Night moves
Canadian Pacific train No. 493 meets opposing traffic at Reeseville, Wis., on June 14, 2014, as the last light disappears from the sky. Photo by Matt Krause […]
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The HO scale Kettle Valley RR
Name: Kettle Valley RR Layout designer: Jim Bonnett Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 22 feet Prototype: Canadian Pacific Locale: Canadian Rockies Era: late 1940s to early ’50s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 85 feet Minimum radius: 28” Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main); no. 4 (yards and industries) Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared in the […]
First CP SD30C-ECOs shipped NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO – The first new EMD SD30C-ECO locomotives are en route to Canadian Pacific. Nos. 5003 and 5009 arrived in Chicago last night on Canadian National train M335. CN will deliver the locomotives to the Twin Cities for interchange to CP. CP has ordered 20 remanufactured locomotives from EMD, all of which are being constructed […]
O gauge GP35 by Lionel
It is a well-known fact that anything painted red goes faster. Be it a Chevy pickup, a fire truck, or a diesel locomotive, the color red enhances the object’s overall performance. Hey, if you don’t believe me, look it up. It’s true! The new Lionel Legacy GP35 doesn’t need red paint to make it cool. […]
How to use sedum in your railroad garden
Got a brown thumb? Need low, rugged groundcover? Here’s a botanical group of succulents with more than 400 varieties—sedums. Common names include “live forever” and “stonecrop” but most gardeners call them sedum (rhymes with “can’t beat ’em”). In this column you’ll see foliage colors that range like a rainbow, from red to purple and even […]
Video: Model Railroader Layout Progress 2013 part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Each year Model Railroader’s staff organizes a Saturday driving tour to visit model train layouts built by staff members, former staff members, and other Kalmbach Publishing Co. employees. In part 1 you’ll see the first three stops of the day, including Kalmbach Publishing […]
Video: Model Railroader Layout Progress 2013 part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Each year Model Railroader’s staff organizes a Saturday driving tour to visit model train layouts built by staff members, former staff members, and other Kalmbach Publishing Co. employees. In part 1 you’ll see the first three stops of the day, including Kalmbach Publishing […]
Video: Model Railroader Layout Progress 2013 part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Each year Model Railroader’s staff organizes a Saturday driving tour to visit model train layouts built by staff members, former staff members, and other Kalmbach Publishing Co. employees. In part 1 you’ll see the first three stops of the day, including Kalmbach Publishing […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Episode 3
Drew Halverson and Ben Lake are back on the road again, this time to downtown Milwaukee. In this video they catch loads of trains on the Canadian Pacific, including a Milwaukee Road bandit! […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Episode 3
Drew Halverson and Ben Lake are back on the road again, this time to downtown Milwaukee. In this video they catch loads of trains on the Canadian Pacific, including a Milwaukee Road bandit! […]
New products for May 2013
BIG RED: MTH’s Premier line of Electro-Motive Division SD9043MAC diesel locomotives includes the Indiana Rail Road paint scheme. The Indiana-based carrier operates approximately 225 miles of track formerly owned by the Illinois Central or the Milwaukee Road. The line also operates between Chicago and Louisville through trackage rights or haulage agreements. This O gauge model, […]
Model Railroader 2013 Layout Progress Tour
FULL SCREEN Follow along with the Model Railroader staff as they visit six model railroads, including Steve Otte’s HO scale Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern model railroad. FULL SCREEN Our group met at Maxim’s train depot restaurant in Oconomowoc, Wisc., for breakfast. The town’s name is pronounced Oh-con-o-mo-woc. The train depot is on the route of the […]
