Monthly RailKing 2018 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog Product Spotlight

August 29, 2018 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our RailKing 2018 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog.  This week's feature will focus on the RailKing GP-7 Diesel locomotive, the G.E. Dash-8 Diesel locomotive, and the 4-8-4 Imperial GS-4 Northern Steam locomotive in Southern Pacific, Southern Pacific Lines, American Freedom and Western Pacific liveries. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in October 2018.

GP-7 Diesel - Electro-Motive Division’s GP (for "General Purpose") engines were the brainchild of project engineer Dick Dilworth. In the late 1940s, Dilworth saw that America’s 30,000 miles of main line rail had been virtually dieselized, but the 130,000 miles of secondary lines that carried half of the nation’s freight traffic were still largely steam powered. He viewed that as a huge marketing opportunity.                   continue reading		G.E. Dash-8 Diesel - In the mid-1980s, as computers found their way into homes across America, they made their way into locomotives as well. In 1982, a year after IBM debuted its Personal Computer, General Electric fielded its first computerized diesel, test unit No. 606. With microprocessors controlling its engine and other systems, No. 606 and its counterparts at EMD ushered in the third generation of diesel power.         continue reading

Southern Pacific GS-4 Northern - In 1937 the Southern Pacific trumpeted a new train in full-page magazine ads: Let us stand by the tracks of Southern Pacific’s Coast Line, as thousands now do every day and listen… Suddenly from far off comes a musical note, rising. Round a curve flashes a streak of color. Here comes the Daylight, the most beautiful train in the West!                   continue reading		Southern Pacific Lines GS-4 Passenger Set - The Daylights linked Los Angeles and San Francisco "in a glorious daylight trip, streaking along the Pacific Ocean for more than a hundred breathless miles." Travelers were invited to "Step inside the Daylight and see the beauty and luxury that have already won the West. Notice the wide, soft seats in the coaches.           continue reading

American Freedom GS-4 Passenger Set - Class GS-4 engines, delivered in 1941 and 1942, were among the last and best-looking of the breed, with tall 80" drivers and a large Mars light complementing the headlight. In addition to handling premier passenger trains, the Daylight 4-8-4s were regularly used in high-speed freight service on the San Francisco-Los Angeles Overnight.                   continue reading		BNSF GS-4 Northern - A lone GS-4, No. 4449, was saved from the scrapper in 1958 and placed on display in a Portland, Oregon park, where it sat silent for nearly two decades. An elderly gentleman was a regular visitor to the locomotive, oiling its lubrication points to prevent rusting. Repainted in Daylight colors, the engine operates today in excursion service.         continue reading

Each of the above RailKing Line items can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. To see the entire 2018 Volume 2 RailKing Lineup, click here.

Product Spotlight: Lionel Corporation No. 163 Freight Accessory Set Released

August 29, 2018 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released the Lionel Corporation Tinplate No. 163 Freight Accessory Set in two different liveries - each priced at $99.95!

The Original Lionel No. 163 Freight Station Accessory Set from the 1930s made a great complement to the No. 155 Standard Gauge Freight Shed Building. No. 163 includes No. 161 Baggage Cart; No. 162 Dump Cart; and two No. 157 Hand Trucks. This Lionel Corporation Tinplate reproduction includes inner insert packaging surrounded by a colorful exterior box, both based on the original Lionel packaging.

Item No. 11-90129 Lionel Corporation Tinplate No. 163 Freight Accessory Set

Item No. 11-90130 Lionel Corporation Tinplate No. 163 Freight Accessory Set

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2018 HO Scale 60’ Wood Deck Flat Cars Now In-Stock

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Special MTHRRC Offer: O Gauge 263E Locomotives Now In-Stock

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

August 29, 2018 - 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