News & Products for the week of July 27th 2026 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading ...

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 ...

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 ...

How to add DCC sound to a compact HO switcher: When Bachmann introduced an HO scale General Electric 44-ton switcher, I knew it would make a great addition to my Boston & Maine roster. The model ...