Product Reviews
Conowingo Models Backwoods Caboose Kit
Conowingo Models produces a line of kits in On30/O scale, and this caboose kit represents a backwoods logging prototype.
Inter-Action Hobbies Keeger’s Garage & Repair
Keeger’s Garage is a new structure kit available from Inter-Action Hobbies in O scale, perfect for pre-war and mid-century scenes.
Berkshire Valley Models 22′ Hopper Kit in On30/On3
Not based on any specific prototype, the new 22′ hopper car kit from Berkshire Valley Models is a joy to build and easy to expand into a fleet for your narrow gauge empire.
Leadville Designs Rio Grande Bunk Car in On3
This new On3 kit from Leadville Designs features clear instructions and well-defined parts to build an accurate model of a Rio Grande Bunk Car.
O Scale McGuirl Transfer Depot from Motrack Models
Overall, the McGuirl Transfer Depot from Motrack Models is a good, fun kit to build that is very flexible as to its use and placement.
O Scale Old Weathered Barn from Woodland Scenics
If you have a farm scene in mind for your model railroad, the Woodland Scenics Old Weathered Barn will fit any time frame from the late 1800s to present day.
Review: Double “T” Tilt-up Building by Pecos River Brass
Easy to build, this modern tilt-up structure will stand out on your railroad if you model the late 1960s up to the present day.
Book Review: Forgotten Railroads Through Westchester County
Forgotten Railways Through Westchester County covers many traction topics including New Haven’s pioneering main line electrification, its subsidiary New York, Westchester & Boston; and the electrified New York Central Getty Square Branch to Yonkers.
Book Review: Scranton Railroads by David Crosby
Scranton Railroads could be twice the price, and it would still be a remarkable value for modelers interested in the how’s and why’s of heavy-duty railroading in an industrialized, urban environment in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite coal fields.
