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A series of articles he wrote on building train control and signaling systems led to requests from other modelers that he began manufacturing them. The first ad (in the May issue of The Model Maker) offered a 24-page, 15¢ catalog that listed rail, couplers, and electrical supplies. Sales were over US$500.00 for the first year.
Tyco left the model railroad business after the 1993 catalog. Many of the Tyco model train products were subsequently manufactured by Mantua and by International Hobby Corporation (IHC). In 2001, Mantua stopped producing its model railroad lines and sold the business to the Model Power company, which continued to sell a few items such as steam ...
First known as the Mysto Manufacturing Company, the company was founded in 1909 in Westville, Connecticut, by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, a magician, and his friend John Petrie, to provide supplies for magic shows. [2] [3] Their "Mysto Magic" magician's sets were marketed from the 1910s until the 1950s. The sets contained a variety of objects ...
The cars could be obtained in simple kit form, or ready-to-run. A model of the Budd Rail Diesel Car was introduced in 1953 with a metal body, and reintroduced in 1958 in plastic. The comprehensive scope of the product line contributed to the popularity of HO as a model railroad scale, due to the ready availability of items and their low cost.
Single Arrow III MU's are GE Model MA-1J, married pairs are GE Model MA-1H. 160 cars are in revenue service. Rebuilt 1992–1995 by ABB; 1319 features heritage Lackawanna Railroad decals. 1334–1533 200 paired cars (lavatory in odd cars) Bombardier Comet II: 5300–5460 161 trailers (no lavatories) 1982–1989 Rebuilt 1999–2003 by AAI/Alstom ...
Bburago is a large manufacturing company of toys and die-cast scale model cars formerly based in Italy. The company was based in Burago di Molgora , where all products were made from 1974 to 2005. At the height of its popularity, Bburago's main competitors were Politoys and Maisto , the latter of which was to become dominant in the 1:18 market ...
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In the early 1990s, the Atlas Tool Co. changed its name to Atlas Model Railroad Company, Inc. In 1997 Atlas O, LLC was established as a separate business entity dedicated to producing multiple lines of O scale model railroad products including track, freight cars, locomotives and accessories, co-founded and led by James J. Weaver.