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Monthly 2019 Vol. 2 Catalog Premier Spotlight

November 20, 2019 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our 2019 O Gauge Volume 2 catalogs. This month's feature will focus on the Premier O Scale EMD GP38-2 Diesel; the EMD E-8 Diesel Locomotive and E-8 Diesel Passenger Train in EMD, New York Central, Pennsylvania and Santa Fe paint schemes; and select Premier Freight Cars including the O Scale Bay Window Caboose; 40' Steel Reefer; Flat Cars with 20' PUP Trailers; and the PS-2CD High-Sided Hopper Car. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in January 2020.



EMD GP38-2 Diesel - Produced from 1972 to 1986, the GP38-2 helped inaugurate Electro-Motive’s "Dash-2" series of locomotives and became one of EMD’s all-time best sellers. With over 2200 engines sold throughout North America, rare was the railroad that did not roster these reliable, second-generation EMD workhorses. continue reading		EMD E-8 Diesel - In the mid-1930’s, as the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors was trying to interest railroads in diesel passenger power, there was a lot of experimentation in exterior design. One look at EMD’s yellow and brown UP M-10000 or its stainless steel Zephyr and it’s apparent that new looks were afoot. continue reading



EMD E-8 Passenger Train - The first generation of road diesels found its form in 1937 when the initial E-units, built for the B&O, inaugurated the classic "covered wagon" cab unit design that would last for two decades on both freight and passenger diesels. continue reading		New York Central E-8 Passenger Train - The earliest E-units were each virtually custom-made, with less than 20 units produced through the E5. The prewar E6 was the first mass-produced passenger diesel and the last to sport the rakish, streamlined EMD nose. continue reading



Pennsylvania E-8 Passenger Train - After the war, the new E7 adopted the "bulldog" nose introduced earlier on the FT freight diesel. With the rollout of the E8 in 1949, the E-unit, America’s most popular passenger diesel, reached its final visual form. continue reading		Santa Fe E-8 Passenger Train - With twin motors to ensure reliability and six-wheel trucks that rode like a Cadillac, the E8 was an engineer’s dream. For hoggers who had not long ago worked in steam locomotives, the clean cab of an E-unit was not hard to like. continue reading



Bay Window Caboose - As freight cars grew taller, observing a train from the cupola of a caboose became increasingly difficult. In the wooden car era, another problem with cupola cabooses was sagging roofs. continue reading		40' Steel Reefer - MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train. continue reading



Flat Car w/PUP Trailers - The trailer-on-flat-car, or TOFC, concept actually predates the trucking industry. For a brief period in the 1800s, Long Island farmers could ship their loaded wagons to market on a local railroad. continue reading		PS-2CD High-Sided Hopper - Although covered hoppers had achieved widespread use by the 1950s, it wasn’t until the following decade that they began to carry North America’s grain harvest. Prior, U.S. and Canadian farmers shipped in 40’ boxcars. continue reading

Each of the above Premier Line items can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. To see the entire 2019 Volume 2 Premier Lineup, click here.

Monthly 2019 S Gauge Catalog Product Spotlight

November 20, 2019 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our 2019 S Gauge Catalog. This week's feature will focus on the S Gauge Rebuilt Steel Box Car in Nickel Plate Road livery. Each of these rebuilt box cars featured in the 2019 S Gauge Catalog is currently slated to begin delivering in March 2020.



Rebuilt Steel Boxcar - During and after World War I, American railroads took delivery of tens of thousands of boxcars built to USRA designs: single or double-sheathed wooden sides, wooden doors, and steel ends, roofs and underframes. By the late 1920s, however, all-steel cars had become the norm, although new car construction slowed to a crawl during the Depression. continue reading

Each of these items is available for order now from any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or by contacting the M.T.H. Sales Department at 410-381-2580.

To see the entire 2019 S Gauge Catalog lineup, click here.

Monthly RailKing 2019 One Gauge Catalog Product Spotlight

November 20, 2019 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our RailKing One Gauge G Scale Catalog. This week's feature will focus on the G Gauge 4-Bay Hopper Cars. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in March 2020.



4-Bay Hopper Car - This car is likely the last hurrah of the bottom unloading coal hopper. Its prototype was built largely in the 1960s and ‘70s, just before the destinations for these cars — mainly utility power plants and harbor side shipping facilities — began switching to rotary unloading. While many of these cars survive in service today, newer coal cars are technically not hoppers at all. With trough-like bottoms and no hopper doors, they’re actually high-sided gondolas designed solely for rotary unloading. continue reading

Each of these items is available for order now from any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

To see the entire 2019 RailKing One Gauge G Scale lineup, click here.

Monthly 2019 HO Scale Catalog Product Spotlight

November 20, 2019 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our 2019 HO Scale Catalog. This week's feature will focus on the Union Pacific Powered by Our People SD70ACe Diesel. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in December 2019.



UP Powered by Our People SD70ACe Diesel - The SD70ACe is Electro-Motive Diesel's hope for the future. While designed to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's Tier-2 emissions requirements that took effect on January 1, 2005, this replacement for the SD70MAC also has a higher purpose: to recapture the lead in North American locomotive sales that EMD lost to General Electric in 1987. continue reading

Each of these items is available for order now from any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer

To see the entire 2019 HO Scale lineup, click here.

O Gauge Items Just Released During The Week Of November 10, 2019

November 20, 2019 - To review last week's list of the O Gauge items M.T.H. Electric Trains released during the week of November 10, 2019 click HERE. You'll find these at your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

As always, you can stay apprised of the latest shipping dates by checking the M.T.H. Shipping Schedule. Once items have shipped, use the M.T.H. Product Locator to find a retailer reporting the item in stock.

M.T.H. Electric Trains lost a valuable contributor to the company's HO and O Gauge subway lineup with the passing of Dennis Shore. Dennis was a valuable contributor to the development of the M.T.H. O Gauge subway lineup. Learn more about his contributions by going HERE.

M.T.H. Show Schedule For Week of November 24, 2019

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be attending the Greenberg Train Show on November 30 - December 1, 2019, at the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey.

HO, S Scale, O Scale, One Gauge and tinplate model railroading fans in the greater metropolitan area attending the event will have an opportunity to meet and ask M.T.H. Representatives questions about the M.T.H. product line, company direction and future plans as well as see product demonstrations and pick up a copy of our latest catalogs.

Greenberg Train Show - Edison, NJ

Saturday, November 30, 2019: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Sunday, December 1, 2019: 10:00am - 4:00pm

If you are interested in seeing a list of all the M.T.H. shows we will be attending over the next few months, CLICK HERE.

Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These Items Remain In Stock

November 20, 2019 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the appropriate product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

RailKing One Gauge

M.T.H. HO Scale

Premier O Scale 2-Rail

Premier O Scale 3-Rail

RailKing O Gauge

M.T.H. S Gauge

Tinplate Traditions