville, NC 28816 www.tangentscalemodels.com Era: 1949 into the 1980s Paint schemes: (4 road numbers each, all GATX reporting marks) DOW Chemical Co. (1953 black scheme with bright yellow graphics), 1952+ […]
New distributor for LGB, Märklin, and Trix model train products
Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH, Göppingen, Germany, and their North American subsidiary Märklin, Inc. are pleased to announce the addition of Heartland Hobby Wholesale as distributor for Märklin, Trix and LGB electric model trains and accessories in North America. Heartland Hobby Wholesale, founded in 1993 in Lincoln, Nebraska, is one of the largest distributors of […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 24 – Weathering with powdered chalks
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Cody shows how to use a Pelle Søeborg weathering technique to add realistic rust spots and scratches to a modern freight car. Plus, he shares a handy use for a nifty new sanding tool. Cody also answers viewer questions, including […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 24 – Weathering with powdered chalks
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Cody shows how to use a Pelle Søeborg weathering technique to add realistic rust spots and scratches to a modern freight car. Plus, he shares a handy use for a nifty new sanding tool. Cody also answers viewer questions, including […]
New model trains for the week of March 26, 2015
HO scale locomotives Southern Pacific class Mt-4 4-8-2 steam locomotive with Skyline casing. Daylight scheme (three road numbers) and black with SOUTHERN PACIFIC or SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES on tender (one number each). Prototype-specific drivers, pilot, and crosshead; class 120-C-6 semi-Vanderbilt tender; and metal handrails. Direct-current model with Quick Plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $319.98; […]
Tangent HO scale PRR class X58 50-foot boxcar
You don’t usually think of ribs when you think of Pennsylvania, and that’s as true of the state as it is of the railroad and its boxcars. But Tangent Scale Models has produced a fine model of one of the rare examples of PRR exterior side post boxcars, the class X58. This was the only […]
Bowser Trains model railroad store robbed
English’s Model Railroad, a model train store owned by Bowser Manufacturing, was robbed over the weekend. Two burglars in the early morning of March 16 made off with hundreds of model train locomotives, rolling stock and other products from English’s Model Railroad Supply in Montoursville, Pa. “It’s really kind of startling when you walk in […]
