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The Last Of . . . Premier O Scale P-2 Boxcab Electrics

New York Central and Cleveland Union Terminal Liveries

January 6, 2021 - M.T.H. Electric Trains released the last of its Premier O Scale P2 Box Cab Electric locomotives in New York Central, and Cleveland Union Terminal liveries.

The last of these unique locomotives are still available for order now from any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. Sales Department at 410-381-2580 or from the M.T.H. website.

ABOUT THE P-2 BOX CAB ELECTRICS

Against the wishes of most of the railroads serving the city, Cleveland Union Terminal (CUT) was built right in the heart of downtown Cleveland, under the city’s Public Square. Its location in the commercial center of town was ideal for travelers. On the air rights over the underground terminal stood office buildings, the 1000-room Hotel Cleveland, the Higbee Company (one of the finest department stores in the Midwest), and the 52-story Terminal Tower, symbol of Cleveland and home to the offices of the Van Sweringen brothers. It was the vision and stubbornness of these railroad and real estate magnates —along with that of their buddy Alfred H. Smith, senior vice president of the New York Central — that drove the construction of a station that made little sense from an operating standpoint. Unlike the old Union Depot site on the lakefront side of town, the CUT site was 80 feet higher than the main lines of the city’s six railroads, and building the approaches to it cost over $100 million in late-1920s dollars.

One of the big expenses was a 17-mile stretch of electrified trackage that prevented steam-powered trains from smoking up downtown Cleveland. Trains were turned over to CUT electric "motors" between Collinwood yard east of the city and Linndale station on the west side. The CUT roster consisted of 22 P2 boxcabs built by Alco and GE in 1929–30, the first electrics in America with a 2-C+C-2 wheel arrangement, and the grandfathers of the later New Haven EP-3 and Pennsylvania GG1. Delivered in NYC black but lettered for the Cleveland Union Terminal, the P2s took their power from 3000 volt overhead D.C. catenary. They were geared for 70 mph and designed for a larger NYC mainline electrification that never came.

By 1953 diesels had made the CUT electrification superfluous, and the 21 remaining boxcabs were converted to 600-volt third-rail operation and sent east to Grand Central Terminal. There they served another two decades in New York Central and Penn Central commuter service, rubbing shoulders with New Haven EP-3s and EP-5s.

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The Last Of . . . One Gauge SD70ACe Diesels

George H. Bush Livery

January 6, 2021 - The M.T.H. G Gauge George H. Bush SD70ACe Diesel is in-stock and still shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers. The locomotives are available in very limited quantities at your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. website.


S Gauge PS-1 Fish Belly Hopper Cars Released

January 6, 2021 - The M.T.H. S Gauge Fish Belly Hopper Cars featured in the 2019-2020 S Gauge Catalog are in-stock and now shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers. The cars are available in limited quantities at your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. website.


The Last Of . . . HO Scale GP38-2 Diesels

Conrail Livery

January 6, 2021 - The last of the M.T.H. HO Conrail GP38-2 Diesel locomotives are still available for order from M.T.H. Authorized Retailers or directly from the M.T.H. website.

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

January 6, 2021 - 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


2019 - 2020 RailKing One Gauge G Scale Catalog Now Online

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2019 - 2020 S Gauge Catalog Now Online

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2020 - 2021 HO Scale Catalog Now Online

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