The 2026 National Train Show is being held August 1 and 2 at the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Convention Center. The two-day show features manufacturers, vendors, and operating model railroads. Here are some ...

A new run of HO scale Electro-Motive Division SW1 end-cab switchers is now available from Wm. K. Walthers Inc. The Mainline-series model has received several upgrades since I last reviewed it in the ...

What are DCC sound decoders? Well, to put it briefly: A sound decoder is a computer on a chip that receives and interprets signals sent from the DCC base station and puts out an analog signal that ...

An HO scale model of one of the most successful steam ­engines ever built, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA)-designed 0-8-0 switcher, is now being offered equipped with a Soundtraxx ...