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
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.
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.
October 17, 2023
Rapido Trains Releases N Scale 73’ NSC Centerbeam Flatcars
Now available from Rapido Trains are N scale replicas of National Steel Car’s 73’ centerbeam flatcar in different versions and paint schemes.
October 3, 2023
All-New GE AC4400CWs from ScaleTrains
Now in stock at ScaleTrains and also available from its authorized dealers are ScaleTrains’ first production of HO scale General Electric AC4400CW diesels for HO scale
September 12, 2023
Now Arriving: Rapido’s New HO Scale GE U25Bs
This release includes the first plastic rendition of high-hood GE U25Bs as well as the more common low-nose version.
August 30, 2023
New Product Announcements from the 2023 NMRA National Train Show
All of the big model railroad manufacturers were on hand at the 2023 National Train Show in Texas. Here’s a rundown of what was announced.
August 25, 2023
ScaleTrains Announces EMD SD45X As Next ‘Museum Quality’ Locomotive
ScaleTrains debuted samples of its next HO diesel locomotive — an EMD SD45X as part of its top tier “Museum Quality” product line.
August 22, 2023
Walthers Announces HO Scale USPS, Canada Post Mail Trucks
Walthers has announced that it will be producing officially licensed HO scale replicas of the LLV for both USPS and Canada Post.
August 6, 2023
Fairbanks-Morse ‘Phase I’ H-12-44 Kits from Wheels of Time
Wheels of Time has announced a series of conversion kits that enable modelers to build different Phase I F-M H-12-44s in multiple road-specific versions.
August 6, 2023
All-New SP B-50-15 Boxcars from Rapido Trains
Now at your favorite hobby dealer are Southern Pacific B-50-15 boxcars in a multitude of detail configurations, paint schemes and lettering variations from Rapido Trains.
