• Märklin’s Deluxe Freight Starter Set in HO
• Life-Like’s USRA 2-8-8-2 Articulated Steam Loco in N
• Aristo-Craft Trains’ Number One Gauge #6 Switch
• Kato’s Corrugated Business Car in HO
• PA Heritage’s S Scale 4 Wheel Conversion Chassis
• Life-Like’s Proto 2000 Series SD60M in HO
• Atlas O’s PS-4427 Low Side Hopper
• Atlas Model Railroad Co.’s Wooden Ice Reefer
• Kahndog Publishing’s P&LE’s Mikados Book Review
• Charles Smiley Presents’ “Empire on the North” DVD & Video Review
& “Extreme SP” DVD & Video Review
• Kalmbach’s Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives Book Review
• Backshop Filmworks’ The B&O Railroad’s Original O-Scale Operating
Layout Video Review
• Aristo-Craft’s Church Building, Tombstones, & Tunnel Portal Review
• Straight Talk on DCC Column by Russ Boehm
• Larger View Column by John Sipple
• S-Curves Column by Roy Hoffman
• TAMR Column by Peter Maurath
Review by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple
The Deluxe Freight Starter Set has everything needed to setup a command control European style train layout from German-based Märklin, Inc. Find out more in this front page review.
Review and photos by John Sipple
Life-Like has added to its top-of-the-line Heritage Steam Collection in its newest release of the USRA 2-8-8-2 steam locomotive. Learn about the prototype, model details and operation in this front page review.
Review, photos, and diagrams by John Sipple
Aristo-Craft Trains has delivered a Large Scale One Gauge #6 switch (both left and right hand), available in brass and stainless steel. Get first hand advice on installation, operation, and live frogs in this front page review.
Review by David Otte • Photos by John Sipple
Kato USA, Inc. has released a Budd built business car; complete with conference room and overnight accommodations, this was the ultimate RV for railroad business executives. Read more about the prototype, model details, assembly, and operation in this review.
for the Bachmann Spectrum On30 Trolley Shell in S Scale
Review by Roy Hoffman • Photos by Roy Hoffman and John Sipple
Pennsylvania Heritage Models Ltd. has released a four wheel conversion chassis for the Bachmann On30 Closed Street Car. Get all the details on this little gem in this review.
Review by Mike Acker • Photos by Mary Acker
There is no doubt in Mike’s mind that this model is the best plastic SD60M on the market today. Find out why in this review including prototype info, model details including the nose, shell/walkway, chassis, paint, and performance.
Review by David Ottte • Photos by John Sipple
If you model from the 1960s to the present, this review may be of particular interest to you. Move your grain in these 4227 cubic foot capacity covered hoppers after reading about the prototype, and model details.
Review and photos by John Sipple
Ice, ice baby! Check out these decorated refrigerator cars from Atlas including Burlington, Edelweiss Beer, Fruit Dispatch, Grand Union, Narragansett Beer, Santa Fe, Kraft-Phenix Cheese, Tivoli Beer, Northwestern, Erie, and Blatz Beer. Get prototype background, model appearance and operation all in this review.
Book Review by John Sipple
If you’ve ever bought a car which turned out to be a lemon, think about buying a bunch of locomotives that fit that description, the H-8s. P&LE’s Mikado’s by Jack Polaritz is a story of hard work and perseverance. Learn more when you read this in-depth review.
& “Extreme SP” DVD & Video Review
DVD & Video Review by John Sipple
Charles Smiley Presents has released “Empire of the North” and “Extreme SP”, both available in DVD & VHS.
“Empire of the North” is a new release in DVD & VHS, while “Extreme SP” is a popular VHS title now available in DVD. Learn about both by reading this review.
Book Review by Bill McKean
Find out why Bill says this volume deserves to be in your collection in this review of Kalmbach’s Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives which includes sample pages from the book to illustrate how information is presented.
Layout Video Review
Video Review by John Sipple
Find out what happens when a real railroad builds a model railroad in this review of Backshop Filmworks’ The B&O Railroad’s Original O-Scale Operating Layout Video. Over 350,000 people stop by and see this layout each year. Find out more about the layout and the video in the review.
Review and Photo by John Sipple
Aristo-Craft has released a Church Building, Tombstones, and a Tunnel Portal in Large Scale. Find out about the prototypes, with assembly advice and suggestions all found in this review.
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Trademark Infringement? by John Sipple
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Requirements vs. Features & Specifications
This month Russ discusses the requirements versus features and specifications for your DCC system.
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Smoke in the garden
This month John gives advice on Smoke in the garden for Large Scale layouts.
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Clearing Up Coupler Confusion
This month Roy cleares up coupler confusion along with listing S scale new products in this month’s column.
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A Column by Peter Maurath
This month Peter's column features the “Payne Awards 2002” where various members of the TAMR are given "awards" for contributions made to the group throughout the year.
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