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Out of town

Arizona & California’s train from Parker, Ariz., arrives in Cadiz, Calif., on June 19, 2013. The train will be interchanged with BNSF Railway there. Photo by Grady McKinley […]

CSX Transportation C40-8 No. 7572 pounds the diamonds in Marion, Ohio, on Oct. 19, 2014. In the distance is the former Erie Railroad yard, now used by CSX; at left is Marion Union Station, now a museum. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]

NP Z-8 Challenger 4-6-6-4 by 3rd Rail

Name: sam parfitt Forum User Name: sa Railroad Name: none Location: n/a Scale: 3 rail Theme: contemporary engines Description: 3rd rail NP Z-8 4-6-6-4 challenger. The best sound that I’ve ever heard coming from a model steam engine. […]

Sunshine State

Florida East Coast train No. 226 crosses the San Sebastian River in St. Augustine, Fla., on Sept. 1, 2013. Photo by Grady McKinley […]

Bachmann E-Z App HO scale RS-3

Bachmann E-Z App HO scale Alco RS-3 The Bachmann E-Z App RS-3 doesn’t have a Digital Command Control decoder or onboard sound system. The printed-circuit board with the Bluetooth receiver is mounted atop the motor and mechanism. The HO scale Alco RS-3 models a workhorse road-switcher and introduces Bachmann Trains’ new E-Z App touch-screen train […]

County landmark

A westbound Napoleon, Defiance & Western train passes the elevator in Antwerp, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2014. With a modern unit train facility in the region, the elevator doesn’t have much use for the railroad anymore here. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]

Don’t look down

The Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire puts on a show for visitors on July 27, 2014. Seen here is Jacob’s Ladder, the steepest part of the route at 37.4 percent. Photo by Ryan Trela […]

New model trains for the week of March 3, 2015

MTH Electric Trains HO scale Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone steam locomotive

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Canadian National (North America scheme with Grand Trunk Western reporting marks), Illinois Central (black), Milwaukee Road (Hiawatha scheme), Missouri Pacific (Jenks Blue with screaming eagle), Soo Line (red and white), and Union Pacific (modern scheme). Four road numbers per scheme. Road-number-specific details, wire grab irons, and see-through […]