Mike Wolf is here today to demonstrate the DCS WiFi App for smart phones and tablets from 10 til 4.
Saturday, December 12th Mike Wolf from MTH will be here to demonstrate the DCS WiFi App and discuss future offerings from MTH between 10am and 4pm. If you wish to have your TIU updated with the latest DCS Software (v 5.0), bring along your TIU and the upgrade will be performed for free with the purchase of the WiFi module.
You must have DCS version 5.0 in your TIU if you wish to control your DCS layout with the DCS App. It is recommended you bring in your handheld also for upgrade.
Our MTH DCS WiFi Module is here and available for demo. Brian will be happy to demo the WiFi for use with smart phones and tablets that support Apple or Android technology. WiFi modules for purchase should be available mid to late December.
Our highly anticipated 6th Annual Open House was held Saturday August 22nd. Doors opened at 11 AM and it ended at 4 PM. There were sales and specials on everything in the store. As always the hot dogs and hamburgers from Big Dog’s were a big favorite and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the exceptional weather. We saw many familiar faces and made new friends. We have decided to continue our sales until the end of August for those who were unable to attend.
A HUGE thank you to all who attended and those who helped make this a very memorable day! We couldn’t have done it without you. A truly successful business cannot sustain itself without a loyal customer base and we value ours.
For photos of past Open Houses check out our Facebook.
Today we share with you Adam’s latest video production from his own YouTube Channel. For the weekend of July 3-5th he was in Roanoke, VA riding behind the newly restored Norfolk & Western Class J Northern #611. There were two different trips you could take and Adam rode both the eastbound Powhatan Arrow from Roanoke to Lynchburg and the westbound Pelican from Roanoke to Radford . On the days he did not ride it he visited the O. Winston Link Museum located inside of the former N&W Roanoke Station and the Virginia Museum of Transportation home of the J, the A and for the next 5 years the last Y6a. Besides the museums, Roanoke is a true railroad town as it is home to the former N&W office building and Hotel Roanoke along with the Shaffers Crossing Engine Terminal and Roanoke Shops which are still used by Norfolk Southern today.
For more information on the 611, Roanoke, along with local railroad sites and locomotives check out these websites below! The 611 may be done for the summer but 765 is getting ready to go!
As many of you know Weaver Models will be closing its doors at the end of June. We at Stockyard Express LLC are deeply saddened to hear that Weaver Models is shutting down. Over the years we have enjoyed a long and successful business venture and friendship with all those at Weaver. We wish them all the very best of luck in their future endeavors!
The following is the official announcement from Weaver Models –
Weaver Models is announcing the closing of its manufacturing business at the end of June after 50 years. Proud to have been manufacturing in the USA.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our dealers, customers, and the many great friends I’ve made throughout the years for making our business a success.
I would also like to thank our dedicated employees, some of whom have been with me for more than 20 years, also for making our business a success.
I have been affiliated with Weaver Models since 1970, when it was better known as Quality Craft Models. I acquired Weaver Models in 1994.
We will be having a sale at our place of business, selling various items including memorabilia on a cash and carry basis starting June 29th.
Now in stock at Stockyard Express it is the 30-1650-1 Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 Imperial Cab Forward Specialty Freight Set. The set includes locomotive number 4293, four boxcars, and a bay window caboose. If you are looking to expand your roster with an impressive looking articulated that can go around an O-31 diameter curve with ease, look no further than the SP Cab Forward!
Cab Forwards were introduced on the Southern Pacific as early as 1910. The route over the Sierra Nevada involved 39 tunnels, 40 miles of snow sheds and 2.5% grades on either end. Crews would suffer near suffocation while traversing this route. With the perfected diesel locomotive decades away the only solution was to build a steam locomotive backwards. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works these engines were built back to front and burned oil in their fireboxes. 4293 is of the AC-12 class which was the 17th and final version of the cab forward built for the Southern Pacific. Engine 4294 is only cab forward to survive into preservation and is housed at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.
Sale Price $799.95/$729.99
Locomotive Features
Die-Cast Boiler and Tender Body
Die-Cast Metal Chassis
Authentic Paint Scheme
Metal Wheels and Axles
Constant Voltage Headlight
Die-Cast Truck Sides
(2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors
Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Increments
Remote Controlled Proto-Coupler
Engineer and Fireman Figures
Metal Handrails and Decorative Bell
Decorative Metal Whistle
Glowing Marker Lights
Synchronized Puffing Proto-Smoke System
Operating Tender Back-up Light
Real Coal Load
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
Our friends at the Lake Shore Railway Association are pleased to announce their first beer tasting train,“Hops on Board.” Please join them Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th at 7:00 pm to enjoy four different beers from The Brew Kettle. Beer choices include: Summer Rays, their take on a Belgian style unfiltered wheat ale brewed with raw wheat and flaked oats and spiced with coriander and orange & lemon peel. All For One, a hop forward IPA without the bite! Big fruity citrus flavor and aroma with the addition of the spicy character of rye malt. White Rajah, a white coast style IPA full of tropical fruit flavor and assertive bitterness featuring Citra hops. Four C’s, Cascade Centennial, Columbus and Chinook hops create abundant aromas, flavors that give this beer its name. Also included is a small appetizer tray from Fligner’s Market to round out the flavors.
Tickets are $30 per person and only adults over the age of 21 can board the train. You can take a relaxing ride in either the air conditioned coach or the open air car. The train will be departing from the Lorain & West Virginia Railway Station at 46789 Route 18, Wellington, Ohio 44090. Please visit our website, www.LSRA.org, for more details and to purchase tickets.
New steam locomotives are in the building! We have the MTH Premier Line Union Pacific FEF Northerns in sets or individually, the Chessie System Steam Special Set behind former Reading T1 #2101, and of course we have a couple of New York Central Niagara Express Reefer Sets still available. If you are looking to build up your roster of Premier locomotives and cars the best way to do it is with a Premier Set.
All locomotives are equipped with Proto-Sound 3.0 along with the many other top of the line features found in the MTH Premier Line. Sale prices are shown in RED.
Lets start with the Union Pacific FEFs. Built by ALCO for passenger and fast freight service between 1937-44 the FEFs could and did all. Number 844 has the distinction of being the only steam locomotive in North America to never be retired from active service. We have three versions of these fine locomotives for sale and be sure to check our inventory for our extensive selection of other Union Pacific passenger cars and rolling stock.
20-3534-1 Union Pacific FEF 4-8-4 Northern #839 $1199.95/$1099.95
20-3534-1 Union Pacific FEF #839
20-3536-1 Union Pacific FEF #843 FEF Northern Express Reefer Set $1,349.95 /$1,249.95
20-3536-1 Union Pacific FEF #843
20-3535-1 Union Pacific FEF #844 FEF Northern Passenger Set $1,349.95 /$1,249.95
20-3535-1 Union Pacific FEF #844
Next up we have the Chessie Steam Special hauled by former Reading Railroad T1 Northern #2101. This locomotive is now housed at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum painted in the American Freedom Train colors. Sister locomotive number 2100 has recently been moved from Washington state to the Midwest Railway Preservation Society roundhouse in Cleveland, Ohio for restoration. Learn more about it at this link http://www.fireup2100.org/
20-3548-1 Chessie System #2101 4-8-4 T-1 Steam Passenger Set $1,349.95 /$1,249.95
20-3548-1 Chessie System #2101
Last, but certainly not least, we have the New York Central Niagaras available with MDT reefers or with streamlined passenger cars.
20-3542-1 New York Central 4-8-4 Niagara Express Reefer Set $1,349.95 /$1,249.95
20-3541-1 New York Central 4-8-4 Niagara Passenger Set $1,349.95 /$1,249.95
Instead of photos we have video of the NYC Niagara in action on the Stockyard Express Central Railroad!
