Join Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as he evaluates the WalthersMainline HO scale Electro-Motive Division SW1 diesel locomotive! Cody breaks down the prototype history of this reliable 600 ...

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 ...

Q: I have some HO scale passenger cars that I would like to install LED lights into. I’m new to model railroading. I understand that I need decoders in each car, but after that, I’m lost. – Alex ...

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 ...