Monthly 2019 Vol. 2 Catalog Premier Spotlight

November 20, 2019 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our 2019 O Gauge Volume 2 catalogs.  This month's feature will focus on the Premier O Scale EMD GP38-2 Diesel; the EMD E-8 Diesel Locomotive and E-8 Diesel Passenger Train in EMD, New York Central, Pennsylvania and Santa Fe paint schemes; and select Premier Freight Cars including the O Scale Bay Window Caboose; 40' Steel Reefer; Flat Cars with 20' PUP Trailers; and the PS-2CD High-Sided Hopper Car.  Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in January 2020.

EMD GP38-2 Diesel - Produced from 1972 to 1986, the GP38-2 helped inaugurate Electro-Motive’s "Dash-2" series of locomotives and became one of EMD’s all-time best sellers. With over 2200 engines sold throughout North America, rare was the railroad that did not roster these reliable, second-generation EMD workhorses.           continue reading		EMD E-8 Diesel - In the mid-1930’s, as the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors was trying to interest railroads in diesel passenger power, there was a lot of experimentation in exterior design. One look at EMD’s yellow and brown UP M-10000 or its stainless steel Zephyr and it’s apparent that new looks were afoot.           continue reading

EMD E-8 Passenger Train - The first generation of road diesels found its form in 1937 when the initial E-units, built for the B&O, inaugurated the classic "covered wagon" cab unit design that would last for two decades on both freight and passenger diesels.           continue reading		New York Central E-8 Passenger Train - The earliest E-units were each virtually custom-made, with less than 20 units produced through the E5. The prewar E6 was the first mass-produced passenger diesel and the last to sport the rakish, streamlined EMD nose.           continue reading

Pennsylvania E-8 Passenger Train - After the war, the new E7 adopted the "bulldog" nose introduced earlier on the FT freight diesel. With the rollout of the E8 in 1949, the E-unit, America’s most popular passenger diesel, reached its final visual form.           continue reading		Santa Fe E-8 Passenger Train - With twin motors to ensure reliability and six-wheel trucks that rode like a Cadillac, the E8 was an engineer’s dream. For hoggers who had not long ago worked in steam locomotives, the clean cab of an E-unit was not hard to like.           continue reading

Bay Window Caboose - As freight cars grew taller, observing a train from the cupola of a caboose became increasingly difficult. In the wooden car era, another problem with cupola cabooses was sagging roofs.           continue reading		40' Steel Reefer - MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train.           continue reading

Flat Car w/PUP Trailers - The trailer-on-flat-car, or TOFC, concept actually predates the trucking industry. For a brief period in the 1800s, Long Island farmers could ship their loaded wagons to market on a local railroad.           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, U.S. and Canadian farmers shipped in 40’ boxcars.           continue reading

Each of the above Premier Line items can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. 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

November 20, 2019 - 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

O Gauge Items Just Released During The Week Of November 10, 2019

November 20, 2019 - To review last week's list of the O Gauge items M.T.H. Electric Trains released during the week of November 10, 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.

M.T.H. Electric Trains lost a valuable contributor to the company's HO and O Gauge subway lineup with the passing of Dennis Shore. Dennis was a valuable contributor to the development of the M.T.H. O Gauge subway lineup. Learn more about his contributions by going HERE.

M.T.H. Show Schedule For Week of November 24, 2019

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be attending the Greenberg Train Show on November 30 - December 1, 2019 at the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey.

HO, S Scale, O Scale, One Gauge and tinplate model railroading fans in the greater metropolitan area 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.

• Greenberg Train Show - Edison, NJ

Saturday, November 30, 2019: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Sunday, December 1, 2019: 10:00am - 4:00pm

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.

2020 Volume 1 Catalog

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