Monthly Archives: October 2010

Though most of my locomotives are MTH Premier, I do have a few select RailKing pieces.  RailKing is MTH's lower priced line, with less detailed and often smaller than scale pieces.  Way back in 2001, I got the RailKing Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

Here's the last of my oldie but goodies, the last of the PS1 diesels that I have never before shown in one of my videos.  This MTH Premier model of the EMD BL-2 diesel came out in 1996 in EMD's … Continue reading →

Here's one more blast from the past, an oldie but goodie that I think will surprise a lot of people.  Having come out in 1998, it too still has its original Protosound system that I will convert to PS2 in … Continue reading →

Here's yet another oldie but goodie, dating back to 1998, that I've never before shown in a video.  It's the MTH Premier model of the GE AC4400CW, the AC version of the Dash 9, and it too has the original … Continue reading →

Here's another blast from the past!  This is one of my old Protosound (PS1) diesel locomotives that I haven't run in years and have never before shown on video.  It's another from 1999 and is the EMD demonstrator for the … Continue reading →

In the Nickel Plate Berkshire #765 video, I did say that I'd run them together, didn't I? 🙂  Even for a heavy freight hauler like the NKP Berkshire, if the train is long and heavy, two locomotives are called for, … Continue reading →

This is another locomotive that I've not shown running alone in a video before.  In 1999 (hard to believe it's already been 11 years), MTH brought out a Premier model of the Nickel Plate Berkshire (2-8-4) #765, a heavy freight … Continue reading →

Way back in 1996, MTH brought out a scale model of the EMD GP-20 diesel.  Advanced for its time, it had the original Protosound system which provided realistic sound and rudimentary engine control.  Though not a fan of diesels, I … Continue reading →

Back in 1999, MTH brought out a Premier line model of the Pennsylvania RR G5s Ten-Wheeler (4-6-0) steam locomotive.  When the first G5s rolled out of the Pennsy's own Juniata shops in 1923, the Pennsylvania Railroad hadn't built a 4-6-0 … Continue reading →

While the 1350 HP EMD FT was the diesel that retired the steam engine, this little boxcab was the diesel that started it all. The 300 HP Alco-GE-Ingersoll Rand boxcab was the first production diesel-electric produced in North America. General … Continue reading →

In late 2003, MTH delivered this little gem for members of their Railroader's Club (MTHRRC).  Over the years I've used this locomotive quite a bit at train shows for one particular purpose.  When demonstrating DCS, I tend to use the … Continue reading →

 Here's an old favorite!  Back in 1997, MTH brought out a Premier model of the magnificent Pennsylvania RailRoad GG1, a massive electric locomotive that ran under the catenary on the Pennsy mainline, now the NorthEast Corridor, which is less than … Continue reading →