Author Archives: Fred Hill

NMRA CONVENTION UTAH

This weekend, the NMRA Convention will be held in Salt Lake City … besides the great exhibit of the Transcontinental 150th Anniversary – the Convention will no doubt feature lots of new and exciting Railroad and Modeling products. We will have a representative there to capture all the highlights. Stay turned to this HotSheet in […]

A BIT OF RAILROAD TRIVA!

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN AND WHERE THE FIRST TRAIN WAS EVER FILMED? The Arrival of the Mail Train, (“The Train Pulling into a Station”) … is a French, short, black ad white silent documentary, filmed, directed and produced by Auguste and Louis Lumiere. The Lumière Brothers were the first to develop the “short film” and […]

Athearn has announced a special run for the Union Pacific!

What a great way to celebrate the 4th of July – WEEKEND – with a visit to your favorite Model Train Store we call …”THE STOP” Athearn has announced a special run for the Union Pacific #4014, excursion “Big-Boy”. In all her glory doing the “Great Race to Promontory” , the locomotive preformed as she […]