APRIL 2026: Rapido Trains recently added an HO scale replica of Electro-Motive Division’s early six-axle SDs. The Milwaukee Road kept its first-generation SDs on the roster and active well after other railroads had retired them. See the recycled SD10 in this issue with a review of the 1:87 release and information on the prototype from reviewer David Giglio. All this and more in the April issue of Model Railroad News!
Atlas Model Railroad Co. acquires assets of Micro-Trains Line
Atlas Model Railroad Co. has acquired the assets of Micro Trains Line, and will continue production of its line of N and Z scale trains.
Prairie Shadows first HO-scale locomotive release will be CP’s GP20C-ECO
Prairie Shadows first HO-scale locomotive release will be CP’s GP20C-ECO.
From the Archive: N’s first Amfleets
N scale’s original Amfleet passenger car from Bachmann
AHM’s Oldtime Freight Cars
A popular group of releases from Associated Hobby Manufacturers (AHM) are the collection of Oldtime freight cars in HO scale.
Patched C44-9W units from Kato in N Scale
Kato releases a former BNSF patched version of its popular General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive in N scale.
An Essential Canadian Caboose from Rapido Trains in HO
Rapido Trains releases a detailed model of an essential Hawker-Siddeley Canadian National caboose in HO scale.
Escargot in HO and a GP40, too, from Rapido Trains
Rapido Trains releases an accurately detailed replica of an EMD GP40 diesel and matching “slug” unit in HO scale.
Prototype Profile: Canadian Pacific’s GP20C-ECO
Canandian Pacific GP20C-ECO at Knoche Yard on January 1, 2024.




















