We keep a small assortment of train and accessories on hand for the convenience of customers. They provide us with the funds that fuel our websites. They pay for the pics and other goodies which make our websites a pleasure to visit. And they buy treats for our cats.
IHC's fine 0-4-0 Docksider is great, having some of the best moving valve gear anywhere. Smooth-running, detailed Docksiders are great for yard and pierfront service. They currently go for $39.95, according to the ads IHC ran in several magazines. Ours are the PRR version. And as a special, we're offering them at $19.95 while supplies last.
Want a better deal? Get two for $30.00
IHC's FM C - liner diesels were Fairbanks-Morse's answer to the F3 and FA. Each duo comes ready to run. Powered A and dummy B duos look great hauling passengers or freight. IHC listed them at $54.95, but our price per duo is $19.95 You choice of DL&W/Lackawanna, C&O or Penn Central
The Sleek
C- Liners!
IHC's MDT switchers are slightly larger and more powerful than Porter Hustlers. They have excellent detail and sufficient power for the most demanding yard jobs. Originally listing at $29.95, these little powerhouses are on sale. Black with red/silver Penn Central markings, and only $19.95 while supplies last
Want a better deal? Get the Penn Central C Liners and an MDT switcher together for only $34.95 - save $40 off suggested price!
LifeLike's Proto 2000 E8s are among the best models in the industry now - a combination of extra-super detail and fine motors. You won't find many to match them. We have the Lackawanna version, in two road numbers. Listing at $90, our price for you is only $44.95. You get a tip-top locomotive that will give years of service.
Here's the classic E8 in Lackawanna Colors (we have them in HO and N)
Bev Bel's Specialty version of the Proto 2000 E8 is painted for the Erie-Lackawanna. It has all the regular features plus the custom, limited-run markings. These normally sell for much more because they're a limited-run item. We're selling ours for $60 while supplies last.
Athearn's C44-9w in the orange BNSF paint scheme is too cool! We have them in two road numbers. Normally $59.95, we're selling our for $45 apiece or a matches set for $80. Hurry - supplies are limited on this classic!
The Chessie GP38 by LifeLike is an excellent loco in its own rights, but our package deal makes it irresistible! You get a B&O Chessie GP38 PLUS a Chessie caboose and 3 LifeLike freight cars. Hurry while supplies last!
The most striking things about all Chessie Trains are the unique color and "sleeping cat" logo
The Bachmann Silver Series Erie-Lackawanna wide-view caboose is a beauty, in dark maroon with grey stripe and yellow trim. It is a most attractive piece. Get yours for only $8.00 while supplies last. (Note that the Silver Series includes superior trucks, wheels and overall detail).
Bachman's Erie-Lackawanna Evans Boxcar is in the blue General Foods paint scheme. It is a fitting companion for the EL caboose! Only $8.00
The BevBel/Athearn Erie-Lackawanna 40-foot boxcar is painted in oxide red, with white lettering and the EL diamond. Excellent paint scheme - just like the ones that used to be at Croxton Yard. Ours is a mere $6.00
The Bev Bel/Athearn Lackawanna 40' boxcar bears the slogan "The Route of Phoebe Snow." An excellent addition to any train, circa 1945 to 1980. Only $7.00
E&C Shops' PS1 Erie-Lackawanna boxcar is a beauty, with fine detail! We managed to get a few at a bargain price of only $7.00. Hurry - they move fast at this price!
COLLECTIBLE - Branchline originally used Athearn cars, until a disagreement arose. Branchline wanted them packaged in plain boxes, but Athearn insisted they had to be in boxes bearing Athearn's art and markings. Branchline dropped Athearn. Only a few Branchline kits were ever made using Athearn. The Lackawanna 34' hopper is one of them. Only a few were made. Get this rare piece for a mere $9.00 and have something that very few have!
The Athearn open Heinz 57 Pickle Car is a favorite. We have a few left at only $5.00 apiece.
LifeLike E8A diesel locomotive is one of the best N scale products around. Superb detail, smooth running, these are worth ever penny! We have them in your choice of Lackawanna or Erie, and each comes in two road numbers. They are $35 each or 59.95 for a pair. Hurry - supplies are limited! (See photo of prototype in HO section)
LifeLike Ann Arbor FA2 is one of the most elegant cab units out there. Looks great at the front of any train! And yes, we can even provide a matching pair. These locomotives are now only $19.95 each, or get a matched pair for a mere $29.95. Hurry - very few left. At this price, kitbashers buy them to repaint for other roads!
Here's a classic photo of an FA - any wonder why folks love to have them?
LifeLike SP&S Powered FA / dummy FB has the green and gold markings of the famous carried of the Pacific Northwest. They are hard to find nowadays! And at this price, they're a rarity! Get yours for only $29.95 while we have them left. Believe me - finding a matched pair like this is truly difficult, since Lifelike made so few!
LifeLike SD7 six-axle road switcher is one of their most detailed powerhouses. Right down to railings and windowsills! We have them in the excellent maroon and red EMD Demo Version, the Milwaukee orange and black, and the Pennsy green. Get them for $30 each or 2 for $55 while supplies last.
Please note that the LifeLike N scale locomotives we carry are their high-quality versions that equal the HO Proto 2000. These are the ones we use ourselves. We have enjoyed superior performance and reliability. You will, too. So order now while they're still around. LifeLike is busy coming up with new roadnames, and the ones we have will soon be history.
Model Power FA2 locomotives are an economical, attractive addition to your railroad. We have two versions available: the Pennsylvania in maroon and buff, and the Chessie with the famous cat logo. The Model Power locos are only $19.95 each while supplies last. Hurry - they're quite attractive and fun! Only a few of each left.
The Bev Bel Erie-Lackawanna Specialty Set comes with a LifeLike F7A accurately painted in EL colors, plus five of Bev Bel's specially-painted freight cars. They are a great way to add an entire train at once. Normally $49.95, our price is a mere $40 while supplies last
The Bev Bel New Haven Specialty Set has an F7 in McGinnis paint scheme plus five Bev Bel specialty freight cars. Normally $49.95, this set is now a mere $40.00. Hurry - VERY few left here!
Any wonder why these cab units are favorites?
Atlas Bulkhead flat car (undecorated) is in basic black with the quality you've come to expect. We have a few left, on sale for $6.00 each
Atlas Lackawanna 40' boxcar is in the "The Route of Phoebe Snow" motif. We have but a handful here, and at $6.00 each, they will be gone soon. Hurry!
Atlas Erie-Lackawanna cupola caboose in red with white markings - used to see load of them at Croxton Yard. They are here for you at a mere $6.00 each, while supplies last
Bev Bel Specialty Erie-Lackawanna 50' foot Evans boxcar is grey with maroon markings and E: Diamond. A great thing for EL fans - and just a few left at $5.00 each.
BevBel specialty D&H white and blue "I Love NY" Evans boxcars - we only have two left and they are very hard to find. We are selling these rare pieces for $10.00 each!
MDC 50' FMC Chessie Boxcars are basic blue with yellow markings. The kits cost $6.00 each, your choice of C&O, B&O or WM - very few left.
MDC Guilford 50" boxcars with the Guilford markings, your choice B&M or D&H - $6.00 each
MDC 50' Berwick Boxcar kits: Middletown & NJ in blue, $6.00 each
Bachmann Amtrak floodlight car in silver and orange - great for MOW - a few left at $7.00 each! Working searchlight!
Bachmann EL 250 ton crane with boom tender - we have a handful left at $14.00 apiece. Some minor assembly might be required. Hurry, because they are getting scarce.
We have an assortment of remaining BevBel Commemorative cars that honor historical events and persons. Normally $8.00 apiece - and worth it, but we're selling them at 3 cars for $10.00. You get three different cars - our choice (because we have so few left) - at better than 50% off. Hurry, as they are always limited runs. We won't have them again.
LifeLike N scale freight cars are a great deal, since we're unloading them at 4 for $10.00. That's $2.50 per car - and these cars list at $7.00 each in the latest catalog! It's our big grab bag offer, and you save over 60% off list price.
Model Power: we have a small selection of Model Power cars left at $4.00 apiece. These are good freight cars. If you're interested, I can email you a current list of types and roadnames.
Centerline Track Cleaning cars - just put scrubber on roller, a few drops of track cleaner, and pull around with your favorite locos. Cleans track nicely! Only $40.00 for car, extra pads, bottle of cleaner. Hurry - very few left!
LifeLike painted People sets: we have 3 different sets, at $5.00 each: your choice of Sitting People, Standing People, and City People. Great trackside figures!
IHC Street Signs and Traffic Lights - $2.00
IHC Park Assortment - $2.50
IHC Farm Animals - $2.00
IHC Crossing gates and Crossbucks - $2.00
IHC Automobiles - $2.00
IHC tractor-trailer rig has diecast tractor and "billboard" van trailer. Read 'Ocean Cargo' with attractive dolphin image. Great trackside accessory - only $4.00 each
Central Valley Stairs and Ladders has an assortment of stairways and ladder, great for detail work. $5.00
Central Valley Fences includes five different fences for detail work - $5.00
Atlas fences - your choice of Rustic or White Picket - $3.00 a box
Atlas unpainted People - 24 pieces - $3.00 a box
Car Station Set by Model Power includes ten automobiles and ten people - passengers and a work crew. These are excellent figures. They are $10.00 per set
IHC Truck Set includes 2 postal vans, 1 Greyhound and 1 fire engine - $2.00
IHC Construction set has 1 large dump truck, 1 front loader and 12 cement mixer - $2.00
IHC Road and Rail signs has street signs in white and yellow - $2.00
Atlas Telephone Poles - 12 poles per box - $2.00
Scenery package includes Grass, Earth, Ballast, Coal - only $10.00!
Village in a Bag - suitable for N or HO, these four houses and church come assembled and in color. Great for small scenes, Yule village, etc. In the early 60s, we used to use them for European villages for our ROCO minitanks. $9.00 per bag
LifeLike Mixed Lichen - large box - $9.00
IHC Winter Glory lichen - large bag - $3.00
Diescast Ertl Thomas the Tank Engine with coaches Annie and Clarabelle - $10.00
Diescast Ertl Thomas the Tank Engine with James and Henry Engines - $14.00
Limited Edition Star Trek Voyager Model Kit with collector pin by Revell/Monogram - $24.00
ESCI 1/76 Scale Civil War Soldiers (Union or Confederate) - $5.00
Airfix US Marines 1/76 scale figures - $5.00
HO COLLECTIBLE LIMITED EDITION FROM 1996!!!! Lifelike Military Exchange Dept. of Defense Train, made only for sale in military exchanges! Not for civilian sale - all cars are the loco were specialty paint jobs that were never sold either in sets or individually to the civilian market! Dept. Of Defense GP diesel locomotive in red, white and blue, Dept of Defense caboose, five freight cars (1 each unique paint job for Army, Navy, Marines, USAF, Coast Guard), circle of Power Loc track and transformer. NEW IN ORIGINAL BOX - UNOPENED - EACH CAR MARKED "1996" - HIGHLY DESIRABLE RARE PIECE! Only $79.95! HURRY - RESERVE YOURS BECAUSE THESE ARE RARE AND WILL SELL FAST!
HO Bachmann Silver Express Train Set with Santa Fe F9 locomotive and caboose, two freight cars, oval of track, trestle and bridge, telephone poles, signs, transformer: an attractive set that has everything you need to start model railroading! We recommend it highly! $39.95
N Scale Bachmann Chessie Highballer set: Chessie F9a locomotive, caboose, 2 freight cars, circle of track, power pack - your beginning in N scale - $49.95
Bev Bel Commemoratives are limited-run, specially-painted Evans boxcars with logos and slogans commemorating special events, heroes and celebrations. All have regular reporting marks, too. These usually sell for $8.00 each, but we have them at 3 for $10.00. Hurry! These are collectibles worth having and showing off. We will not be restocking Bev Bel products, so please suggest choices. We will try to give yo uwhat you ask, but this is a grab-bag offer, so expect substitution.
Teddy Roosevelt on San Juan Hill
Washington Crosses the Delaware
The Declaration of Independence
The Lincoln Memorial
USMC Iwo Jima monument
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial
Mount Rushmore
Pinta (yellow with Columbus crest)
Santa Maria (red with galleon logo)
Christmas stockings
Christmas holly
Christmas reindeer
Model Power makes excellent rolling stock. For you, we managed to get in a nice little assortment of Model Power freight cars. Each car comes in its own plastic jewel case. $4.00 each, or 3 for $10. Model Power isn’t as available as LifeLike or Atlas, and you never know what you might find here! Many cars unavailable from the others is part and parcel of Model Power! By the way, we’re moving them fast, so please list substitutes!
50' Gondola: you choice of Conrail, Southern or ATSF
50' Stock Car: Atlantic Coast Line (white) or Katy
40" Stock Car: your choice KATY (yellow) or Santa Fe
3 Dome tank car: your choice Exxon, Shell, or Lion Oil
1 Dome Chemical Tank: Your choice of Texaco or Dow
40' Boxcar: your choice of Ontario Northland (blue), Union Pacific (yellow) or CP (red)
50' Western Pacific boxcar (red)
50' flat car: Pennsy, hauling Evergreen containers or wire spools (your choice)
Union Pacific flat car w/ Atlantic Container containers
40' Reefer: your choice of REA, CN or Central Vermont
4-bay Hopper: your choice of Brach’s Candy or Peabody
50' reefer Thermice (silver)
A portion of all sales go toward treats for our cats (it helps keep them away from the layout!)
Railroad Books
We selected an assortment of high-quality railroad books which offer the best information backed with LOADS of high-quality photographs and illustrations. These books are a valuable resource for the railroader who wants to add more life to his layout. They illustrate the motive power, rolling stock, lineside industries and activities, railroad structures and operations of real railroads. Excellent text references give added information. If you want to add detail to your trains, scenery, and operation of your railroad, any one of these books will help. And at these prices, they’re one of the most affordable resources anywhere!
Susquehanna: a fine book on the little railroad linking west Jersey with the Hudson. There are many photos of steam and diesel action, plus great shots of lineside activity. Photos of Decapods, Alco RS, streamliner commuter cars, Geeps - a treasure trove for the serious modeler. Our best seller at train shows. Great text, too! Only $15.95
The Final Years - NYOW: the railroad that managed to survive years past its supposed failure, the NYO&W eventually folded in 1957. Here is a book with great pictures of steam and diesel action in upstate New York, including milk runs, early diesel, lineside structures and activities, plus an informative text. Great for folks modeling the transition era. $15.95
Lehigh New England: the railroad that served numerous industries in Pennsylvania, West Jersey and lower New York. Great photos of steam and diesel - fine shots of RS and Alco FA diesels, plus superb panoramic views and even some good ones of lineside activity. The book is valuable as is, and maps in back make it even more useful to anyone wishing to model a railroad that serves industries. Yes, the maps can be adapted to the design of a layout without much hassle. $13.95
Erie Lackawanna East: a collection of photos of the railroad that linked Hoboken with Scranton and Port Jervis. Great photos of first-generation and second-generation diesel, with some awesome photos of passenger runs. Classic information for those who combine freight and passenger in their layouts. $9.95
Lackawanna Heritage 1947 - 1952: the process of dieselization, with many fine photos of both big steam and big diesel. Great shots of lineside activity and structures, too. Fans of coal railroads will love it! Only $8.95
Cumberland and Pennsylvania: if I were to recommend ONE BOOK for steam fans who love coal haulers, THIS IS IT! Priceless photos of steam locos in action, along with many good photos of lineside activity and structures. The diehard modeler can add a lot of life to his scenery just by studying these pictures! Only $9.95
Lehigh and Hudson River: a coal hauler linking Pennsy with New England via western Jersey. Great shots of trains, farms and lineside - including vintage diesel. A bargain for the serious modeler and railfan. $5.00
The Jersey Central: good photos of Jersey Central trains and stations, plus a section with photos of specific cars. A great variety of locos and equipment from EMD, GE, Baldwin and Alco - the CNJ used them all. We recommend it for those wishing to model a railroad linking rural with urban - and a bargain at $6.00
26 Miles to Jersey City: photos of various stations and depots formerly owned by the CNJ. From the last, more modern stations to the originals. Nice photography with crisp detail - a must for the modeler who wishes to give his stations those extra realistic touches. I recommend it for scratchbuilders, too. $9.95
Introduction to N Scale Model Railroading by Atlas - a beginner’s book on model railroading in N Scale. We found it very thorough, informative and most important of all, readable. Takes you through the basics, and finishes with nine super layouts ranging from a simple oval to a more complex railroad. Tells exactly what you need to make each railroad (and you can get it all from us!) $3.95
Nine N Scale Railroads - a book of layouts for folks with a little more knowledge of model railroading. Includes intermediate and advanced systems, the finale being a complex operation involving two whole railroads in one. Atlas makes the complex simple, so anyone using this book can easily assemble the railroads described. Very good! $4.95
Beginning Guide to HO Model Railroading by Atlas - another fine book for those who want to get it right the first time. Easy to read, and filled with useful information. Includes a variety of layouts for the beginner. Atlas covers all the bases for those entering this fine hobby. $3.95
Seven Step-by-Step HO Model Railroads by Atlas - a book that guides you to building an interesting, complete layout. Like all Atlas books, it covers things well and makes it so easy to understand and do. We recommend it for HO folks. $4.95
Here's a photo we took in October: Green Mountain Railway GP9 in Bellows Falls, Vermont
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