MRC and Model Power establish
licensing agreement
Model Rectifier Corporation (MRC) and Model Power (MP)
have entered into a licensing agreement that will permit MRC
to produce and market MP’s railroad products under the
Model Power and Mantua brands which include train sets,
locomotives, rolling stock, structures, and accessories. The
agreement will insure that MP products will be available to
hobbyists worldwide. Blending the various product lines will be
under the direction of Adam Tager, who has been appointed to
MRC’s newly created position of director of product develop-
ment. Tager was formerly vice president of MP …
National Train Show
The National Train Show (NTS) is held in conjunction with the
annual convention of the National Model Railroad Association.
This year’s event was held in July in Cleveland, Ohio. Several
Model Railroad Hobbyist staff members attended NTS and had
the opportunity to talk to suppliers of model railroad products.
This month’s news report includes information about many of
the items shown at NTS ...
NEW PRODUCTS FOR ALL SCALES
BHI Publications
has several new titles
including a photo album on the
“D&RGW C-16 #278”
that has
been on the old bridge in Cimarron, CO for several decades.
There are photos both before and after the restoration work
and some of the modifications from the pre- restoration ver-
sion are discussed. The 98-page book includes 221 photos and
illustrations. Also available this month are two new books on
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Maine narrow gauge:
“Oddities & Mysteries of the Maine Two
Footers,”
and
“Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Cabooses 556-
558”
. Visit the above web site for sample pages, pricing and
ordering information.
Three new titles from
Morning Sun
Books
) include
“Erie Lackawanna Power In Color,
Volume 2,”
by former EL employee
Stephen Timko. Coverage begins with
U33C #3301 and ends with former pas-
senger-equipped F3A #8454. Photos and
details are included for EL’s U36C and
the New Jersey-owned U34CH units,
EMD SD45, SDP45 and SD45-2’s, plus
FT’s, F3’s and F7’s, as well as the Alco 1500 and 1600 horse-
power A’s and B’s.
Also new fromMorning Sun is
“Southern Pacific Trackside in
Northern California 1974-1996,”
by Ed Mackinson. In the two
decades preceding its absorption into Union Pacific, the Southern
Pacific was alive with changes. In this volume the author follow
the SP’s final activities in scenic Northern California.
RLN Publishing
is selling
“Commuter Operations for Model Railroads.”
Authored by
Bob Nalbone, who is president of The Model Railroad Club in
Union, NJ, the book describes how to develop and implement
a modest commuter service into a layout’s overall operating
scheme. Prototype operations are examined and there is an
overview of commuter operations on the well-known club lay-
out. Priced at $9.95, the 60-page e-book includes photos and
illustrations in PDF format.
MRH-Aug 2014
