Monthly Archives: September 2010

In the middle of 2007, MTH brought out a Premier model of the Pennsylvania RailRoad's class L1s Mikado, a 2-8-2 freight hauler that was one of the most reliable locomotives on the railroad.  Built between 1914 and 1919, the Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

In July 2007, MTH brought out an absolutely exquisite Premier model of the Pennsylvania RailRoad's six-coupled (0-6-0) B28 USRA steam switcher locomotive.  What's USRA?  During World War I, Uncle Sam nationalized the railroads when they proved unequal to the task … Continue reading →

In December of 2001, MTH released a Premier model of the  Nickel Plate Berkshire (2-8-4) #779.  This was the second model of the Berkshire that they did (#765, which still runs in excursion service, was the first).  This second model … Continue reading →

In 2000 (hard to believe it's already been ten years), MTH released a Premier line model of the N&W Class-A 2-6-6-4 articulated steam locomotive.  This locomotive, a product of N&W's own Roanoke shops, was designed to haul heavy coal trains … Continue reading →

Toward the end of 2002, MTH brought out a Premier line model of the Pennsylvania RailRoad's DD1, another in their line of die-cast Pennsy electric locomotives.  The prototype DD1's were designed to run through the then-new tunnels that Pennsy drilled … Continue reading →

About a year and a half ago, MTH brought out a Premier line model of a Jersey Central camelback in the ten-wheeler (4-6-0) configuration.  I actually have video of the prototype of this particular one, #774, racing back and forth … Continue reading →

Back in 2001, MTH brought out a Premier line model of the New York Central Niagara, a very powerful 4-8-4 steam locomotive.  On other railroads, these were called by a variety of names, including Northerns.  This was one of the … Continue reading →

I thought that I'd show you just how powerful the MTH Premier models of the PRR K4s steam locomotives really are.  In the previous video, I showed seventeen heavyweight passenger cars (a very heavy load) being hauled by three of … Continue reading →

I often get requests to see more of my layout and how it operates.  This video, the longest and most complex that I've ever attempted, is the response.  In the previous two videos, you've seen some of my Pennsy power … Continue reading →

Here's a small True HD 1080p video of a small model of a small prototype.  In the middle of 2005, MTH continued bringing out a series of die-cast models of PRR electric locomotives with a Premier line model of the … Continue reading →

As you can see in all of the videos that came before this one, including the previous 50 in True HD 1080p, the majority of my motive power is from the Pennsylvania RR.  So it should come as little surprise … Continue reading →

The Pennsylvania RR T1 Duplex (4-4-4-4) was conceived in the late 1930s as a replacement for the Pennsylvania Railroad's aging fleet of K4 Pacifics.  Although it looked like an articulated locomotive (such as a Challenger or Big Boy), it was … Continue reading →