MTH E Train Parts

MTH made the first RAILKING Subway cars approximately 12 and 1/2" long (instead of the correct 15" long 0 scale 1/4" to the foot models of a 60 foot long R-42 IND "D" and "E" Subway cars.

I think they probably did so because of their own reasons, such as:

1) They thought that Subway trains would be mostly purchased by older city people that still live in their small rent controlled apartments, or bought newer townhouses that don't have basements or enough room for big layouts.

2) The shorter Non scale cars could better negotiate any 027 curved track made by Lionel or Marx over the past 80 years in addition to the smallest Atlas 027 curved track or their own minimum 031 curved MTH Railtrak or Scale track.

3) Lower manufacturing costs because they would be similar to the length of all the 51 foot long IRT Subway cars as they also made subsequent models of the IRT R-12's, R-17's, R-21's, R-26's, R-36's and Lo-V's.

www.njhirailers.com

You can order any part from any car. Example, the gates from another car etc.

I was wondering did you ever get the parts you needed for your R42 E train??

DEZ, no I have not gotten around yet to order anything. Still debating the fact. I think the cars would look good with the gates on the ends. I also want the shorter couplers to put on the front and back of the 4 car set. Those big gaumet ones detract from the whole set.
Thanks for asking...

That would look sweet..I wish MTH would make a real preimer R42 or R40M ,I mean they have the design with the r40 slant just make it round in the front..LOL