Monthly RailKing 2018 Volume 1 O Gauge Catalog Product Spotlight

June 27, 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 MP15 Diesel locomotives; MTA LoV Subway Sets; and the RailKing 4-6-2 Imperial Steam Passenger Locomotive Sets in the following liveries: New York Central; Jersey Central; Baltimore & Ohio in Green and Blue schemes; Atlantic Coast Line; and Erie. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in August 2018.

MP15DC Diesel - The MP15 was the last in a line of EMD end-cab switchers that stretched back to the prewar SW1. By the time the MP15 debuted in 1974, the multipurpose road switcher, descended from the Alco RS-series and the EMD GP7, had become the universal locomotive.                   continue reading		LO-V Subway Set - Recreate the magic of Christmas in New York City with this old-time subway set. Imagine your passengers taking this train to holiday traditions like the Radio City Rockettes, ice skating in Central Park or gaping at the window displays on 5th Avenue.          continue reading

NYC 4-6-2 Imperial P47 Passenger Set - At the very apex of the Roaring Twenties, just months before 1929 stock market crash, the Central of New Jersey Railroad inaugurated its twice-daily Blue Comet service between Jersey City and Atlantic City.     continue reading		Jersey Central 4-6-2 Imperial P47 Passenger Set - Heading the fast, luxurious trains were the CNJ's nearly-new Baldwin-built class G-3 heavy Pacifics. Like most railroads in the 1920s, the CNJ had been forced to buy larger motive power to cope with heavier steel trains and increasing patronage.              continue reading

B&O 4-6-2 Imperial P47 Passenger Set - Aging fleets of 4-4-0s, 4-4-2s, and 4-6-0s had become inadequate as business expanded, and the 4-6-2 Pacific type became the standard fast passenger engine on many railroads.  continue reading		B&O 4-6-2 Imperial P47 Passenger Set - Five G-3 Pacifics, later reclassified as P47 locomotives, headed up the Jersey's famed passenger trains. Three locomotives - painted in a beautiful blue livery with nickel trim and numbered 831, 832 and 833 - covered The Blue Comet's fast schedule along the Jersey shoreline.              continue reading

Atlantic Coast Line 4-6-2 Imperial P47 Passenger Set - A fourth G-3, No. 834, was painted green and sped The Bullet between New York City and Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The fifth locomotive, No. 835, wore gleaming black paint and hauled The Queen of the Valley, a deluxe train from New York City to Harrisburg.             continue reading		Erie 4-6-2 Imperial P47 Passenger Set - Each of these extraordinary locomotives sport Imperial Dress with additional detail and the incredible power and performance of Proto-Sound 3.0.              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.

2018 HO Scale 40’ USRA 55-Ton Steel Twin Hopper Cars Now In-Stock

Check Out It Out In Action In All-New Video

June 27, 2018 - When America's railroads were nationalized during World War I, the United States Railroad Administration created 12 standard locomotive designs - including the USRA Mikado shown elsewhere in this catalog - and 5 standardized freight cars.

One of the most enduring car designs was the 55-ton all-steel hopper, of which 22,000 cars were delivered by the USRA to 23 railroads.

After the war, the American Railroad Association adopted the design as its standard practice, and near-clones were built by the tens of thousands - the majority of which worked long enough to help win the next World War and contribute to the prosperity that followed.

First debuting in 2009, this M.T.H. model is an accurate recreation of the USRA hopper that was seen throughout the country for decades, in the liveries of five railroads that received original government allotments.

FEATURES

• Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
• Colorful, Attractive Paint Scheme
• Detailed Undercarriage
• Metal Wheels and Axles
• RP25 Metal Wheels
• Detailed 4-Wheel Trucks
• (2) #158 Scale Kadee Whisker Couplers
• Detailed Brake Wheel
• Separate Metal Handrails
• 1:87 Scale Dimensions
• Unit Measures:4 3/4" x 1 3/8" x 1 1/2"
• Operates On 18" Radius Curves

You can see the cars in action on video by clicking HERE.

Click HERE to learn more about these latest releases.

These limited production cars can be ordered for immediate delivery through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. Online Store.

O Gauge Items Just Released During The Week Of June 10, 2018

June 27, 2018 - To review last week's list of the O Gauge items M.T.H. Electric Trains released during the week of June 10, 2018 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.

You Should Really Make…

Turn Your Favorite Paint Scheme into Reality in the 2018 M.T.H. Freight Car Deco Contest

Dig into your files, archives or library — or your desk drawer — and send us the prototype paint schemes you’ve always wanted to see on a Premier or RailKing freight car.

This is your chance to show us The Cars You’ve Always Thought We Should Make and have them become reality — and have your fellow hobbyists know it was your idea that got them made! Click HERE for contest rules.

Deadline for submissions is midnight Saturday July 31, 2018.

It's Easy To Add WiFi To Your DCS Layout

Check Out The Quick Start Video

Click HERE To Learn More About DCS and WiFi Control

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

June 27, 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