We just received word announcing Korber Models, LLC has entered into an agreement with Just Trains of Delaware, LLC to acquire the Korber Product Line of HO, O and G scale structures. The agreement includes existing inventory as well as all tooling. According to the news release, Korber will put these models “back in production” [...]
RMT has announced that their SuperSnap line of O gauge track will be in stock and ready to ship starting Tuesday, 13 March! SuperSnap was originally developed by K-Line, and has been out of production for 10 years. RMT’s new release of the sectional track features prototypically proportioned ties, a blackened “shadow” center rail and “snap-together” [...]
This is recycled from my participation in a sandhouse “token-build” on OGR a few years back… now long gone. It was my first scratch-build since I was in Middle or High School, some 30+ years earlier. Since I run mainly steam on my layout and have limited space, I chose to model a very traditional [...]
Bachmann has released new 2012 catalogs. Highlights of the Williams O gauge line are: New Christmas and Lakeshore Limited freight sets featuring the 4-6-0 Baldwin steam locomotive. New Greyhound passenger set headed by the Baldwin 4-6-0. Operating hand cars. New road names for the F3 diesels (Boston & Maine and Erie). GP38 in BNSF paint Amtrak Genesis in Phase V [...]
Norfolk Southern has issued a press release announcing plans to honor 18 fallen flags now a part of the Norfolk Southern System. When Union Pacific undertook a similar effort several years ago, O-Gauge manufacturers/importers followed suit issuing six UP Heritage diesels. Perhaps O-Gaugers can look forward to years worth of new offerings of these fallen [...]
We just received word announcing Korber Models, LLC has entered into an agreement with Just Trains of Delaware, LLC to acquire the Korber Product Line of HO, O and G scale structures. The agreement includes existing inventory as well as all tooling. According to the news release, Korber will put these models “back in production” [...]
This is recycled from my participation in a sandhouse “token-build” on OGR a few years back… now long gone. It was my first scratch-build since I was in Middle or High School, some 30+ years earlier. Since I run mainly steam on my layout and have limited space, I chose to model a very traditional [...]
Norfolk Southern has issued a press release announcing plans to honor 18 fallen flags now a part of the Norfolk Southern System. When Union Pacific undertook a similar effort several years ago, O-Gauge manufacturers/importers followed suit issuing six UP Heritage diesels. Perhaps O-Gaugers can look forward to years worth of new offerings of these fallen [...]
Taking advantage of Walter Matuch’s sale (as advertised here), I ordered a Lackawanna “Bang”® S-4 Diesel Locomotive late Monday afternoon. Friday (yesterday) my trusty UPS man delivered it to the door! Arrival and unpacking The packaging was carefully done: styrofoam slices protecting the handrails were wrapped in tissue paper. A parts list and instructions were [...]
Here’s an easy way to have isolated block sections without added wiring. This is very useful for carpet layouts and Christmas (and other holiday) layouts. A member of the FasTrack Yahoo! Group posted the idea a while back. I am putting a post here with pictures. I made a few of these for my carpet [...]
One question that many folks ask when delving into Prewar Lionel Collecting is… just what is it going to take to get this locomotive operating again? What I have endeavored to do here is to provide a pictorial reference for performing such a maintenance operation. The subject is a Lionel Electric Trains 1925 Maroon Number 8. [...]
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Image of New York Central 1066 taken by Matthew Lappin. from NS Locos facebook page. NS Locos facebook page image courtesy : Indiana Railroads Forum. We can not wait for the an official Norfolk Southern Corporation image next week. Thank you Matthew fo…
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Freight Car Friday: Pullman Standard PS-2 covered hoppers. The PS-2 came in many sizes, but these 2003 cubic foot cars are among the most familiar and prolifiic. Learn more on our blog: http://lionelllc.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/freight-car-friday-ps-2-…
Lionel Corporation Tinplate 436 PowerhouseEvery Tinplate Standard Gauge Metropolis needs a Powerhouse, and Lionel Corporation Tinplate 2012 Catalog has just the item to fit that need. The No. 436 Powerhouse in Cream item 11-90089 and Terra Cotta (shown…
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