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Looking for any info...AHM O scale 2 rail from the late 70's

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#1

Anyone here know of a good place to find information on old AHM O scale 2 rail stuff they sold way back up to the late 70’s?

Trying to find out more about some of this stuff. I recently recieved an 1970’s old issue of RMC and it had alot of adverts for this stuff that I had all but forgotten about but use to lust after as a kid. Now my curiosity is picked.

I have been on this site before researching the AHM Hon30 line, I find the O stuff sparesly mentioned though. The only pic offered is of an O scale C-liner. I was hoping somewhere there was a site like that one linked that included info on the AHM O scale lineup for issues like catalog, reliability, and repair, I can check Ebay for prices, but Ebay gives no info about reliability, collectability, and things like that.

http://tycotrain.tripod.com/ahmhoscaletrainscollectorsresource/index.html

BTW was any of this stuff any good operationally? they sold them for years yet outside of Ebay I dont recall seeing any for sale at shows.

#2

Victor, I have scanned the 0 Scale pages from my copy of AHM Catalog CA-11D from around 1973/74.

(http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/Paul_Stanton/AHM%20Catalog/?action=view&current=scan0001_resize.jpg)

(http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/Paul_Stanton/AHM%20Catalog/?action=view&current=scan0002_resize.jpg)

I also scanned the Minitrains page from the catalog.

(http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/Paul_Stanton/AHM%20Catalog/?action=view&current=scan0003_resize.jpg)

Paul

#3

Victor,

Might get a response from the good folks at the O Gauge forums - http://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x

They have a 2-rail section. Hope that helps!

Scott

#4

I have quite a bit of this o scale stuff. No nearly as good quality as the Atlas 2 rail that was built about the same time period.

#5

Vic , AHM’s stuff was an attempt to introduce lower priced rtr stuff into O gage market. I agree with Dennis. AHM s drives werent that good. I built their 080 kit and 460 kits both went together well,nice details. On the east coast it shows up frequently at train shows… good bashing fodder…not very collectable. Dave

#6

Thanks, I had a “discussion” with TOC about the operational aspects of these and decided then not going to buy any.