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  1. Dan Vincent

    Atlas VS Kato

    Years ago Kato made the Con Cor PA-1 which was state of the art at the time. Atlas sold locos made by several European countries with their Rivarossi Mikado and Pacific being the pride of their fleet. The early 4-wheel drive Atlas diesels were ok for short trains. Kato then made the...
  2. Dan Vincent

    Who or What Got You Started?

    I first saw an HO train layout in the local hardware store (Smith & Streebles) in Monroe, NY around 1955. I was on a trip to pick up some model airplane supplies when I saw the beautiful little tank engine pulling scale boxcars over an orange girder bridge. The two rail track and realistic...