Custom Model Trains

We are dedicating our perspective towards custom made railroad trains and transportation moreso. We do specialize strictly  modern freight as well as most commuter lines. We stock most offerend by the best. Now is a good time to upgrade your rolling stock and locomotives with fresh gear. Premium brands make a prototypical locomotive just that.... Prototypical. We stock a broad spectrum of railroad equipment for you choice in both DCC ready or DCC equipped.

 

Locomotives

Athearn

These are non-sound DCC ready engines. Sound units are available as a special order unless listed here.

• RTR P40/42 Amtrak NE corridor / Intercity $99.99
• RTR F59PHi  in AmtrakWest / Amtrak California / Metrolink $79.95
• RTR CF7 assorted roads $59.95-69.95
• RTR SD45-2 assorted roads $99.95
• RTR SD60's Assorted roads $69.95 and up.
• RTR SD70's DCC ready Assorted roads $99.95
• RTR C44-9W DCC ready Assorted roads $99.95 

Bachmann

• Acela HHP-8 DCC Ready $99.95
• Acela A and B units DCC Ready $154.95
• Dash 8-40C DCC Ready $79.95
• E60CP Amtrak Ph 2 DCC ready $89.95
• E33 electric DCC ready $89.95
• Baldwin RF-16 $79.95

Broadway Limited

All Broadway Limited BlueLine units offered are equipped with Sound in DC operation. DCC ready....

• AC6000CW BlueLine DC/DCC ready operation with Sound. $189.95 
• SD40-2 Blueline DC/DCC ready operation with sound from $169.95
• RSD15s Blueline from $179.95
• SD7/SD9 Blueline from $179.95

Life Like Proto series 1000 and 2000 

• RDC 2 assorted roads $39.95
• RDC3 assorted roads $39.95
• GP38-2 assorted $74.99
• FA1 A or B $49.95
• F40PH Shoprite holiday collectible 2002 locomotive. Yellow and black NNB. $19.95

 

Rolling Stock

Bachmann

• Acela Regional Budd Amfleet Cafe cars "Keystone Paint" $29.95
• Acela Regional Budd Amfleet Coach cars "Keystone Paint" $29.95
• Acela Class cars $39.95
• Amtrak Phase IV Amfleet commuter and cafe coaches $31.95
• Amtrak Phase IV-B  Amfleet coach and cafe cars $31.95
• Multi level commuter cars $31.95

Concor

• Amtrak  Surperliner 1 in PH IV paint . NOS talgo trucks limited supply left sale!! $17.99

Ertl

• 40' Wood Deck flat car NOS. $6.00

LifeLike Proto 2000 kits

• Flatcar with load $20.99
• 52' Mill Gondola $9.99
• Covered Hopper $11.99

1000 series

• Newprint box cars $10.99
• 50 ton Gondola $10.99
• 3 Bay open hopper $10.99

Walthers

• Walthers Difco side dump car CSX #913342 MOW orange NIB $9.95

 

 

We are bringing back offerings of custom USED/Demo locomotives, rolling stock, and automobles, aswell as Custom built and painted buildings. All rolling stock come offered with Empire RR upgrades unless noted. Knuckle couplers, metal axle wheel sets, and lightly weathered. Some may be extra weighted and may have metal wheel sets. Most of the offerings listed below are from our personal roster that we are thinning out. Some also are hand picked from Estate buyouts.

 

1:87 HO Scale locomotives:

All locomotives come with some custom upgraded parts done either knuckle couplers, MU hoses, horns, and/or wheels aswell as paint and railing details. Any/all upgrades are independently listed below.

 

• Athearn BB U30C powered in Union Pacific scheme. Lightly detailed with Details West Antenna and Rotating Beacon. Lightly weathered and painted. $29.95
• Athearn BB SD45 Old BlueBox dummys. Custom painted and decaled for Norfolk Western "NW" scheme.  Weathered and customized parts. $25.95 each 
• Bachmann GP40. Blue Box Series 2. NON DCC Conrail blue with custom decals applied. Sunrise Hobbies speed recorder, Details Associates cab antenna and weathering done $19.95 (1 available)
• Bachmann Spectrum Dash 8-40CW. 1st run. Never run on track and were display units Dusty but very clean. Santa Fe Red/Silver Warbonnet $34.99 each  
• Rivarossi E9A powered and dummy set. Old run in  Florida East Coast Red with Mustard bands. Lighted with Kadee couplers. $59.95 for the pair

 

1:87 HO Scale rolling stock offerings:

• Westcott and Winks 40' Ice Bunker refrigerator cars. Custom painted and decaled. McHenry couplers and upgraded Athearn wheel setsSet of 4 $50.00
• Bachmann 40' Union Pacific Gondolas. Heavy weight and Mc Henry couplers and light weathering.  $5.95 sale
• Bachmann Burlington Northern Steel Wide coupula caboose with yellow safty faces and Mc Henry couplers  $7.95 sale
• Life Like 40' ATSF Dark red/Black roof steel boxcar. Opening doors with custom grimy wheels and trucks  w/ Mc Henry couplers and Athearn wheels $6.50
• Life Like 40' Cottonelle boxcar. Dark Blue all steel boxcar. Operable doors and weathered trucks and Athearn wheels. Mc Henry couplers $7.50 sale $6.99
• MDC 40' ATSF red boxcar with opening doors and metal chassis. Custom grimy wheels and trucks with Mc Henry couplers  $7.50 sale

Passenger Cars:

• Walthers Am Cafe cars Phase 1 and Phase 2 . missing grab rails and have light scratches.  $10.00 each 2 left!
• Model Power 1930's Streamlined Passenger coaches w/ Mc Henry couplers. Good condition and I've used these on my own layout. Pennsylvania road $10.00 each.

 

We have more used rolling stock so feel free to email us for a listing. 

 

 

CUSTOM WORK OFFERINGS:

All custom models are constructed from scratch unless otherwise noted We strive to use the best materials in brass, aluminum, injection molded plastic, and resins. Modulars are made from quality kits offered and painstakingly assembled, painted, and detailed to prototypical specs. 

 Current working: Modulars: 

•  Amtrak Ex F40PH NPCU. The famed "Cabbage". Extensively modified F40PH shells custom painted and decaled. Can be made as a unpowered or powered. the authentic "Cabbage" has no prime movers. Vermonter scheme and Phase 4 NE corridor scheme currently produced. Limited spaces filling fast

NEW MODELS!!

•  ALP46. injection molded plastic 1 piece shell with BlackMagik drive train and full details. RTR featuring flywheel motor, correct driveline and heavy weighted.  Coming Winter of 2009 
  • We will offer a drop on replacement shell for Marklin available as and RTR painted and detailed version only...
•  PL42AC. injection molded plastic with brass details. 1 piece plastic shell with custom frame weighted aluminum frame in RTR featuring the BlackMagik drive line . Coming Fall of 09'
•  Comet V Cabs and Trailers moulded 1 peice injection molded plastic shell and aluminum chassis will be out early 2010.
• Genset low emmisions locomotive. RTR 1 peice plastic shell and cast metal chassis.
• F40PH2 longbody with CAT generators...

Update:

 

We will hold off on all 2nd runs due to new  injection molded plastic shells being produced and tested. All new heavy weighted machined aluminum chassis will accompany all new RTR models. 

High Line options are available for more performance and higher quality sound.

QSI, CAI, A Line

We are finalizing our detail moulded cast add on parts for our offered 1 piece shells that will be utilized on our RTR locomotives. Newly tuned DCC hifi drives are ready for delivery.  Stay tuned for spy photos....

BlackMagik powered drive trains are included in our coveted builds & will be available soon seperately for all your project needs.

 

 

Inquire for a price quote

Custom Painting done on premesis. We also will be specializing in 1:87 and 1:72 scale trucks and construction equipment. Inquire within.

Please visit: http://islandmodelworks.com for high quality resin commuter kits.

 

 

Announcement: We now offer consignments services. Contact us for more details..