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20th Century Hobbies, Inc.

Serving the model railroad community since 1977

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Warning:  The United States Postal Service has raised the Priority Mail rates by a large percentage and the rates shown on our billing system may not be as much as the new rates.  We will be updating the rates in the next few weeks.

Instructions on how to use this web site:

To see the latest released and announced products, review the lower half of this page and then go to the first item in the left column and click on "What's New!!".   To look for items you are interested in, the best way is by using the Search feature.   Select the scale, then the category within the scale, ie., railroad name, locos, passenger, freight, details/decals/track/structures...  Click on the underlined portion of the reference and it will take you to the selected items.  Use your back button or click on search again to return or travel anywhere on the web site.  The first page after this one you see on the site is the What's New!!! page.  We now have only one page of  "What's New!!" These products will be on this page for 3 months from their announced data and then drop off, but still will exist in our regular inventory.  These pages will bring you a listing of new things in stock and product announcements by manufacturers. Many items are "announced products" and not yet in stock or released by the manufacturers.  The delivery of these items varies from three to nine months, however it is prudent to order them immediately as the ordering times for new items is usually less than a month.  When ordering items and you have made your selection and filled in the quantity, click on our logo and it will bring you back to the data base to find more products.  We hope you find those things you want and please feel free to contact us at eltrainmaster@copper.net  about any problems you may have encountered.  Thank you.

Everyone is having a few problems with supplies.  Apparently a large manufacturer in China just gave up making models for a multitude of American companies and some of the smaller Chinese manufacturers have gone bankrupt.  Models for Atlas, InterMountain, LifeLike, Walthers and a host of other American companies have been stopped and /or delayed with no expectation date available. Except for companies who have their models made in the USA there is a lack of new products.  Don't hold your breathe for a lot of announced products.  It may take a long time, if ever, to get them.
 

We will have errors on this site such as descriptions and prices and we will fix them as we continue to update the data in the database.  We have loaded about 15,000 pictures of the products and only have another 500 to go.  Thanks for your patience during this time.
 

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In Stock Now!!!!

Bob Pennisi's "Erie Railroad.....New Jersey Memories"  Softcover color front and back featuring the photos of John H. Riley, Dick Young and W. R. Wright includes all New Jersey areas of the Erie Railroad. 48 pages of  black & white photos of steam and diesel.  MSRP $19.95  our price $17.50 plus postage.  Item # RAE-30.
 

The following new books are in stock now!

RRP-10  Bethlehem Steel Railroading from The Railroad Press

TRP-28  From the Railroad Press - Pennsylvania Lines West - Volume 2 Pittsburgh and Northeast Ohio 1960-1999 by Steve Hipes & David P. Oroszi

New books in stock by Morning Sun of interest to local
(NJ, NY & PA) fans:

MSB-1465 ConRail In Color (1990's)
MSB-1469  Erie Lackawanna In Color Vol. 8
MSB-1466 New York Central Trackside Big Apple to Buffalo
MSB-1471 Steel Mill Railroads in Color, Vol. 4
This is the 4th book of the series.  Volume 1 was sold out in three months.
MSB-1409  Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color
Volume #13 by Robert J. Yanosey
MSB-1410  Trackside around Binghamton, (NY) In Color has pictures of the Erie Lackawanna, Delaware & Hudson and Lehigh Valley
MSB-1411 Cleveland Trolleys In Color
MSB-1412 New Haven Facilities Vol. 1-Boston Divison
 

All Morning Sun Books are $54.95 including USPS Priority Mail Shipping.  MSRP's are $59.95 and $7.00 postage from the publisher.
Make your reservation now with us for Morning Sun Books and save $9.95 (over 15%) from the publishers advance reservation price.
 

Notice:  BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS!
We have added a dozen new book publishers and over two hundred new books as well as updating the availabilty of Kalmbach,  TLC Publishing, Railroad Avenue Enterprises and, of course, the full line of Morning Sun Books.

LIONEL
Harry Potter - Hogwarts Express
O Scale at a big discount price !!  Limited Stock

Accurail- In Stock Now!
HO Pennsylvania 55 Ton USRA Open Hoppers set of three (3) with older graphics
HO Eastern Fallen Flag set of six (6) Covered Hoppers-one each of Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, Erie Lackawanna, Louisville & Nashville, Conrail, Reading
HO 40' Wood Reefers (Set of 3) Erie, New York Central &
Nickel Plate Road
HO 40' Wood Refrigerator Car United RefrigeratorTransit Co. Erie URT #27054 built 1925
HO 55 Ton Open Hopper cars - Erie, NKP & NYS&W
HO 41' Gondolas 3 packs DL&W, NKP, B&M, CNJ, NH, & MEC
HO 41' Gondola singles D&H, NYC, PRR & B&M
HO Twin Open Hoppers in a 6 pack in Reading
HO 40' New York Central Pacemaker Box Cars

Athearn - IN STOCK NOW!
70 Ton open hopper - Reading
PS-2 Covered Hopper-Pennsy
New Haven ALCo RS-3
C&O, NYC, PRR  40' Gondolas
85' TTX Flat Cars with 2 40' trailers 4 different numbers
60' TTX Flat Cars with 2 stake/box trucks 6 different numbers
40' Exterior Post Trailers, Penn Central & Reading with 85' flat cars
 

ATLAS in stock now!!
Trainmasters with and without DCC and Sound in some of our favorite railroads-Erie Lackawanna, Lackawanna, Central of New Jersey and Reading ( this is a new run)
Atlas Trainman Cupola Cabooses-Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Lehigh & Hudson River, New Jersey Transit, Susquehanna and New York Central,  Undecorated
2 Bay open hopper- Lackwanna, Delaware & Hudson
EMD GP38 Lehigh Valley with and without sound/DCC
ALCo HH-600 in Central of New Jersey
ALCo C424's Erie Lackawanna wthout sound or DCC 3 different numbers
GP39-2 Delaware & Hudson #7610 & 7618 Lightning Stripe scheme
ALCo RS36 Delaware & Hudson
ALCo RS-3 Lehigh & Hudson River two numbers
HO NE-6 Cupola Caboose Raritan River #9
ALCo C420 Phase 2a & 2b diesel locomotives in Delaware & Hudson
(1 number left) without & (1 number left) with Sound & DCC
Trainman Train Set Delaware & Hudson with RS36 #5018 three cars and a caboose
HO ALCo C420 Phase 2B low nose Silver Series
Lehigh & Hudson River (#29) w/o Sound or DCC
 

Also ALCo S-1's in Reading & ALCo S-2's Lehigh Valley
two different numbers of each.  Boston & Maine ALCo S-4 yard switchers 3 different numbers
HO Ford F-150 Extended Cab Truck Undecorated
Fairbanks Morse Trainmasters are in stock
Central of New Jersey & Reading 2 numbers with &
without sound & DCC
Lackawanna 4 road numbers and one with no # without sound & DCC
Lackawanna 1 road number with sound & DCC left.
HO ALCo HH660 yard switcher in Erie
HO ALCo HH660 yard switcher Central of New Jersey & Lackawanna
two different numbers each

Atlas Announced:
Lehigh Valley, Delaware Lackawanna, Delaware & Hudson, Long Island & Nickel Plate Road-ALCo C420's
Erie Lackawanna box car due in February 2012 (delayed)
 

Bachmann in stock now:
Crane & Tender Reading green & yellow
Baldwin Sharks RF-16's both A & B units -  PRR  & NYC
Baldwin Sharks RF-16's A unit only D&H 2 different numbers
All Sharks are DCC equipped
Erie 2-10-0 with sound & DCC
 
 

Bowser in stock now!
ALCo C430's announced: Reading (2 numbers, with or without sound & DCC)
ALCo C628's Lehigh Valley Cornell Red and Snowbirds with & without sound 3 numbers
ALCo C630 Reading Bee Line Hi-Adhesion Trucks with and without sound 3 numbers
Lehigh Valley DRS4-4-1500 with and without sound
Lehigh Valley AS-16 with and without sound
Reading V-1000 with & without sound 2 numbers
Lehigh Valley ALCo C628 sound or without sound
Delaware & Hudson ALCo C-628 sound & no sound
HO 70 ton covered 2 bay hopper kits 3 numbers of each
  Lehigh & New England and Lehigh Valley
HO 100 Ton Open Hopper Lake Erie & Franklin, Reading,
Delaware & Hudson and Erie Lackawanna

COMING SOON!
 Morristown & Erie #16 & #17 ALCo C430's
&, Susquehanna (5 numbers, sound & DCC or not),

Broadway Limited Imports:
Erie Pacific's 4-6-2 are IN STOCK 2 different numbers with sound and also a Reading Pacific 4-6-2 steam locomotive with sound & DCC
Other than that, nothing new to report.  Many cancellations of "announced"
models has been made.

InterMountain Railway Company
All models have Kadee couplers and metal wheelsets
40' Gray Box Cars of the Erie Lackawanna (6 numbers)
40' Double Door Boxcar-Lehigh Valley
40' Box Cars Jersey Central (4 numbers)
53' Bulkhead Flat Cars - Erie Lackawanna #7000 series (2 numbers)
50' Box Cars - Erie Lackawanna 6 different numbers and
Canadian National 6 different numbers (seen on many EL freights)
Erie Streamline Baggage Cars both Pullman Green with yellow lettering and Green, Graygreen & yellow lettering
Erie Lackawanna Gray, Maroon & Yellow Streamlined Baggage Cars

Due Soon:
F7A & B's in Reading & F3A & B's Erie Lackawanna with and without DCC &/or Sound
Central of New Jersey Baggage Cars
Erie and Erie Lackawanna 6-6-4 Sleepers in the American Series

We have a good relationship with InterMountain.  If you need anything from them, let us know by email to eltrainmaster@copper.net even if we don't have it listed, we can try to get it for you.

Kadee In Stock:
 HO Erie Lackawanna #63554 50' Boxcar, 9' door Built 1965
HO RTR 40' boxcar Central of New Jersey #23500 with a 8' Youngstown Door, Built 1957
HO Erie Box Car 7' door & wide bolster tabs built 1954, 7' Youngstown door, #86734 equipped with #2100 scale couplers
HO Erie Box Car 7' door & wide bolster tabs built 1954, 7' Youngstown door, no #'s equipped with #2100 scale couplers
included with decals to put on your own number.
HO 50' Box Car SOO Line #177540 50' Boxcar, 9' Youngstown Door Built 1961
HO Box Cars & Covered Hopper cars in Delaware & Hudson
Open hopper cars in Reading,  New York Central & Covered hoppers in Pennsy
Washers, three different sizes for raising coupler height
Conversion bolsters for IHC, AHM and Riverossi passenger cars
Kadee #5 couplers in bulk packs of 20 or 10 pair
 

LifeLike In Stock:
LifeLike Heritage Series Erie 2-10-2 #4214 Stealth Series,
(no sound or DCC)
EMD GP38-2's in Boston & Maine and Delaware & Hudson

Rapido In Stock:
Erie Buffet Parlor cars #2997 & #2998
Erie 6-6-4 Sleepers American Liberty, American Unity, American Life & American Way in the Erie Limited scheme green, graygreen & yellow
Delaware & Hudson Wide Vision Cabooses 6 different numbers
Steamline Baggage Express Cars - 2  (moveable) doors:
Erie Limited scheme 6 numbers 200 series
Erie Lackawanna Phoebe Snow scheme 6 numbers 200 series
Delaware & Hudson Baggage Express cars 2 different numbers
We have reduced the price on some of the above items based on a new price from the manufacturer.
Lackawanna Phoebe Snow baggage cars scheme 3 numbers 2000 series

N Scale Erie Lackawanna, Erie  and Lackawanna passenger
coaches from Rapido
 

 Stewart/Bowser
Just Announced:
EMC FTA/B DL&W (Lackawanna) passenger scheme #651 & #654 Ready to Run and Fully Detailed, MU Hoses, Air Hoses, Brass Windshield Wipers, operating headlight with DCC & sound or without DCC or Sound

Stewart In Stock:
Delaware & Hudson C628 Two Tone Gray & Blue, Gray & Yellow
Lehigh Valley C628  4 numbers each available

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