Monthly RailKing 2020 Volume 1 O Gauge Catalog Product Spotlight

April 29, 2020 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our RailKing 2020 Volume 1 O Gauge Catalog.  This week's feature will focus on the RailKing ES44 Diesel Locomotive; and select RailKing freight cars including the 40' Double-Door Box Car; Bulkhead Flat Car with Pipe Load; Flat Car with Die-Cast Car Loads; and Offset Steel Caboose. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in June 2020.

ES44 Diesel Locomotive - If you’re a North American Class 1 railroad looking for a freight diesel today, there are only two main choices. EMD, newly independent and no longer a division of General Motors, offers the SD70ACe. The standard-bearer for General Electric, the top seller of road freight diesels, is the Evolution Series ES44AC.  continue reading

40' Double-Door Box Car - While usually referred to as an insulated boxcar, the prototype for this car, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), is technically a bunkerless refrigerator car, class RBL. Built by Evans Products Company at Blue Island, Illinois from 1969-1977, these cars were designed for shipments that need protection from temperature extremes but do not require refrigeration.   continue reading		Bulkhead Flat with Pipe Load - The U.P. characterizes flat cars as available "in a variety of lengths, tonnage, and capacities for specialized commodities that are not subject to damage from the elements." Attributes are listed as "easier to load and unload freight," "can drive machinery directly on to the car," and nailable wood or steel floors that allow "nail blocking and bracing to the floor for a damage-free, secure shipment."  continue reading

Auto Carrier Car - From the beginning, the auto industry depended on railroads to get its cars to distributors. For the first half-century or so of auto production, boxcars were the freight car of choice, often with special end doors and wider side doors to facilitate loading and unloading.   continue reading		Offset Steel Caboose - High quality, traditionally sized RailKing Freight Cars provide detailed bodies and colorful paint schemes for the O Gauge railroader. MTH makes an enormous variety of RailKing Freight Cars, including many different car types and roadnames.   continue reading

Each of the above RailKing Line items can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. To see the entire 2020 Volume 1 RailKing Lineup, click here.

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

April 29, 2020 - 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 April 19, 2020

April 29, 2020 - To review last week's list of the O Gauge items M.T.H. Electric Trains released during the week of April 19, 2020 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.

2020 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog Online Release Delayed

April 29, 2020 - The M.T.H. 2020 Volume 2 Catalog, which was originally slated to publish online last week has been pushed back and will be published online the week of May 3, 2020. Printed copies of the catalog will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers and M.T.H. mailing list subscribers the week of May 24th. Once the catalog publishes, items may be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

Check Out The April 27th Facebook Live Video From M.T.H.

Limited Quantities of the Spring 2020 Special TCA York Car Still Available

The 2020 Spring TCA York Show has been canceled but you can still order the Spring 2020 York Car on a first-come, first-served basis for $40.00 (plus $11.95 for shipping). Current MTHRRC Members can purchase the car for $35.00.

Interested MTHRRC and non-MTHRRC Members can place their orders by calling 410-381-2580 and connecting to the Sales Department.