Model Railroader – October 2019

Peco’s Phelps honored by NMRA

Bob Phelps, former principal product design engineer at Peco, received the

National Model Railroad Association’s (NMRA) Distinguished Service Award

during the National Train Show in Sandy, Utah. Phelps started his career with

Peco in 1963 and retired in 2016.

The award was presented to Phelps during a ceremony at the Peco booth.

He received the award from NMRA Honors Committee chair Allen Pollock and

NMRA president Pete Magoun.

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Fans of the modern era had a lot to

look at during the 2019 National

Train Show at the Mountain America

Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah, a

suburb of Salt Lake City, in early July.

Bachmann’s HO scale Siemens SC-

Charger (above), Kato’s N scale Amtrak

Viewliner II baggage car (opposite), and

Atlas’ HO scale Gunderson Multi-Max

auto rack (opposite) were among the

contemporary models featured.

Lionel Trains marked its return to

HO scale with several new items, includ-

ing the MagneLock track system. The

track, opposite, features molded roadbed

with magnets to hold sections together.

To see the more than 150 product

announcements (almost all of which

have photos) and our video report on

the show, visit the magazine’s website,

http://www.ModelRailroader.com.

News & Products National
Train Show
Special!

Contemporary the theme at 2019 national

HO scale locomotives

• Electro-Motive Division F7A-B-A
  diesel locomotive set. Coca-Cola.
  Permanent drawbar-connected units.
  Modeler-installed snow plows, detailed
  cab interior in A units, mfx+ digital
  sound decoder, two powered axles per
  unit, traction tires, directional warm
  white light-emitting-diode headlights
  (conventional and digital modes), illumi-
  nated number boxes on A units, and
  wire grab irons. $659.99. Märklin Inc.,
  573-365-9522, http://www.marklin.com

HO scale freight cars

• Evans 5,277-cubic-foot-capacity
  boxcar. Wisconsin Central (Sault Ste.
  Marie Bridge reporting marks),

Siemens SC-44 Charger diesel-electric locomotive. A

pre-production sample of this recently announced model was

unveiled by Bachmann. The Siemens SC-44 Charger will be

decorated for Amtrak (Midwest in two road numbers and

Pacific Surfliner and Cascades [WSDOT] in one number each).

The HO scale model ($459) will have a die-cast metal frame, a

dual-mode TCS WOWSound decoder with Audio Assist, a

KeepAlive capacitor, and interior corridor work lights. The

model is scheduled for release in 2020. Bachmann Trains,

215-533-1600, http://www.bachmanntrains.com

Peco’s Bob Phelps received the National Model Railroad Association’s

Distinguished Service award. From left are NMRA Honors Committee chair

Allen Pollock, Phelps, and NMRA president Pete Magoun. Hal Miller photo