Q: I purchased two Athearn (Roundhouse line) ready-to-run locomotives in HO scale. In direct current, the rooftop beacon on top worked. When I installed a Digital Command Control decoder, I lost the ...

A Pressed Steel Car Co. drop-bottom gondola has been added to the Rapido Trains HO scale freight car lineup. The newly-tooled model, based on original CAD files designed by the Northern Pacific ...

Product reviews have long been a popular part of Model Railroader magazine. That probably doesn’t come as a surprise, though. After all, who doesn’t want to learn more about the latest models arriving ...

News & Products for the week of September 28th 2026 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by ...

This old school Pennsylvania hobby shop is packed with model train treasures and hobby finds that make it easy to lose track ...