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O Gauge Items Just Released During The Week Of March 24, 2019

April 3, 2019 - To review last week's list of the O Gauge items M.T.H. Electric Trains released during the week of March 24, 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.


RailKing O Gauge MP15 Diesel Locomotives Now In Stock

Check Out It Out In Action In All-New Video

April 3, 2019 - The MP15 was the last in a line of EMD end-cab switchers that stretched back to the prewar SW1. By the time the MP15 debuted in 1974, the multipurpose road switcher, descended from the Alco RS-series and the EMD GP7, had become the universal locomotive. The cab unit was already a dinosaur and the single-purpose yard engine was rapidly headed for extinction.

To create a more versatile switcher, EMD gave the MP15 a longer frame than its predecessor, the SW1500, in order to fit it with the same Blomberg trucks as a road engine. Those better-riding trucks, along with more weight, a larger fuel capacity, and bigger sandboxes, made the MP15 suitable for road duty as well as switching, and allowed EMD to sell more than 500 units before the last MP15 was delivered in 1987.

The MP15 came in two flavors, traditional and modern. The MP15DC used traditional electrical gear and shared the front-mounted radiator and air intakes that had characterized all previous EMD end-cab switchers. It was basically a beefed-up SW1500. The MP15AC, however, incorporated EMD's Dash 2 technology, with solid-state transistors and circuit boards replacing the wiring, switches, and relays found in earlier diesels. Its cooling system was borrowed from the "Tunnel Motors" EMD had created for the Southern Pacific.

The front of the hood was plain, like the rear of a Tunnel Motor, and the radiator air intakes were moved to the sides of the hood, low and at the front of the engine. Not surprisingly, the Southern Pacific was the first customer to order an MP15AC. Because the Dash 2 technology was relatively new and some railroads found it unnecessarily expensive for a lowly switcher, EMD continued to make both the DC and AC versions of the MP15 for most of its production run, and sales for the two models were about equal.

You can see the locomotives 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 HERE.


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 11 - 13, 2019 at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania and 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 2019 York TCA Meet - York, PA
    Thursday, April 11, 2019: (Members Only)
    12:00pm - 6:30pm

    Friday, April 12, 2019: (Open To The Public)
    9:00am - 6:30pm

    Saturday, April 13, 2019: (Open To The Public)
    9:00am - 3:00pm

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

April 3, 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

Lionel Corporation Tinplate

Premier O Scale 2-Rail

Premier O Scale 3-Rail

RailKing O Gauge

M.T.H. S Gauge

Tinplate Traditions

Order The Spring 2019 Special TCA York Car Before They Sell Out

April 3, 2019 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced its 33rd TCA York Show collector box car to be sold at the TCA York Show in York, Pennsylvania on Spril 11, 12, and 13, 2019.

Like the previous 32 cars sold in the York Car series, the latest edition will again be a Premier Line model and the 31st in our "Catalog Series" - this time featuring the cover of our 2019 Volume 2 Premier & RailKing Catalog which will be released in April 2019.

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.


2019 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog York TCA Meet Pickup

April 3, 2019 - M.T.H. mailing list subscribers, M.T.H. Railroaders Club members (MTHRRC) and any others attending the 2019 Spring TCA York Meet in York, Pennsylvania can avoid the wait for the U.S. Postal Service by picking up the 2019 Volume 2 Premier & RailKing catalog and a selection of other M.T.H. previously printed materials beginning Thursday, April 11th at 12:00 noon.

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 April 21, 2019.


2019 Ready-to-Run Train Set Catalog Now Online

See It Online.

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


It's Easy To Add WiFi To Your DCS Layout

Check Out The Quick Start Video

Click HERE To Learn More About DCS and WiFi Control

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