Model Railroading > walthers HO orginal Auto-train
Model trains are a funny business. I don't think anybody understands how they decide what new products to come out with. One thing that is for sure: Unless you own the model train manufacturing company, the obscure model you want will never be made.Unless you scratch building it, then suddenly everyone will come out with a model.
Walthers announces Flexi-Vans - Trainorders.com
> 1968-1972 era, solid Flexivan trains were the most > impressive trains on the Selkirk-Chicago NYC > mainline through Northern Indiana. No matter what > plagued all of the other trains on the line, the > flexivans came through South Bend and Elkhart with > the 4 …
Model Railroading > Walthers vs Athearn - Trainorders.com
Walthers prices their models like they are gold plated, but they often fall short of their brethren in a variety of ways. Walthers has gotten into taking what used to be economy models from their own line, or from the Life-Like Proto2000 line, and then assembling them for a premium price. In most cases, little or no upgrades are made to the models.
Walthers Passenger Train of 2023??? - Trainorders.com
The low fluting C&O/B&O9bought used from C&O) 10-6s fit D&RGW, NKP trains, and in the NKP case run through sleepers vis DL&W. The C&O coaches also fit for NKP--the only new dies needed would be the 5db-diner lounge cars.
Walthers' BNSF 72' Frostline Reefer - kinda' close? - Trainorders.com
The Walthers car is too short at 72' exterior, while the BNSF car is 82' exterior. > The Walthers car is the same size as the ARMN models that Exactrail and BLMA did in years past. > As you pointed out, the roof is different, as is the lower sill (no cut outs).
Model Railroading > Walthers UPS Hub - Trainorders.com
Passenger Trains; Steam Railroading ... Model Railroading > Walthers UPS Hub. Date: 10/09/24 13:09 ...
Atlas vs. Walthers corn syrup tank cars - Trainorders.com
However, I model/live in the west end of the state, so to generate more traffic and give myself more reasons to run the SD38-2s and new ES44ACs out here, I'm twisting reality a bit and having those syrup trains (along with unit ethanol and feed trains) come west to the BNSF connection at Council Bluffs instead.
Walthers Articulated NSC Well Car - Trainorders.com
Several years ago Walthers offered the single-well version of this well car. They also connected 3 single-wells with drawbars and offered a 3-unit version. However, when standing trackside, it is clear the most numerous version of this design on the rails is the 3-unit Articulated Well Car. I
Superliners: Walthers vs. Kato - Trainorders.com
The issue with the retooled plated Walthers Superliners is the trucks were also redome from injection molded plastic to metal like the other passenger cars in the Walthers product line. It's an expense, but Intermountain ball bearing wheelsets will make the cars glide like silk, but be sure to put them on according to the wheel insulation so ...
Rapido announces new HO locomotives - E9's and E8's
One thing I'm always curious about is why they don't offer more B units in UP. If they check on UP's trains of the 1950s, they'll see that locomotives were usually made up of an A unit with 2 B units trailing. In the 1960s, consists were A-B-B-B... This is difficult to model, since P2000, Walthers, and now Rapido offer more As than Bs.