Product Reviews
Enjoy our in-depth reviews of great new model railroading products in a variety of popular scales, presented by the Model Railroad News staff. Please contact Editor Tony Cook to have your product considered for review.
December 26, 2020
InterMountain’s Modified AAR 1937 Boxcar
InterMountain’s HO-scale modified 1937 AAR boxcar model remains an excellent example of this prototype. Introduced in late 1938, the modified plans gave railroads operating west of Chicago some extra cargo volume, especially handy for the grain hauling roads during harvest season, for example. InterMountain offers 16 different paint schemes in its current production run of its HO-scale model.
December 7, 2020
Menards Exclusive Starter Sets in HO
Produced by Bachmann exclusively for Menards are two new HO-scale starter sets for the 2020 holiday season. You can purchase these sets at your local Menards or online at the store’s website.
November 30, 2020
TrainLife.com’s Exclusive “Stand-in” Gons
An exclusive release from TrainLife.com presents ExactRail’s Thrall 3564 gondola in paint schemes for near prototypes in HO and N.
November 24, 2020
First Look at N-scale Thomas & Friends from Bachmann
The fun of “Thomas & Friends” is now available in N scale from Bachmann. The first releases are available now for holiday giving. Jackson Sobeck and his father are reviewing the first offerings for Model Railroad News.
November 20, 2020
Walthers WiFlyer Express HO-scale train set
Walthers Wi-Flyer Express HO-scale train sets provide all you need to get started in model railroading and include digital control via a smart device and sound output from the locomotive.
November 19, 2020
Lionel’s Nickel Plate Fast Freight train set in HO
December 2020’s Model Railroad News includes reviews for six starter train sets, including two Lionel HO offerings.
November 12, 2020
Athearn Genesis HO-scale Wabash GP7
Athearn’s Genesis line presents Wabash’s GP7 in solid blue repaint livery for a November 2020 delivery.
November 9, 2020
Atlas Trainkids Amtrak Acela set
Atlas Trainkids Amtrak Acela set can operate on regular HO track, is battery powered, and includes sound output.
November 9, 2020
Bachmann’s Amtrak Acela Express set in HO scale
Bachmann’s Spectrum line HO-scale Acela Express brings high-speed Amtrak to the starting hobbyist.
October 21, 2020
ScaleTrains.com’s Unique C&NW SD45s
November 2020’s Model Railroad News presents a Chicago & North Western theme. Andy Dorsch reviews the truly unique C&NW SD45 release.
