RMC Receiving Yard

RMC Receiving Yard is our monthly column of news and announcements of new model railroad products in all scales. Any company wishing to submit samples and press releases for consideration may do so by sending to the address below or via email. Samples cannot be returned.

RMC Receiving Yard
c/o Harry K. Wong
P.O. Box 16673
San Francisco, CA 94116

ScaleTrains Delivers HO 82’ Modern Trinity Reefers

March 5, 2024

ScaleTrains Delivers HO 82’ Modern Trinity Reefers

Now available from ScaleTrains are HO scale Trinity 82’ Refrigerator cars as part of its premium Rivet Counter series.

New HO Intermodal Container Chassis from Walthers

March 1, 2024

New HO Intermodal Container Chassis from Walthers

Now arriving at your favorite dealer are all-new ready-to-run HO scale Intermodal Container Chassis from Walthers’ SceneMaster line of accessories.

Southern Pacific PC&F Double-Door Boxcars

February 23, 2024

Southern Pacific PC&F Double-Door Boxcars

Available now from your favorite dealer are all-new HO scale PC&F 5258 cubic foot double door boxcars from Rapido Trains.

Jim Hediger, Longtime ‘Model Railroader’ Editor, Dies at 81

February 12, 2024

Jim Hediger, Longtime ‘Model Railroader’ Editor, Dies at 81

Hediger was part of the Model Railroader staff from 1972 until 2015 and built the legendary Ohio Southern Railroad.

ScaleTrains Releases PTC-Equipped Norfolk Southern Heritage ES44ACs

January 11, 2024

ScaleTrains Releases PTC-Equipped Norfolk Southern Heritage ES44ACs

Now available from ScaleTrains is its latest production of Norfolk Southern Heritage ES44ACs as part of its premium-level RivetCounter Series.

All-New Genesis 2.0 EMD SD59M-2s and SD60Ms Arrive From Athearn

December 18, 2023

All-New Genesis 2.0 EMD SD59M-2s and SD60Ms Arrive From Athearn

Now arriving from Athearn Trains are EMD SD59M-2 as part of its premium Genesis 2.0 product line in two different Union Pacific lettering schemes.

Rapido’s HO Scale RS-18u and RSC-14 Locomotives Arrive

December 11, 2023

Rapido’s HO Scale RS-18u and RSC-14 Locomotives Arrive

The RS-18 was MLW’s version of the American RS-11 and could be found in service all across Canada into the 2000s. Now, Rapido has released an HO scale version of the iconic unit. 

New 40-foot ‘Spent Grain’ Ribside Boxcars for Milwaukee Road

November 22, 2023

New 40-foot ‘Spent Grain’ Ribside Boxcars for Milwaukee Road

Now available at your favorite dealer is a new production from Intermountain Railway Company of its 40-foot Postwar ribside boxcars for Milwaukee Road. 

Frederick Raoul Martin, Founder of NorthWest Short Line, Dies at 87

October 26, 2023

Frederick Raoul Martin, Founder of NorthWest Short Line, Dies at 87

Martin founded NorthWest Short Line in 1958 and ran the brass importer and parts supplier for six decades before retiring om 2019.

Rapido Announces HO Scale EMD SD7, SD9 and SD10s

October 18, 2023

Rapido Announces HO Scale EMD SD7, SD9 and SD10s

Rapido Trains has now answered the call by announcing its intention to produce state-of-the-art highly detailed models of EMD SD7s, SD9s, and Milwaukee Road’s unique SD10 locomotives.