2018 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog Released Online

April 18, 2018 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has published its 2018 Volume 2 O Gauge catalog to the M.T.H. website.

The catalog can be viewed online by clicking the following links:

2018 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog

M.T.H. mailing list subscribers and MTHRRC Railroad Club Members will receive the catalog in the mail when they begin shipping during the final week of April. Non-subscribers can request printed catalogs by clicking HERE.

Items featured in the catalog can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

Monthly 2018 Vol. 1 Catalog Premier Spotlight

April 18, 2018 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our 2018 O Gauge Volume 1 catalog.  This month's feature will focus on the Premier O Scale Alco S-2 Switcher, the Alco GE-Ingesol Rand Box Cab Diesel and select Premier Freight Cars including the O Scale Flat Car with Military Loads, Husky Stack, 60' Flat Car with Pipe Loads, PS-2CD High Sided Hopper and 70-Ton 3-Bay Hopper.  Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in June 2018.

Alco S-2 Diesel - While Electro-Motive’s four-unit FT is often touted as "the diesel that did it" — vanquished the steam locomotive — it was the lowly switcher that launched the initial assault on steam and made the FT’s victory possible. The first commercially successful diesel-electric, Central of New Jersey No. 1000, was a 300 hp boxcab switcher; it came off the American Locomotive Company’s Schenectady, N.Y. erecting floor in 1925.       continue reading

Alco-GE-Ingersol Rand Box Cab - The 300 hp Alco-GE-Ingersoll Rand boxcab was the first production Diesel-electric produced in North America. General Electric had been experimenting with internal combustion rail power for nearly two decades when, in the mid-1920s, it formed a partnership with Ingersoll Rand and Alco to manufacture Diesel-electrics.                                                                     continue reading		Flat Car w/Military Vehicle Loads - The flat car is perhaps the oldest of railroad cars, predating even the steam locomotive. From the very beginning, it was useful for commodities that could not have fit into a covered car. As far back as 1834, the horse-drawn Granite Railway in Quincy, Massachusetts ganged four of its four-wheel flatcars together to ship 60-ton granite blocks.                                                            continue reading

Husky Stack - On April 26, 1956, a revolution in shipping began when the first container ship, a converted oil tanker named Ideal X, left Port Newark, NJ headed for Houston. The brainchild of truck-driver-turned-shipping-magnate Malcolm Purcell McLean, containerization was a giant step forward in shipping efficiency, security and cost.          continue reading		60' Flat Car w/Pipe Load - MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of car types and paint schemes.                                                            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 to the mid-1960s, U.S. and Canadian farmers sent their wheat and other grains to market in 40’ box cars.          continue reading		70-ton 3-Bay Hopper - Unlike equipment that carried a variety of loads, like boxcars, flatcars, and gondolas, this 3-bay hopper was designed specifically for one cargo: bituminous coal. Its capacity matched the volume of coal that a pair of typical 70-ton freight trucks could carry.                                                             continue reading

Each of the above Premier Line items can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. To see the entire 2018 Volume 1 Premier Lineup, click here.

York TCA Meet Seminar Schedule - April 2018

April 18, 2018 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be incorporating ALL-NEW seminars covering the DCS Digital Command System for WiFi control as part of our exhibit at the Spring York TCA Meet in York, Pennsylvania during this April's event.

The seminars will be held in the conference room of the Orange Hall (located down the right hallway when entering from the lobby doors). There will be seating for approximately 30 people for each seminar. Each session will last approximately one hour including a Q and A session with the seminar presenter. If you are interested in attending any of these FREE sessions, you must sign up for them by clicking on the links below.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Seminar 1: Transitioning To The DCS WiFi System

• Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 12:45PM REGISTER NOW!

Seminar 2: An Introduction To The DCS Digital Command System - Hosted by Barry Broskowitz

• Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 3:15PM REGISTER NOW!

Seminar 3: Advanced DCS Features & Functions Using DCS WiFi - Hosted by Barry Broskowitz

• Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 4:30PM REGISTER NOW!

You can find more information about joining the TCA or registering for York by visiting www.traincollectors.org

2018 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog York TCA Meet Pickup

April 18, 2018 - M.T.H. mailing list subscribers, M.T.H. Railroaders Club members (MTHRRC) and any others attending the 2018 Spring TCA York Meet in York, Pennsylvania can avoid the wait for the U.S. Postal Service by picking up the 2018 Volume 2 Premier & RailKing catalog and a selection of other M.T.H. previously printed materials beginning Thursday, April 19th 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 29, 2018.

It's Easy To Add WiFi To Your DCS Layout

Click HERE To Learn More About DCS and WiFi Control

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

April 18, 2018 - 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