SEPTEMBER 2026: Tangent Scale Models introduces the first of a new series of HO scale replicas with the arrival of its Super Tankers of the 1960s. These highly detailed 1:87 offerings reproduce North American Car Corporation prototypes in service from the 1960s through contemporary era. All this and more in the September issue of Model Railroad News!

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September 2026
Vol. 32, No. 9


Product News

  • Locomotives & Rolling Stock
  • Vehicles & Loads
  • Structures, Scenery & more
  • Books & more

HO-Scale Reviews

  • 1960s Super Tankers
    NACC 20,500- and 30,000-gallon tank cars from Tangent Scale Models
  • Big Tubs and Taller Tubs
    Berwick Bathtub Gondolas from Athearn Trains
  • Eye-Catching Critter
    Claremont & Concord 44-tonner from Rapido Trains
  • With or Without Waffles
    ACF 50′ Hi-Cube Boxcar from Moloco Trains
  • Hot Rod Red
    MKT GP40 from Rapido Trains
  • Western Road Grain Haulers
    BN, RI, and WP ACF 4600s from Athearn Trains
  • Little Critter with a Yellow Nose
    Plymouth ML-8 Switcher from Walthers Mainline
  • Firepower for a Flatcar
    Naval Gun Load from Rapido Trains

N-Scale Reviews

  • Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
    Roadside Billboard and Highway Cantilever from ScaleSigns
  • Notable Numbers
    UP Dash 8-40CW from Atlas Model Railroad Co.
    UP ES44AC from Broadway Limited Imports
  • Horseheads and Manes
    NS AC44C6Ms from ScaleTrains

O-Gauge Review

  •  Pipes on the Way
    52’6″ Flatcar with Load from Atlas Trainman

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