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Trains Trackside | CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour

Follow Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 "Empress" steam locomotive on the CPKC railroad as it operates a special trip from Calgary, Canada, to Mexico City, Mexico.
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Trains LIVE | Rail news analysis with Bill Stephens

In this episode of Trains LIVE, Bill Stephens, Trains business analyst, reports on the most significant railroad business events, providing perspective on how the events impact the companies, labor, shippers and consumers.
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Trains.com Travel | Amtrak Pacific Surfliner along the California Coast

Join Trains.com staffers Kent Johnson and Ben Lake for a narrated ride aboard Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner between Downtown San Diego (SAN) and San Luis Obispo (SLO).
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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 4 | A horse apiece

Back on the sidetrack, David resumes construction of the drivers, plus the horses and mules used to pull the various wagons and carts he’ll place into his On30 layout scenes.
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Ask Trains.com | April 2024 Compilation

Host Cody Grivno addresses viewer questions on a wide range of topics spanning from toy trains to modeling to prototype railroad operations.
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Classic Trains Film Archive | J. David Ingles Reel 464

Explore the Illinois Terminal system in this full-color, cab ride video captured aboard a Peoria-bound freight with three new 2300-series SD39 diesel locomotives in charge!
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Spaces to Places | New path to the underpass, part 4

Our host heads for the hills in this episode of Spaces to Places! More specifically, he works a bit on the topography of the underpass area and the highway path through it all.
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Building a T-Trak module | Adding gravel, grass, and tree scenery

Scenery continues on the N scale (1:160) T-Trak module, with host David Popp applying gravel drives, grass and coarse ground coverings, plus a few trees too.
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Train Simulator | Train Sim World 4 Overview

Trains.com talent Bryson Sleppy delves into the immersive world of Train Sim World 4, released in September 2023.
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In The Workshop | Repairing water-damaged locomotives

Walk through the process of evaluating a flood-damaged model, before working the steps required to get it back into full operation.
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Big Skies & Iron Rails | 24hrs Down by the River

Tom and his crew take in the action on the mighty Mississippi River and along BNSF’s bustling water-level mainline route.
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Exclusive Layout Tour | David Parks' Cumberland West in HO scale

David Parks shares his large HO scale layout built to combine elements of the Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland railroads as they operated in 1953 in Cumberland, Maryland.
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Rochelle, Ill., Railroad Webcam

Our exclusive feed from Rochelle, Ill., where BNSF and Union Pacific mainlines cross.

Trains.com Workshop Webcam

Watch our Trains.com staff in action as they work on projects throughout the shop.