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Monthly 2019 Vol. 2 Catalog Premier Spotlight

August 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 SD40-2 Diesel in select roadnames; the Pennsylvania GG-1 Passenger Train in Tuscan and Brunswick Green paint schemes; separate sale GG-1 Electrics; and select Premier Freight Cars including the O Scale Coke Hopper Car; 50' Double-Door Box Car in select roadnames and in a Kansas City Southern Veteran's scheme; Husky Stack Car; and Standard Tank Car. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in October 2019.



SD40-2 Diesel - Offering better reliability and lower maintenance costs than the higher powered SD-45, EMD’s SD40-2 enjoyed a long production run of 3,100 units. The 3,000 horsepower diesel was the primary motive power for many railroads throughout the 1970’s and 80’s. continue reading



Pennsylvania Tuscan GG-1 Passenger Train - For more than two decades, the Pennsylvania Railroad experimented with locomotive designs in search of a high-speed, mainline passenger electric. That search ended in 1934 with the GG1, a cooperative effort by the PRR, Baldwin, Westinghouse, and General Electric continue reading		Pennsylvania Brunswick Green GG-1 Passenger Train - Based largely on neighbor New Haven's successful EP3 juice jack, industrial designer Raymond Loewy cleaned up the original riveted body to create a design that looked contemporary for half a century. continue reading



GG-1 Electrics - The GG1 fleet hustled passenger traffic of all types along the Pennsy's multi-track raceway from New York to Washington and west to Harrisburg, including the famed Congressional and Broadway Limited. With 18 Pullmans in tow, a GG1 could hit 100 mph. continue reading		Coke Hopper Car - 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. continue reading



50' Double Door Box Car - Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers which makes it even easier than ever to combine them into a multi-car consist. Many of MTH’s Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatility to your layout. continue reading		KCS Veteran's Box Cars - These uniquely attired 50' box cars are based on the 2019 Kansas City Southern Veteran's paint scheme the KCS applied to one of their SD70ACe diesels. Each scheme honors a branch of the military. continue reading



Husky Stack Car - 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		Standard Tank Car - Until the 1950s, the typical railroad tank car consisted of a tank strapped to a full underframe, similar to the frames of most other cars, and the maximum capacity was about 12,000 gallons. But in the second half of the century, tank cars underwent a fundamental change as the tank itself took on the dual role of carrying the load and supporting the car. 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.

HO GEVO ES44 Diesel Locomotives Now In Stock

Check Out It Out In Action In All-New Video

August 21, 2019 - At the heart of General Electric's 21st-century Evolution Series is a brand new prime mover, the turbocharged four-cycle, 12-cylinder GEVO-12. While producing the same 4400 horsepower as its 16-cylinder FDL-series predecessor, the GEVO-12 uses less fuel and spits out 40% fewer emissions.

GE claims the EVOs are "the most fuel-efficient, most environmentally friendly diesel locomotives in history… If every freight train in North America were pulled by an Evolution Series Locomotive, the reduction of smog-producing pollutants would be like removing 48 million cars from the road each year." Everything about these locomotives has been examined, questioned, and re-thought, generating 25 new U.S. patents in the process. Before they went on sale in 2005, 52 preproduction units were tested in revenue service across the continent for more than a year. Every Big Six railroad has ponied up to buy the ES44, with the BNSF currently rostering the largest EVO fleet. Around the world, over 3,700 Evolution Series diesels are operating in 10 countries.

Like all M.T.H. locomotives, our new ES44AC offers HO scale’s finest combination of detail, realism, and performance. Listen to the chant of an authentic GEVO-12 motor in the Proto-Sound 3 versions, and throttle down as low as three scale miles per hour so you can admire the details as the Evolution Series glides by: see-through fans and grilles, walkways with safety tread, flashing ditch lights, windshield wipers, body and truck air brake piping, and a host of other separately applied details. Activate the couplers from anywhere on the layout using any DCC controller or the DCS Digital Command System. For the ultimate in power and sound, operate these diesels in multiple-unit lashups under DCC, or DCS digital command control. If you’re running under the M.T.H. DCS system, you can double- or even triple-head the ES44AC with virtually any combination of 3.0 locomotives.

You can see the locomotive in action on video by clicking HERE. Check out all the roadname offerings by going 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.

2019 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog Now Online

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

August 21, 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

Premier O Scale 2-Rail

Premier O Scale 3-Rail

RailKing O Gauge

M.T.H. S Gauge

Tinplate Traditions