Atlas Model Trains
Atlas Model Railroad is a New Jersey based company that produces tracks, scenery, rolling stock, and Atlas model trains with N, O, O-27, and HO scales. Atlas has a great reputation in making Flex Track products, but their product range is huge and they offer much more than just tracks. Atlas has worked hard to develop new and innovative, high-quality products, which has been a very profitable business model for them. They are also well known for their Custom Line Turnouts and Snap Track products.
Atlas’ wide product range can supply you with nearly any product for an N or HO scale railroad. Atlas also offers a freight car collection along with special details and paint schemes that provide you with up to 500 different combinations. The Atlas HO Ready To Run trains allow you to choose from 25 different freight car designs and over 250 unique color schemes.
Although, their product line is expansive, Atlas is not slowing down their product development. If you are looking for a way to spruce up your railroad layouts, Atlas has just what you need.
Atlas strives to replicate the real-world prototypes of their products exactly. Every single freight car and locomotive is designed to be the exact same as their prototype. Atlas will actually take offense if someone says their products are “toys”, that is how much pride they take in their work.
The Atlas Model Trains Company offers a wide range of electrical accessories and they are proud of the simplicity of these accessories. Even a beginner is able to install the electrical accessories without expert guidance. Usually, railroaders find wiring so complex that they often have a skilled technician do the wiring. That is something that Atlas is trying to change, making it so that everyone can do the wiring themselves.
A modeler needs to know the electrical conditions and techniques, and for this Atlas is offering ‘The Complete Atlas Wiring Book’. After reading this book, you will see how easy it can be to wire your layout. On their website, Atlas also offers a freeware download of their program Right Track. It has a layout program that helps you simplify track design. The program lets you plan your layout complete using templates of the structures, switches, track systems, buildings, and more. The best part is that the software is free!
For designing your train setup, Atlas has introduced a large variety of products. An ingenious product named “Atlas HO Master Track Cleaning Car” is used to help you maintain your model train track. The maintenance of track is important because unclean tracks can cause damage to expensive equipment that is running over the tracks. The Atlas HO Master Track Cleaning Car carries a tank of cleaning fluid and has variety of accessories that can be attached to it depending that what type of cleaning you need. Track cleaning is a snap with this product.
A list of tradeshows that Atlas plans to attend is kept up-to-date on their website as well. There many tradeshows that take place in the United States every year and by attending these shows you can get a first glance at all of the new products coming out. You can also purchase pretty much anything you could need for your model railroad.
The Atlas Model Train Company prides itself on its ability to create new and innovative, high quality products for model railroaders to use. If you want to expand the scope of your layout, visit the Atlas website to see what fabulous new products they have created. Happy railroading!
