Spring 2017 Special TCA York Car Announced

April 12, 2017 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced its 29th TCA York Show collector box car to be sold at the TCA York Show in York, Pennsylvania on April 27, 28, and 29, 2017.

Like the previous 28 cars sold in the York Car series, the latest edition will again be a Premier Line model and the 27th in our "Catalog Series" - this time featuring the cover of our 2017 Volume 2 Premier & RailKing Catalog which will be released in April 2017.

As in the past, a very limited number of these cars will be produced and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis for $40.00. MTHRRC Members attending the York show can purchase the car for $35.00. The car can be purchased at the M.T.H. booth in the Orange Hall.

Interested, MTHRRC and non-MTHRRC Members can speed up the time spent waiting to pickup your car by pre-ordering it from the M.T.H. Sales Department. NOTE If ordering the car in advance, you MUST attend the York show and personally pick up your car. Cars will NOT BE SHIPPED to show attendees who fail to pick them up at York.

Orders can be placed by calling 410-381-2580 and connecting to the Sales Department.

Ever Wanted To Attend The York Show? Now You Can

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be attending the TCA Eastern Division York Meet on April 27 - 29, 2017 at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania and for the first time ever, this famous show is now open to the public! You can learn more about the York show by visiting the Eastern Division of the TCA Website.

HO, S Scale, O Scale, One Gauge and tinplate model railroading fans 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.

• April 2015 York TCA Meet - York, PA
  Thursday, April 27, 2017: (Members Only)
  12:00pm - 6:30pm

  Friday, April 28, 2017: (Open To The Public)
  9:00am - 6:30pm

  Saturday, April 29, 2017: (Open To The Public)
  9:00am - 4:00pm

2017 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog York TCA Meet Pickup

April 12, 2017 - M.T.H. mailing list subscribers and M.T.H. Railroaders Club members (MTHRRC) attending the 2017 Spring TCA York Meet in York, Pennsylvania train meet can avoid the wait for the U.S. Postal Service by picking up the 2017 Volume 2 Premier & RailKing catalog and a selection of other M.T.H. previously printed materials beginning Thursday, April 27th at 12:00 noon.

Other show attendees who wish to pickup our latest catalog can also do so at the show by subscribing to our mailing list.

To simplify the pickup process for any of our catalogs at the show, we've included an online form that readers can print out and fill out prior to coming to the show. Bring the completed form and we will be able to process you faster through our catalog pickup line.

CLICK HERE for the CATALOG PICKUP FORM

Those mailing list subscribers not attending the York TCA show will begin receiving their copies when the mailing begins the week of May 7, 2017.

M.T.H. DCS Premium App Released To App Stores

April 12, 2017 – M.T.H. Electric Trains has released the Premium version of its smartphone and tablet app for controlling a DCS layout wirelessly to the Apple App Store and Google Play store. Current users of the FREE or STANDARD versions of the app should be on the lookout for the updated version over the next 7 to 10 days.

First announced in 2014, the app will now be available in three versions, the first two of which (a FREE version with control of 3 locomotives and limited features and a $4.99 STANDARD version with full locomotive control) have - up to this point - been the only versions available. The $24.99 PREMIUM version, which provides the user with full DCS control now brings the DCS experience to users in a way never before done. Both the STANDARD and the PREMIUM versions are in-app purchases accessible via an upgrade link within the app. Once the app has been updated that link will appear.

The apps communicate with a separately sold DCS WiFi Interface Unit (WIU). Any Android tablet or smartphone and Apple iPhone or iPad will bring the DCS Digital Command System to life in a way never thought possible when first paired with a DCS remote control. Any of these smart devices can run the new apps.

The DCS app will allow operators to control an entire layout in command or conventional modes without using a DCS handheld remote. A TIU (Track Interface Unit) along with the separately sold DCS WIU is required for app control over the layout. Simply plug the module into the TIU, search for its WiFi signal on the phone or tablet, and begin running a DCS layout in command mode in no time.

The PREMIUM App also requires an update to the software powering the DCS Track Interface Unit (TIU). The new DCS software (Version 6.00) will be available on the M.T.H. Website beginning the week of April 16th. The DCS software is a free download which uses the free DCS Windows Loader program to install the software into the TIU.

The F3 hit the market in an era when almost every boy in America wanted toy trains for Christmas, and F3 models quickly became a hot topic in letters to Santa. Such was the desire of railroads for publicity that Lionel® convinced the Santa Fe, the New York Central, and EMD to share the tooling costs for its top-of-the line F3. Even today, half a century later, the Santa Fe F-unit remains an icon of railroading to the American public.

Capture the excitement of the first-generation diesel era with this full-scale S Gauge model. With two flywheel-equipped motors, the M.T.H. F3 duplicates the bulldog tenacity of its prototype. Proto-Sound 3.0 offers authentic EMD 567 prime mover sounds, a first-generation diesel horn and bell, crew and station sounds, and the ability to maintain any speed down to 3 scale miles per hour. Our model features the "chicken wire" screens and rectangular rooftop dynamic brake grilles that characterize most F3s, as well as a host of added-on details — including legible builder's plates, grab irons, steam generator exhaust stack (for passenger car heating), windshield wipers, and trucks with separately-applied spring hangers and brake cylinders.

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

April 12, 2017 - 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

Lionel Corporation Tinplate

Premier O Scale 2-Rail

Premier O Scale 3-Rail

RailKing O Gauge

M.T.H. S Gauge

Tinplate Traditions

Update Your TIU For Free At The April TCA York Meet

April 12, 2017 - Visitors attending this month's 2017 Spring York Meet in York, Pennsylvania can get their TIU and Remote software updated to Version 6.0 for FREE in the M.T.H. booth.

NOTE: The update is required for users planning on using the DCS Premium App to run their model railroad.

Just bring your TIU and Remote to the booth and plan on picking it up before the show ends. One of our technicians will give you an estimate when you can pick it up - if needed - that day. You'll find full details about the York Show by going HERE.

If you can't make the show, anyone can update the DCS software with a Windows PC. To do so, you'll need to download the DCS Loader program from the M.T.H. website. To get the free loader program, go HERE. Once installed onto your PC, the program guides you through the update process in a step-by-step process. The link to the DCS Version 6.0 software will be published in next week's E-Newsletter.

23rd York DCS User Group Meeting

April 12, 2017 - Visitors attending this month's 2017 Spring York Meet in York, Pennsylvania can get an early start on meet activities by attending the 23rd York DCS User Group Meeting on Wednesday evening, April 26, 2017. The meeting will be in the Wyndham Hotel's Crystal Ballroom. This location can host over 150 attendees in comfort during dinner and the presentations.

In addition to mingling with DCS power users, attendees can enjoy a hot catered meal, have their DCS software updated, participate in raffle drawings for free DCS WIU WiFi Interface Units and select freight cars, purchase discounted WIU modules and listen to a brief presentation by M.T.H. executives on the state of DCS and new technology developments coming down the track.

To learn more about the event, dinner prices and schedule of the night's events, click here.