An eastbound BNSF Railway freight passes Valentine, Ariz., on July 3, 2013, on the former Santa Fe main line. Photo by Michael T. Burkhart […]
Desert color
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Railroads in Paintings and Photographs
FULL SCREEN Mike Danneman This painting of the 1947 Empire Builder led by EMD E7s is an acrylic on canvas board done in 2000. It shows the recently updated streamliner traveling westbound on the route over Marias Pass along the scenic southern border of Glacier National Park in Montana on a cold winter day. One […]
The cat’s out of the bag
Anything in the path of fast-moving N&W class J was sure to sustain significant damage. W. A. Akin Jr. Back in the glory days, the speed limit for passenger trains on Norfolk & Western’s Bristol Line was 65 mph. Several of the trains, including 45 and 46, the streamlined Tennessean, did considerable station work en […]
Pulp train in the snow
Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:13.7 Theme: Maine Narrow gauge Description: My little SD Warren Engine, a 7/8″ scale modified Ruby, hauls some pulpwood on a snowy February day. This is the engine discussed in the October and December 2013 issues of Garden […]
Train night at Chuck’s
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Train night at Chuck’s
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Low water
Grand Canyon Railway F40s head north at Red Lake, Ariz., for the South Rim on July 5, 2013, across a dry creek. Photo by Michael T. Burkhart […]
Fallen flag
It’s a cool, fall afternoon in Wixom, Mich., where the Michigan Air-Line Railway has completed its interchange with CSX and is retreating to its base in Walled Lake on Nov. 20, 2011. Six months after this photo was taken, these former Grand Trunk Western tracks were ripped up for a bike trail. Photo by […]
MRC Tech7 Ampac 760 power pack
Model Rectifier Corp. Tech7 Ampac 760 power pack Price: $99.98 Manufacturer Model Rectifier Corp. 80 Newfield Ave. Edison, NJ 08837 www.modelrectifier.com Comments: Model Rectifier Corp. has launched its latest set of direct-current power packs, the Tech7 line. The Ampac 760 includes built-in momentum and enough power to run even large scale locomotives. One of the […]
Broadway Limited Imports Paragon2 HO scale PRR K4s steam locomotive
Broadway Limited Imports LLC HO scale PRR K4s steam locomotive With smoke puffing in synch to the exhaust sounds and motion of the drivers, this accurately detailed K4s from Broadway Limited Imports captures the sights and sounds of one of America’s best-known steam locomotives. Model Railroader reviewed the first release of BLI’s K4s in the […]
ExactRail HO scale HO scale CoilSHIELD car
Exact Rail HO scale HO scale CoilSHIELD car A ready-to-run plastic model of the unique Conrail CoilSHIELD car is available for the first time in HO scale. The ExactRail car is a dimensionally accurate model of a steel industry workhorse. The prototype. Conrail hauls large quantities of coil steel for its on-line steelmakers. Much of […]
Ride along on Stu Gralnik’s SG&S Railroad
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