Locomotive 2016: Ontario Southland F unit action

Red railroad snowplow spraying snow to each side of the tracks.

Join Locomotive 2016 Editor Greg McDonnell as he visits this now-famous Canadian short line and its fleet of FP9s! You’ll see the locomotives on freight trains and snow plow duty, and check out the engine room while they speed down the track! Only from Locomotive 2016 and Trains Magazine! […]

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3D Track Plans: Canadian Canyons in N scale

Canadian Canyons track planning

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Inspired by a recent Drew’s Trackside Adventures, MRVP’s David Popp aimed to design a layout that highlights the amazing scenery and railroad operation found in Canada’s Thompson and Fraser River Canyons. Ben Lake takes that scheme even further with this 3D rendering of […]

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3D Track Plans: Canadian Canyons in N scale

Canadian Canyons track planning

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Inspired by a recent Drew’s Trackside Adventures, MRVP’s David Popp aimed to design a layout that highlights the amazing scenery and railroad operation found in Canada’s Thompson and Fraser River Canyons. Ben Lake takes that scheme even further with this 3D rendering of […]

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3D Track Plans: Canadian Canyons in N scale

Canadian Canyons track planning

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Inspired by a recent Drew’s Trackside Adventures, MRVP’s David Popp aimed to design a layout that highlights the amazing scenery and railroad operation found in Canada’s Thompson and Fraser River Canyons. Ben Lake takes that scheme even further with this 3D rendering of […]

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My memorable summer of 1959

CP3422

CP Consolidation 3422, pictured at North Bay, Ont., in October 1954, was among the engines author Quastler came to know during his 1959 summer at London, Ont. Mert Leet In that memorable summer, I was 18 and about to enter my sophomore year in college. My father worked for a Detroit firm that had a […]

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3D Track Plans: Toronto Terminal in HO scale

Toronto Terminal in HO scale 3d track plan

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Ben Lake has outdone himself with this incredible 3D rendering of a Bob Sprague multi-level passenger-themed design! In this virtual tour, you’ll see the ins, outs, ups, downs, and all-arounds of his Toronto Terminal, a 10 x 25-foot scheme. Then, be sure […]

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3D Track Plans: Toronto Terminal in HO scale

Toronto Terminal in HO scale 3d track plan

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Ben Lake has outdone himself with this incredible 3D rendering of a Bob Sprague multi-level passenger-themed design! In this virtual tour, you’ll see the ins, outs, ups, downs, and all-arounds of his Toronto Terminal, a 10 x 25-foot scheme. Then, be sure […]

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Rocky Mountaineer to buy brand-new dome cars NEWSWIRE

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New GoldLeaf dome car final designs as envisioned by a graphic artist. Passenger car and locomotive maker, Stadler, will build the cars for the Rocky Mountaineer land cruise trains in Switzerland and Germany. Rocky Mountaineer VANCOUVER, B.C. — Following an eight-year search, Rocky Mountaineer Railtours says it is commissioning European rail manufacturer Stadler to build […]

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VIA reverses decision on ‘Park’ car access NEWSWIRE

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A Prestige class “Park” car brings up the rear of a westbound Canadian in November 2014, at Jasper, Alberta. Bob Johnston Passengers relax in the Park car’s bullet lounge. VIA Rail Canada briefly restricted access to Canadian passengers who paid for service less than the railroad’s top, Prestige, class. Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, B.C. — VIA […]

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GO, west

  A former GO Transit locomotive that once plied freezing-cold rails near Toronto, Ontario, cozies next to palm trees in Riverside, Calif., in October 2013. Photo by Steve Sweeney […]

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