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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 15 – Big Boy on the move

Union Pacific diesel locomotives brace Big Boy No. 4014 in hilly desert terrain.

Host Drew Halverson travels to sunny, hot, and scenic California to pace Union Pacific Big Boy no. 4014 steam locomotive in transit to Wyoming for restoration. Even though the massive 4-8-8-4 articulated steam locomotive was towed by diesel power, Drew still managed to capture magnificent views of no. 4014 riding the mainline rails once again. […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 14 – Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry

A wide angle shot of model trains in an indoor layout.

Host Drew Halverson heads trackside again, but this time from a slightly different perspective aboard Amtrak and Metra intercity trains. His trek from Milwaukee, Wis., routes him to Chicago’s historic Union Station to the downtown lakefront to the Museum of Science and Industry, featuring The Great Train Story, a magnificent HO scale layout, and a […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 13 – Byron Hill, Wisconsin

Two red-black-and-white Canadian National locomotives meet in a snow-covered scene.

In this polar vortex edition of Drew’s Trackside Adventure for March 2014, host Drew Halverson and the MRVP crew make their way along Canadian National’s Waukesha subdivision in eastern Wisconsin. They capture the railroad battling the elements and gravity over a 1-percent grade known as Byron Hill. In addition to the railroad action, the guys […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 12 – Alberta, Canada

A freight train follows the tracks along a rocky canyon bottom in British Columbia.

Follow MRVP’s Drew Halverson, Kent Johnson, and friends as they trace the Canadian Pacific main line into the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Along the way Drew and crew capture a variety of freight and passenger trains in action, railroad engineering at its finest, and astonishing natural settings that are ripe for modeling. […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 11 – British Columbia, Canada

A freight train winds its way beneath cloudy skies on a causeway.

Drew goes west and heads north of the border to British Columbia, Canada, with MRVP’s Kent Johnson and pal Mike Danneman in tow. After following the BNSF main line in Idaho, the guys cross the border to railfan Canadian Pacific’s picturesque Winderemere subdivision. Along the way, Drew and the crew catch industrial switching action, hard-working […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Episode 10 – Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

Two men speak inside a passenger car on the route of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train.

Drew and MRVP crew bring you aboard the illuminated Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it travels between Milwaukee and Hartland, Wisconsin on its annual journey to entertain communities and feed the hungry. […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Episode 8 -Western Ave., Chicago

A round-nosed diesel passenger locomotive rounds a corner in a busy freight yard.

Drew’s off to Chicago this time to catch up with Metra, Chicago’s commuter rail system. After doing some railfanning with Steve Sweeney of Trains magazine at the busy Western Avenue Station, Drew and the crew are off to tour Metra’s shops. Is there a Metra-themed project railroad in our future? Time will tell! […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 7 – Trempealeau Wisconsin

Boat yard in Wisconsin near the Mississippi River.

Drew is off on a summer railfan road trip, this time to Alma and Trempealeau, Wis., along the Mississippi River. In this episode, Drew shares a lot of great shots of BNSF Railway trains, gives you a few camera tips, and looks at a couple of things you may want to add to your model […]