MAY 2026: EMD’s SD38-2 is a key member of the builder’s popular Dash-2 series. In HO scale, ScaleTrains delivers an impressive reproduction of this six-axle diesel, and this issue highlights three distinctive prototypes. Reviewer Ryan Crawford takes a closer look at Chicago & Illinois Midland’s SD38-2s, alongside standout examples from Missabe and McCloud River. All this and more in the May issue of Model Railroad News!
Atlas delivers new production for ACF 17,360-gallon tank car in HO and N
There are six new paint schemes in the Atlas Master Line production of its ACF 17,360-gallon tank car model.
Accurail introduces America’s 250th Anniversary two-bay CenterFlow hopper kit in HO scale
This HO scale two-bay CenterFlow hopper from Accurail is decorated to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence.
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.
Modified Diesel-Hydraulics from PIKO USA in HO Scale
PIKO USA returns with an updated version of the Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 diesel hydraulic in Rio Grande and patched Southern Pacific.
Chicago & Illinois Midland’s Tough SD38-2 in HO from ScaleTrains
When it needed powerful diesels for heavy coal trains, Chicago & Illinois Midland turned to the Electro-Motive SD38-2.
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.
Prototype Profile: Canadian Pacific’s GP20C-ECO
Canandian Pacific GP20C-ECO at Knoche Yard on January 1, 2024.
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