numerous articles as well as such well-known reference books
as “The Historical Guide to North American Railroads, The Train-
Watcher’s Guide to North American Railroads, Guide to Tourist
Railroads and Museums,” and “Guide to North American
Steam Locomotives.” After retirement in 1997, Drury wrote a col-
umn for Railfan & Railroad magazine, and led rail tours to Europe …
Bachmann names new official
Bachmann Trains has named Richard
Janyszek senior vice president of sales
and marketing. He has been with
Bachmann since 2004 and was previ-
ously vice president of sales. Janyszek
is currently president of the Model
Railroad Industry Division of the Hobby
Manufacturers Association.
He replaces long-time Bachmann
employee Bud Reece, who has moved to Colorado for health
reasons and transitioned to western regional sales manager …
InterMountain named ESU distributor
ESU LLC, the manufacturer of LokSound systems, has appointed
InterMountain Railway as a distributor of its products in North
America. Effective immediately, hobby dealers can order the
entire ESU product line through InterMountain …
Color Suggestions Requested
Tru-Color Paint, which currently has more than 150 prototype
specific colors in its line of solvent-based hobby paint, is solicit-
ing suggestions for new colors to be added next year. Hobbyists
are urged to email their suggestions to the Arizona-based com-
pany at
. To view a list of freight
car colors currently available visit
...
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National Train Show
Several MRH staff members attended the National Train Show
held last month in conjunction with the National Model Railroad
Association’s annual convention. Many of the new products
introduced at NTS are included in this month’s news report …
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
Kalmbach Publishing
) has released “50
Way to a Better-Looking Layout,” by Jeff Wilson, in which the
prolific author presents a collection of detailing projects. The
100-page book includes some new ideas, as well as selected
favorites from the pages of Model Railroader magazine. Most
projects are designed to be completed in an evening or week-
end. The new publication is available from most hobby stores
as well as direct through the above website.
Boulder Creek Engineering
has intro-
duced the HotShot™ Speedometer
that displays scale speed of passing
trains. The readout device flashes its
display and triggers an alarm when
trains exceed the user-set speed
limit. The device includes photo
sensors to detect trains in typi-
cal room lighting, and automatically adjusts to compensate
for a range of lighting conditions. Visit the above website for
pricing and additional details. A demonstration of the sys-
tem can be viewed at
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