PIKO America

04/10/2026

The PIKO booth at this year's Rocky Mountain Train Show is all set up and just waiting for the crowds to arrive, this Saturday and Sunday.

The hopper car is full of mints. We have plenty more, so stop by, grab a mint and talk trains in G, HO and N Scales.

04/06/2026

Hey, all you train-loving folks in Colorado and thereabouts! The Denver weather forecast looks decent for the Rocky Mountain Train Show this Saturday and Sunday. The PIKO crew will be there, just inside the front entrance.

The photo shows last year's PIKO booth, but you can look for something similar. Come on out, talk to the PIKO team and enjoy the show!

This is a chance to get up close and personal with a pre-production version of our new G-Scale D&RGW Tri-Mode Mogul Loco. What's so special about Tri-Mode? Well, just that it's the first G-Scale loco ever to come from the factory with everything built in, so you can enjoy amazing digital sound, smoke and full-feature operation on your choice of DC, DCC or Battery R/C.

Yes, for the first time ever, with no modifications needed, the market will now have steam locos ready-to-run right out of the box - on clean track, dirty track... or technically, no track at all! Coming soon in D&RGW and PRR roadnames, plus a nifty CNJ Camelback loco due in the fall.

HO fans can marvel at the amazing detail and quality of our Krauss Maffei ML4000 Diesel Hydraulic locos. The reviewers at Model Railroad News and Railroad Model Craftsman magazines couldn't stop raving about these locos. Lots of customers - and we're talking about some folks with a whole lot of trains - have told us these are the finest models they own. We won't argue with them!

In N-Scale, check out our little gems, the Whitcomb 65-Ton Diesels. These are proof that good things can come in small packages. Diecast metal construction gives them great traction and they pump out more sound volume than many larger locos.

Last, but not least, the PIKO Kids Play Area will be there, with PIKO G-Scale trains and building blocks on the floor for the Junior Engineers. Sorry, grownups, this is for the kids! But you can buy your own PIKO Building Block Car and build whatever you want.

It should be fun time for all!

01/23/2026

We're excited to see many of you Northeastern train fans this weekend at the Amherst Show, at the Big E - Eastern States Expo in West Springfield, MA.
Our booth will be in the southeast corner of the Young Building, Section 100-P/Q/R.

Along with fresh new products, the PIKO Kids' Play Area is back! G-Scale trains will be out on the floor, with building block cars and plenty of blocks.
For the grownups, there will be cool new PIKO trains in HO and N, as well as G-Scale.

Check out www.railroadhobbyshow.com for details.

01/23/2026

Looking forward to the Amherst Show this weekend! Current forecast looks clear but cold on Saturday, perfect for a day inside!

We will be in our usual location, look for us in the southeast corner of the Young Building, Section 100-P/Q/R.

This is the second of two television ads created for the 2025 Railroad Hobby Show

01/16/2026

Just a week away from the annual Railroad Hobby Show!

Come enjoy the "Amherst Show" with us, the largest railroad-themed trade show in America! Check out exciting new PIKO items and enjoy the neat Kids Play Area at our booth. Look for PIKO in the Young Building, Section 100-P/Q/R.

This is the first of two television ads for the 2026 Railroad Hobby Show

01/16/2026

Hello to all train fans in the Northeast! We're just one week out from the Amherst Show (officially, the annual Railroad Hobby Show) at the Big E - Eastern States Expo in West Springfield MA, January 24th and 25th.
Check out www.railroadhobbyshow.com for details.

PIKO will be there in our usual location, right in the middle of it all. Look for us in the southeast corner of the Young Building, Section 100-P/Q/R.

Alongside new PIKO products, we're bringing back the PIKO Kids' Play Area! PIKO G-Scale trains will be out on the floor, with building block cars and plenty of blocks.
For the grownups, there will be cool new PIKO trains in HO and N, as well as G-Scale.

See you there!

01/09/2026

Grande Gold anyone?

The new PIKO HO KM ML4000 diesel locos are here! You can have your pick of authentic slightly-faded Grande Gold, in D&RGW road numbers 4001 and 4003, or the real standout, in more-faded Grande Gold, with patch lettering for Southern Pacific 9022.

These new models accurately represent the many modifications D&RGW made to their trio of KM "Prototype" units, which brought more reliable performance. But heading into the mid-1960s, D&RGW was trying to eliminate rare locos from its roster. So all three were sold to SP, which still believed in the diesel-hydraulic concept. They received only patch paint to cover up the "Rio Grande" lettering and replace it with big "SOUTHERN PACIFIC" lettering.

The renumbered SP 9021 suffered major fire damage shortly afterwards and languished in the shops. SP 9023 also spent much time in the shops. Only the lone SP 9022 soldiered on faithfully for quite some time, and became a Grande Gold fan favorite in a sea of Gray and Scarlet SP locos.

We have captured every detail to perfection! You can spend hours comparing the detail differences from the as-delivered versions, and even more hours spotting every little touch in the paint and decorations.

These models are all different from each other. And they are unlike anything else on HO rails! They are produced only once, in very limited quantities. Non-Sound D&RGW locos are already sold out and shipping now to the customers who pre-ordered them. Other versions are in short supply.

And for those who like their SP locos with Bloody Noses, we still have limited quantities of SP Modified versions in stock. These give the chance to compare even more differences in details and decorations.

Check them out at www.piko-america.com before they are gone!

12/22/2025

The Train House on Christmas Card Lane https://christmascardlanepq.com/ seems to be quite the gathering spot. A local singing group stopped by to share some season's greetings while the trains ran.

12/19/2025

PIKO Trains on Parade!

A Christmas parade in a small town is a big deal! For this annual event in Collinsville OK, nearby retailer Reindeer Pass Railroad provided plenty of PIKO G-Scale trains, track and buildings, plus a whole lot of festive lights, all rolling down the main street on a flatbed trailer. This was quite a hit with the folks who braved a very chilly evening.

We love to see creative uses of PIKO trains. And we love the big sign on the trailer, quoting the old proverb, "TRAIN up children in the way they should go, and when they are older, they will not depart from it." Model trains can teach kids many valuable lessons and skills that will serve them well as adults. Well done!

12/13/2025

The crowds are starting to show up at The Train House on Christmas Card Lane!
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12/10/2025

Trains are now running each evening through December 28th at The Train House in the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood of San Diego!
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