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April 8, 2021
White River Productions Acquires Diesel Era Magazine
White River Productions announces its acquisition of Diesel Era magazine.
March 17, 2021
IHC-Hobby Fantasy GG-1s
A colorful collection of “what if” models from IHC Hobby was the company’s run of “Catenary Collectibles” GG-1s.
January 21, 2021
Roundhouse’s Sand & Gravel Hopper
Introduced in the mid-1970s, this sand & gravel hopper car kit was produced by Model Die Casting/Roundhouse.
December 28, 2020
Amtrak 50th Anniversary E8 coming from Rapido Trains
A limited edition Amtrak 4316 has been announced by Rapido Trains for release with the company’s first production of HO-scale E8A and E8B units.
November 9, 2020
New York Central System Historical Society 50th Anniversary Boxcar
The New York Central System Historical Society marks its 50th anniversary in 2020 and the group has a specially made model offering commemorating this milestone. A New York Central 40-foot sliding door boxcar produced by MTH Trains for the society.
September 1, 2020
Attention Collectors: Menards Exclusives for 2020
Menards Collectibles has two exclusive HO trains sets from Bachmann for the 2020 holiday season.
August 27, 2020
Classic 1950s Athearn Budd RDCs in HO
The first HO-scale Budd RDCs from Athearn were metal kits in the early 1950s, which were followed by plastic releases by the end of the 1950s.
August 27, 2020
TYCO’s 62-foot Tank Cars
A giant in the world of 1970s HO-scale freight car models was this infamous 62-foot triple-dome tank car. Read about these releaeses in the 3rd Quarter 2020 HO Collector.
April 13, 2020
Collecting Burlington Northern’s First Decade in HO
The Burlington Northern merger took effect on March 3, 1970, and with it came a number of new HO scale releases (both real and imagined) wearing the colorful Cascade Green.
October 18, 2019
Athearn’s 1972 Computerization
The early 1970s saw many companies employ computers for the first time. Model train maker Athearn added IBM’s System/3 Model 6 for use in keeping track of the company’s products and production.
