Premier O Scale Alco PA-1 Diesel Locomotives Now In Stock

Check It Out In Action In All-New Video

May 5, 2020 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released its 2019 Volume 2 Premier Line Alco PA-1 diesel locomotives in four different roadnames. In addition to the Denver Rio Grande scheme featured in the above image, three other railroads are represented in the 2019 Volume 2 catalog including New York Central; New Haven; and Santa Fe. Each of these locomotives is arriving shortly or now in-stock and available for immediate delivery.

About the Alco PA-1 Diesel

The PA was Alco's glamour girl. While Electro-Motive's E-units easily beat Alco's passenger engine in terms of popularity, the PA is widely regarded as the most beautiful first-generation diesel - period. Perhaps no other locomotive looked so right at the head of the streamlined trains of the late forties and fifties that were the last hurrah of American long-distance passenger service. The 294 PA's and cabless PB's built between 1946 and 1953 powered some of America's most famous name trains, from the Pennsylvania's Broadway Limited to the New Haven's Merchants' Limited.

The muscular PA profile and its elegant nose, with the characteristic grille around the headlight, were designed by Ray Patten, General Electric's head of industrial design. At the time, GE and Alco were partners in the locomotive business, with GE making the electrical equipment for all Alco diesels. Patten's design was described as "a locomotive so distinctive and so powerful looking that it actually helps railroads sell their services to passengers and shippers."

Long after all other PA's had gone to scrap, four restored ex-Santa Fe units remained in service on the Delaware & Hudson into the late 1970s. Sold to the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico (FNM) in 1978, most of the units eventually deteriorated to junk status, although one remained operational. But in April of 2000, Doyle McCormack - who also happens to be the engineer of 4449, the restored Southern Pacific Daylight - and the Smithsonian Institution repatriated two of the junked units for rebuilding.

Recreate the excitement of first-class passenger travel with Premier Alco PA locomotives and matching Premier passenger sets. Our ProtoSound 3.0 sound and control system brings you the authentic sounds of an Alco prime mover and station announcements for name trains of the 1940s and '50s - along with the ability to start your train so gently you won't spill the water in the diner and then accelerate up to scale speeds of over 100 mph, just like the prototype.

You can see the locomotive in action on video by clicking HERE.

These locomotives are still available from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. They can also be ordered from the M.T.H. online store by clicking on the item number when you go to the following links: DRG Alco PA-1, NYC Alco PA-1, New Haven Alco PA-1, and Santa Fe Alco PA-1.

To see the entire 2019 Volume 2 Premier lineup, click here.

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

May 6, 2020 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer Premier and RailKing 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.

Premier O Scale 2-Rail

Premier O Scale 3-Rail

RailKing O Gauge

2020 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog To Be Released Online Friday, May 8, 2020

May 6, 2020 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will publish its 2020 Volume 2 O Gauge catalog to the M.T.H. website on Friday, May 8th.

When the catalog goes live, it can be viewed online by clicking the following links:

2020 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog

Once the catalog has been printed, we'll begin shipping out copies to retailers and begin the catalog mailing to M.T.H. mailing list subscribers.

Once the catalog publishes, items may be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

Limited Quantities of the Spring 2020 Special TCA York Car Still Available

The 2020 Spring TCA York Show has been canceled but you can still order the Spring 2020 York Car on a first-come, first-served basis for $40.00 (plus $11.95 for shipping). Current MTHRRC Members can purchase the car for $35.00.

Interested MTHRRC and non-MTHRRC Members can place their orders by calling 410-381-2580 and connecting to the Sales Department.

2020 Ready-to-Run Train Set Catalog Now Online

See It Online.

Order items through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.