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My Amtrak Train Models HO & N scale can be seen on this page eventually. However, I just saw the following video for the first time on Bachmann’s YouTube page on December 27th, 2024. So, I wanted to share it with my visitors. The video shows the First Look at Bachmann’s HO Amtrak Acela II locomotives. The passenger cars have been out for a while now, and I have been interested in seeing what the new Bachmann Acela II locomotives and sets will look like.

Bachmann HO Amtrak® Acela® II Production Model - First Look

Wow! Doesn’t that look great? It’s going to be even cooler seeing it run around a track when that time comes.

Some of you may know that I like to combine 2 of my hobbies: trains and travel. For New Years a couple of years ago (2021), I considered taking a train from the Charlotte, NC area to around Baltimore where it looked as if I could pick-up a ride on the new Acela II train cars. But every time I tried to book the tickets, I had trouble telling for certain if the train I was going to be riding on would be an Acela II train set, plus I also had trouble settling on WHERE in New York I was going to go to watch the Ball drop on New Year’s Eve. In the end, I didn’t book anything nor did I go. A regular Acela train may have been running at that time, but I think they were running further North near Massachusetts. I couldn’t confirm that they were running from Baltimore. Thus far, I have not been aboard an Acela train (to my knowledge).

I have 2 Bachmann Acela Train Sets in my Amtrak Train Models HO collection, plus 2 additional cars acquired in 2024, that I haven’t even removed from their shipping box or tested yet. Hopefully, I will get a chance in 2025 to run all of the Acela trains that I have. I ran the 2 sets combined this past summer at the North Carolina Transportation Museum on the Metrolina Model Railroaders club’s French, Broad & Catawba layout. A couple of those videos will be posted here eventually, along with other videos of HO & N scale Amtrak train running on my own layouts.

I also have a good many N scale Amtrak passenger cars and locomotives. Some of the cars are lighted. I hope you enjoy them when you see them.

My first personal video that I am posting you have already seen on my ShowMyHobby YouTube channel or on another post related to my CB&Q trains. Both are in the following video.

Amtrak GE P42 pulls 12 Superliner passenger cars while CBQ pulls 5 on HJR Lonsway Pike April 15 2018 — N scale Amtrak GE P42 #46 pulls 12 Superliner passenger cars while a CBQ passenger train runs a 6-piece consist on April 5, 2018

In the next video, only the HO scale Walthers DC only locomotive belongs to me. I was testing some roadrailers that were on consignment. Those have been purchased by a fellow club member who has a very impressive roadrailer collection.

HO Bowser NS Amtrak 53ft Platewall Roadrailer 4-pcs set pulled by Amtrak — My Walthers HO scale F40PH #404 Diesel pulling 4 Amtrak 53′ Platewall roadrailers in 2018.

If you would like a full listing of the Amtrak rolling stock that I have, let me know in a comment on this page. Please only let me know if you want to see the list of Amtrak Rolling stock when you comment. None of the comments you post will be shown to the public and I will only live the ability for you to comment up as long as people do not abuse it by sending me spam, offers about things I am never going to be interested, or other junk. If I start receiving too much crap unrelated to the list of my Amtrak Rolling Stock List, I will remove the ability to comment on this page as I have done on practically everywhere else.

Right now, Bachmann hasn’t announced when they plan to release the new HO scale Amtrak Acela II locomotives. I cannot be sure that I will get one as I imagine they will be expensive. [While watching the video for the 3rd time, I decided to put in it full screen mode. That time, I saw that Bachmann provided a model number of 01206. So, I visited the page, and they have already priced their Bachmann Amtrak Acela II Train Set at $799.00. The page says Coming Soon. I visited Trainworld and they have it on pre-order with an estimated availability date of 01-15-2025 (But don’t bank on that as Trainworld hasn’t shipped a pre-order that I have made with them on time yet. It could be months after that date before these sets actually start shipping.)] If you would like to help me get one, please donate using my donation page. Pay close attention to the donation levels so that I can publicly acknowledge and thank you your gift if you want me to. Many thanks in advance for your support.

A friend and member of a train club in Massachusetts sent me a snapshot of an article he saw in what I believe may be Model Railroad News regarding the reason Bachmann has delayed the release of the Acela II train sets and locomotives. He snapped the picture and sent it to me on December 12, 2024. You will probably have to guess at some of the words because of the reflective flash spot. You see what I received. So, right now it is still anyone’s guess as to when the new Acela II train sets from Bachmann will be available.

snapshot of an MRN article about Bachmann's Acela II locomotives. — MRN talk with Bachmann about Acela II revisions causing release delays.

Created: December 27, 2024. Published: December 29, 2024.

It is time for the Historic Spencer Shops annual TRAIN SHOW at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. This is a 2-day Train Show that is good for the entire family. It is ESPECIALLY GOOD for Model Railroaders and Train Collectors of all scale trains and of all ages. Why? Because, ShowMyHobby.com and a lot of other vendors will be there offering excellent buys on electric model trains and accessories. So, if you have a model railroad, collect trains, or just want to get started creating your own model train empire, Saturday and/or Sunday, you may want to be at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. Admission is very reasonable. The selection of trains that you can see, buy, and even ride on is going to be great. And this gives you an opportunity to bring the entire family with you.

Is there a particular locomotive you wish you had, or a model train building, more track, a new-to-you transformer, or a fleet of passenger cars? Well, make sure you stop by my tables at this Train Show. I accept both CASH and PLASTIC (credit and debit cards). All items are taxed at the NC Sales Tax rate. And, if you wish to provide your email address so that I can update you directly on shows that I participate in hereafter, you can register to win a free 2-piece static display train set by participating in the SMH Prize Sweepstakes (Follow this link for the prize available for this show).

This year, I have a lot of great items on consignment for sale. For instance, if you have always wanted to get started with S scale trains, I have enough tracks to make a dual-mainline layout, plus several collections of trains that make great complete sets. I also have a few stand-alone cars and engines left. You can either purchase some of these items right now online on my ShowMyHobby.com website and have them shipped to you, or you can try to take your chances and pick them up at the train show before someone else gets them. Additionally, I have lots of HO scale tracks, building, freight cars, and passenger cars. I have a good selection of kits, models built from kits, and ready-to-run items. And, I have some vintage European HO scale trains and accessories too. I also have some Norfolk Southern N scale trains and Lighted Amtrak Passenger cars, other rolling stock, and tracks. I have some NEW / Old Stock trains that were collected some time ago that have either be kept in good condition or haven’t been used at all. Most items have been opened to inspect them, sometime test them and take pictures of them. This has been done to ensure that I can tell you their true and current condition plus its necessary in order to sell some of them online. There are hundreds of items available covering the following train scales: HO, S, O, and N. I will only have 3 tables in Spencer so not everything will be there. And there are a lot more items available than what you see listed on the website or even in the this list here: https://showmyhobby.com/wp-content/uploads/All-Consigned-Item-List.pdf. One way to search through the items that are on the website a little faster is to use the Shop via List option. There may be many items that do not yet have pictures associated with them, but you still buy the items that interest you the most. If you come to the show and do not see what you are looking for on the tables, feel free to ask because I may have it with me in a box elsewhere.

It is unknown exactly where I will be located except to say that I should be in the Back shop near the Metrolina Model Railroader’s very large HO scale layout of the French, Broad & Catawba Railroad which is positioned almost in the middle of the Back shop. As a member of the MMRR train club that will be operating that layout this weekend, I will be wearing one of our club’s T-Shirts. Make sure to stop by the club’s layout and check it out. It is a fascinating layout to enjoy and watch whatever trains are running on it. Ask a club member about special items to find and they will be happy to show some pretty cool things and/or share some fun facts with you. If you like, follow this link over to the club’s website and print our Find-it List and see how many items you can find on the layout (it can take some time and be a real fun thing to do to spot as many of the items as you can).

Thank you for your interest in ShowMyHobby.com. I look forward to seeing you at the Spencer Historic Shops Train Show.