What is a Railking?
Rail King is an industry leader in railcar mover manufacturing, building side-mount and full-width cab railcar movers with both road wheels and rail wheels to offer you the most options. Each Rail King mover is efficient and reliable, and considered the best value in the industry.
How much does a rail King weigh?
Details
| Model | RK330 G4 | RK330 G5 |
|---|---|---|
| Weight (lbs.) | 51,500 | 52,500 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs., single coupled) | 33,000 | 33,825 |
| Cab Style | Full Width | Full Width |
| Engine (Cummins QSB) | Tier 3 – 204 hp | Tier 4f – 195 hp |
Are RailKing trains good?
RailKing trains are M.T.H.’s best-selling line. These smaller models run on O gauge track. Because they are shorter, they negotiate tighter curves – a real advantage for model train enthusiasts with small layouts. RailKing items are identified with item numbers that begin with “30”.
Are RailKing Trains good?
Is M.T.H. still going out of business?
Electric Trains owner announces retirement; 40-year-old company to close in May 2021. After four decades in business, M.T.H. Electric Trains is closing. President Mike Wolf announced Monday that he is retiring, shuttering the business in May 2021 but leaving the door open to prospective buyers to form a new company.
Is RailKing a scale?
RailKing Scale diesel locomotives are full scale proporitoned models featuring a higher level of detail than that found on regular RailKing models. Because of their scale proportions, RailKing Scale models require a minimum of O-31 curves in order to operate.
What is the difference between O and o27?
O and O-27 use the same width straight track so O-27 trains can run on O Gauge track and in some cases O Gauge trains can run on O-27 track. The primary difference between the track from an appearance standpoint is the height of O Gauge track compared to that of O-27.
What is the difference between O gauge and OO gauge?
The size of O is larger than OO/HO layouts, and thus is a factor in making the decision to build an O gauge layout. Collecting vintage O gauge trains is also popular and there is a market for both reproduction and vintage models.
Is anyone buying MTH trains?
Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. has purchased the O scale tooling from the soon-to-be-defunct M.T.H. Electric Trains. The news came just weeks after it was announced that ScaleTrains.com would be acquiring the company’s HO and S scale tooling.
