- Rivarossi, Italian manufacturer and now part of the Hornby Hobbies family of brands, has produced some of the most iconic locomotives in steam, diesel and electric over the last 50 years.
- Boxcars carry a wide range of crated or palletized freight all around the country, protected from the elements for all types of products and goods as they make the long haul to their destination. Switching from the originally short-lived boxcars made of wood, which degraded and became a fire hazard over time, these 50 foot boxcars are fashioned after the second/third generation of boxcars made from steel frames modeled after those produced by ACF, American Car and Foundry Company.
- These boxcars ran regularly from 1955-1975 and could be seen being pulled by 1st and 2nd generation diesel locomotives or late steam. These highly detailed and authentically liveried box cars are made using high quality construction materials and come equipped with knuckle couplers and metal road wheels, featuring sliding doors.
- Hornby Hobbies offers everything for your model railway needs; from train sets, locomotives and a wide variety of rolling stock such as coaches, wagons, freight, track and so much more! Ranging from classic to modern, there is a something for everyone!
- Building your model railway layout has never been easier! Hornby offers brands such as Skaledale and Skale Scenics that bring your layout to life! From buildings, monuments, trees; adding realism to any layout or diorama.
Milwaukee Road had a strained history with humble ambitions, to stretching out all the way from Louisville, Kentucky to the Puget Sound, and for a short period of time yielding the longest end-to-end railroad in the United States. Starting in 1850, their first 5 miles of track was laid between Milwaukee to Wauwatuosa and expanded to the Mississippi River by 1857. In an attempt to keep up with the competition of other large railroads expanding west, they commenced on reaching over the mountain ranges into the Pacific Northwest. Completed in 1909, it only took three years to complete the 2300 miles, but cost and exorbitant amount of money that Milwaukee Road was never able to fully recover from as they filed several bankruptcies over the next couple decades and eventually dissolved by 1977. During the days of steam, the high mountains of Montana played a roll in reaching freezing temperatures that made difficult passage, but soon diesels were able to conqure the feat and could regularly be seen pulling Milwaukee Road box cars. These boxcars ran regularly from 1955-1975 and could be seen being pulled by 1st and 2nd generation diesel locomotives or late steam. These highly detailed and authentically liveried box cars are made using high quality construction materials and come equipped with knuckle couplers and metal road wheels, featuring sliding doors.
