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From Jay's Desk A look behind the scenes over the past month Reflections from the 2026 NMRA National Show In Chattanooga New Jersey Edison Show 2026 Fall Catalog Is Live New Locomotive Announcements New Passenger Car/Rolling Stock Announcements Projects Closing Soon Union Pacific Heritage Fleet America250 Big Boy Excursion Train – Series I O Scale Plastic Heavyweights O Scale EMD GP30's O Scale EMD FL9's HO Scale N&W Mollies HO Scale AC-9's Production Updates O Scale EMD F7's N&W M Class...

As I sit down to write this month's newsletter, it's hard to believe how much has happened in just the past few weeks. What started as another busy spring quickly turned into one of the most exciting periods in our company's history. Between announcing our partnership with the Virginia Museum of Transportation, unveiling the America 250th commemorative Norfolk & Western 611 project, finalizing production on several long-awaited passenger car programs, and preparing multiple locomotive...

This past month took us all over the map. From the Rocky Mountain Train Show, where we had the chance to catch up with many of you in person, to a productive trip overseas in China visiting our factory partners and checking in on multiple active projects firsthand, it’s been a busy but exciting few weeks. One of the biggest highlights of the China trip was getting to see several long awaited projects in person as they move through the final stages of production. There’s something special...