NOVEMBER 2026: Santa Fe’s F-unit recycling program brought the now-iconic CF7 locomotive to life in the 1970s. Now, Rapido Trains delivers a highly detailed HO-scale CF7 locomotive to its line of products. Available in several production styles and many decoration variations, you’ll see a pair of these models reviewed plus much more in the November issue of Model Railroad News!
Rio Grande steam generator rebuilt from Alco PB coming to HO scale from Rapido Trains
Rapido Trains is bringing another unusual prototype to the ready-to-run plastic HO scale market with its newly announced models of Rio Grande’s rebuilt Alco PB units Nos. 252 and 253.
Dash 8-40C will join ScaleTrains Rivet Counter collection in HO scale
ScaleTrains announces Gen-eral Electric’s Dash 8-40C diesel locomotive will become a Rivet Counter HO scale offering.
From the Archive: N’s first Amfleets
N scale’s original Amfleet passenger car from Bachmann
AHM’s Oldtime Freight Cars
A popular group of releases from Associated Hobby Manufacturers (AHM) are the collection of Oldtime freight cars in HO scale.
Big Hopper for Small Bits: Woodchip Hopper from Walthers
Walthers delivers another production run of its Greenville 73-foot woodchip hopper car model to the hobby company’s Mainline series.
Turbo-Powered 2,300 Horses: N Scale D&H GP39-2 from Atlas
Atlas has released a new run of N scale Master Line GP39-2 Phase I locomotives, and this review examines two samples from the latest production.
Midwest and Eastern Classics: 40′ Boxcars from Atlas Model Railroad Co. in O Scale
A recent delivery of Atlas Trainman-series boxcars provides five decorations listed as never-before-offered for this ready-to-run 1:48 freight car model.
Prototype Profile: Canadian Pacific’s GP20C-ECO
Canandian Pacific GP20C-ECO at Knoche Yard on January 1, 2024.
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