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Nos. 844 and 6936 pull a 2009 “Frontier Days” excursion near Speer, Wyo. Chip Sherman CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 and “Centennial” DDA40X No. 6936 will pull a special train for the “Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days” and a fundraising special for the Cheyenne Depot Museum this month. No. 844 will lead […]
FULL SCREEN Courtesy: Disney-Jerry Bruckheimer Productions FULL SCREEN Courtesy: Disney-Jerry Bruckheimer Productions FULL SCREEN Courtesy: Disney-Jerry Bruckheimer Productions Courtesy: Disney-Jerry Bruckheimer Productions The Lone Ranger, the timeless legend of radio and screen, is retold by Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer this summer in an over-the-top, in-your-face movie about the dynamic duo of the Old West. The […]
Southbound NS coal train exits Natural Tunnel in November 2012. Kevin Sadowski DUFFIELD, Va. – Norfolk Southern is partnering with Virginia’s Natural Tunnel State Park to offer “Railroad Day” on July 13. For this event only, guests are allowed to explore the tunnel by foot. Other activities include guided tours of the tunnel, a free railroad […]
Born on July 2, 1913, John Allen was a model railroading pioneer renowned for his skill at scratchbuilding and scenery work, as well as his thoughts on model railroad operation. His original 3’-7” x 6’8” Gorre & Daphetid HO scale layout debuted in the January 1948 issue of Model Railroader. He built a larger version […]
No. 611’s last run at Kings Mountain, N.C., in 1994. Steve Glischinski ROANOKE, Va. – Famed Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611, one of the most famous 4-8-4s in American railroad history, will steam again — if a $3.5 million fund raising campaign is successful. The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced today its intention […]
Broadway Limited Imports released a newly tooled version of an “as-built” Pennsylvania RR T1 in HO scale. The steam locomotive model also features a Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. See and hear this locomotive in action hauling a passenger train along the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Drury at work at Kalmbach. Kalmbach Publishing Co. MILWAUKEE – Author and former Kalmbach Publishing Co. employee George H. Drury died June 21 at age 73 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. A native of Reading, Mass., and lifelong rail enthusiast, Drury was working in San Francisco when he was hired as a copy […]
Marc Horovitz 1:20.3 scale, gauge 1, 45-ton diesel Accucraft Trains33268 Central Ave.Union City CA 94587Price: $995Website: http://accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of 45-ton Whitcomb side-rod, diesel-electric locomotive; track powered; all metal construction; 0-24V DC operation; LED directional lighting; working knuckle couplers; two motors; all wheels powered. Dimensions: Length over end beams, 15″; width, 5 3/8″; […]
A southbound ‘Hiawatha’ at Maple Street departing Milwaukee. Brian Schmidt MILWAUKEE – Amtrak will discontinue food service on the Hiawatha route effective July 1. The Hiawatha trains are not equipped with a cafe car; an employee provides snack service on a cart throughout the train on select trains, weekdays only. Peg Schmitt, with the Wisconsin Department […]
Rapido Trains has announced a second run of its HO scale The Canadian. In this video you can see the HO scale passenger train led by locomotives equipped with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control sound decoders. The cars and the locomotives also feature prototypical lighting effects. See the train in action on the Model Railroader staff’s […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala looks at Rapido’s new HO Canadian passenger train in detail in this video review. The big set features 3 locomotives and 10 passenger cars, and the models included museum-quality details inside and out. […]
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. announced that Terry D. Thompson will serve as its new vice president of proprietary products. Thompson was most recently the publisher of Model Railroader magazine and Model Railroader Video Plus, as well as four other Kalmbach Publishing Co. publications. During his more than 10 years at Kalmbach, he held a variety […]
