HO Scale Locomotives

  Between January 1946 and October 1950, a total of 440 FA-1s and 240 FB-1s were built by Alco and their Canadian subsidiary,  Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). They were originally sold to twenty-five railroads in the US, Canada...

  Introducing the Rapido HO Scale SW9 Locomotive The SW9 locomotive continued Electro-Motive Division’s excellence of small, compact “switcher” engines for yard and local service. From November 1950 to December of...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

    General Motors’ FT diesels were truly game changers. They could well be considered the first successful diesel road locomotive, and initial success with FTs convinced many steam-era railroads to start retiring steam...

With production beginning in 1918, the USRA 0-6-0 was one of a selection of locomotives designed by the United States Railroad Administration during the brief period in World War 1 when the US rail network was nationalized under government ownership...

GECX 4000-4009 were built as demonstrator units. The units have been have been sold to Union Pacific. They have since been re-numbered as 7000-7009. ATHEARN GE AC4400CW DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: Introduced by GE in 1993...

Between 2018 and 2021, the CIT group painted some of its units in a new scheme as depicted here on our models. ATHEARN GE AC4400CW DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: Introduced by GE in 1993 and built until 2004, when it was...

Between 2018 and 2021, the CIT group painted some of its units in a new scheme as depicted here on our models. ATHEARN GE AC4400CW DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: Introduced by GE in 1993 and built until 2004, when it was...

Ferrocarril del Sureste, meaning Southeastern Railway, is a Mexican railroad formed in 1998. They operate the busy line between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz. Grupo México, owner of Ferromex, acquired the railroad in November 2005 in...

Ferrocarril del Sureste, meaning Southeastern Railway, is a Mexican railroad formed in 1998. They operate the busy line between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz. Grupo México, owner of Ferromex, acquired the railroad in November 2005 in...

Ferrocarril del Sureste, meaning Southeastern Railway, is a Mexican railroad formed in 1998. They operate the busy line between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz. Grupo México, owner of Ferromex, acquired the railroad in November 2005 in a...