Many people are familiar with the Narita Express and it may just be the first train they ever rode on. Why is that? Well, it’s one of the trains that usually takes travelers from Narita Airport (the other is its rival, the Keisei AE series) Read More …
When it comes to “patrol trains”, there are two trains that are available that stick out for me and are two that are worth owning. The Modemo NT129 Keifuku Electric Railway Mobo 101 Randen Patrol Train and the KATO 14-503-3 POCKET LINE SERIES TRAM (CHIBI-DEN Read More …
I am a big fan of model train starter sets. For one, you get a four car model train which is usually $125+ US, but throw in tracks and a power controller and what should be $200, you are getting for about $108 US (at Read More …
I have been wanting to add cherry blossoms to my diorama, but one of the difficulties is reading a wide range of reviews of good and bad. But I do know this, I want it for my N Gauge Diorama and if there is a Read More …
The latest episode of “Let’s Torekatsu!” – episode 12 is out. And the topic is Yokohama, the birth of railroad trains. The first railway was opened on Sept. 12, 1872 between Shimbashi (later known as Shiodome) and Yokohama (present Sakuragicho). A one way-trip took 53 Read More …
When I hear the word “Thunderbird”, I instantly think of the classic Ford vehicle, e-mail software or perhaps the name of a superhero. For Toritetsu (Railway photographers), Noritetsu (train riders), ekibentetsu (train food eaters), Sharyotetsu (expert on trains) or Mokei Tetsu (train model collector), “Thunderbird” Read More …
In 2021, Sekisui Kinzoku Kabushikigaisha, the manufacturer of the popular model railway brand, KATO, began a new project in October 2021 to incorporate the method of STEAM education towards railroad model and diorama making. STEAM or STEM Education refers to on Science, Technology, Engineering and Read More …
The KATO Pocket Line Series, a series designed to showcase N-Scale trains trams and smaller trains for those who don’t have much room in their home but still want to get involved in trains. And it’s a perfect solution for modelers who are beginners or Read More …
As I build my fleet of cargo freight trains, there is one that caught my attention for its overall aesthetics. It’s the M250 Series SUPER RAIL CARGO with its U50A Container Loaded and saw it was made by KATO and had to get it! The Read More …
The Hiroshima Electric Railway 1000 Series Train. A streetcar that has been operating since 2013 and the modern version of its predecessor, the Hiroshima Gas Electric Railway C Train (which was renamed the 1000 type, the D was renamed 1010-1016 type and F type was Read More …
The Hiroshima Electric Railway Type 200, an old-fashioned 1928 tram car donated by the city of Hanover, Germany, which has a sister city relationship with Hiroshima City, for the purpose of friendship and goodwill. Built in 1928, the vehicle was badly damaged during World War Read More …