Con-Cor Pioneer Zephyr

As much as I love the big steamers like the Big Boy or Y6B, I love the vintage streamliners like the Dreyfuss Hudson or GS4 in Southern Pacific’s Daylight colors. This Pioneer Zephyr truly symbolizes the golden age of passenger train travel.

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Originally posted 2015-05-18 12:44:25.

Challenger Imports Union Pacific 49’er

I love the steam streamliners!

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Originally posted 2015-06-14 14:15:48.

Broadway Limited Imports J3a Dreyfuss Hudson

BLI releases the J3a Dreyfuss Hudson in HO scale in their brass hybrid line of locos. The model I received contains the Paragon2 sound and decoder system. My early experience with this model is that it is a smooth runner and good looking model, with some minor sound issues. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-07-14 15:45:48.

Overland Models Union Pacific City Of Denver

I can’t get enough of these Overland Models classics. (more…)

Originally posted 2014-08-17 22:45:19.

Con-Cor Aerotrain (HO)

Looking like a car almost as much as it looked like a train, the Aerotrain was an attempt to woo travelers back to the railroads.  (more…)

Originally posted 2015-06-05 13:36:35.

Intermountain Cab Forward

This is the first plastic edition of any loco that I’ve seen exceed the level of detail normally found only in brass. (more…)

Originally posted 2015-07-20 16:22:44.