What’s Happening In Model Railroading - July 2025 - Tony Cook & Alex Hoffner
Ever loved a product so much that you just wanted to buy the company? Meet Alex Hoffner, the new owner of ABR Model Works. Alex comes by the ATLP studio to tell us how subscribing to the newsletter was the start of a grand adventure that landed him ownership of this Australian founded company and how he's brought it to the United States to produce craftsman kits and 3D printed details. Later, Tony and Ray discuss news coming out of the Spring Creek 25th and the National Train Show from Walthers, ScaleTrains, Rapido, Lionel, Broadway Limited, Garberly Publishing, and White River Productions.
Learn more about ABR Model Works on their website:
https://abrmodelworks.com/
Broadway Limited Imports HO Heavyweight Passenger Cars – Just Announced:
https://broadway-limited.com/pages/ho-rolling-stock-passenger-cars
Garbely Publishing Book Burlington Northern “Cascade Green to the Pacific” – Just Announced:
https://www.ronsbooks.com/CASCADE-GREEN-TO-THE-PACIFIC-ALONG-THE-BURLINGTON-NORTHERN-RAILROAD-1971-1995_p_39894.html
Lionel O and HO new product catalogs – Available Now:
https://www.lionel.com/catalogs
Rapido Trains HO Fairbanks-Morse H16-44s – Arriving Now:
https://rapidotrains.com/ho-scale/diesel-locomotives/h16-44-46.html
Rapido Trains HO Halliburton Pneumatic Railcar – Just Announced:
https://rapidotrains.com/ho-scale/freight-car/halliburton-pneumatic-railcar.html
ScaleTrains HO – Rivet Counter Thrall 48’ 2-hood coil cars Arriving Now:
https://www.scaletrains.com/ho-scale/ho-scale-freight-cars/rivet-counter-ho-scale-thrall-48-2-hood-coil-steel-car.html
Walthers Trading Cards “Titans of Steel” – Just Announced:
https://www.walthers.com/titansofsteel
White River Productions Book - HO Collector Annual 2025 – Arriving Now:
https://shop.whiteriverproductions.com/collections/annuals
Thank you to our episode sponsor, Spring Creek Model Trains:
https://www.springcreekmodeltrains.com/
Thank you to our episods sponsor, HomeShops Freelance Forum:
https://homeshops.net/
Thank you to our episode sponsor, ScaleSigns.com:
https://scalesigns.com/
Episode Released July 24, 2025
