Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 No. 624 as it appears in Hammond, Ind. The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society is slated to preserve the locomotive and possibly restore it to operating condition. Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The sight of two gleaming, steaming Nickel Plate Road freight locomotives at one place and […]
Former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 is shown under restoration in West Virginia in June 2016. Chase Gunnoe WASHINGTON — The Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society has made arrangements with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad for a special “Behind the Scenes” tour of the railroad’s Ridgeley, W.Va., shop complex, including […]
Florida East Coast No. 148 heads east on a Union Pacific train near Commerce City, Colo., on Oct. 18. Chip Sherman Florida East Coast Pacific-type 4-6-2 No. 147 is a sister locomotive to No. 148 shown in this undated photograph. Workers at ALCO Richmond, in Richmond, Va., built both locomotives for passenger service. C.W. Witbeck […]
O gauge B&O 4-4-0 by MTH Electric Trains Price: $799.95 (no. 20-3591-1) Min Curve: O-42 Cmd Low: 2.47 smph Cnv Low: 2.5 smph High: 62.9 smph Drawbar pull: 1 pound, 4 ounces Features: Can-style motor, tender-mounted coil coupler, smoke unit, DCS command and sound system Current-production road names: Baltimore & Ohio, Jersey Central, Long Island […]
Kevin Strong DCC-equipped 1:22.5 scale, gauge 1, steam-outline locomotive TrainLine Made in Germany Available from: Train Li 3 Kensington Way Upton MA 01568 Prices: $945 (analog DC); $1,145 (DCC) Website: www.trainli.com Mostly plastic steam-outline 0-6-0T; plastic side rods and valve gear; power pickup from all wheels plus skates; working headlights and cab light; available as […]
Trains video contributor Kevin Gilliam takes us on a steam-and-smoke-filled look into one of North Carolina’s tourist gems: The Tweetsie Railroad. See what this narrow gauge railroad has to offer in the Blue Ridge Mountains, only from Trains! […]
Trains video contributor Kevin Gilliam takes us on a steam-and-smoke-filled look into one of North Carolina’s tourist gems: The Tweetsie Railroad. See what this narrow gauge railroad has to offer in the Blue Ridge Mountains, only from Trains! […]
Denver & Rio Grande Western 4-8-2 1513 pushes hard on the caboose of a 55-car freight climbing the Front Range of the Rockies where the line crosses Coal Creek. The date is March 14, 1942, and the lettering on the bridge shows that the line is still owned by the Denver & Salt Lake, which […]
A Clinchfield Railroad 4-6-6-4 gets under way with a long string of northbound coal hoppers at Ridge, N.C., in 1952. Floyd A. Bruner photo […]
Norfolk & Western class Y6 2-8-8-2 Mallets rest at the Grundy, Va., engine terminal in March 1959. Bruce R. Meyer photo […]
Yreka Western 2-8-2 No. 19 as it appeared before today’s sheriff sale in Yreka, Calif. Kyle Stockman REDDING, Calif. — Yreka Western 2-8-2 No. 19 has a new owner after a sheriff’s sale today in northern California. Representatives from the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio, bid up the price on the embattled steam […]
Brass Expo 2016 was held on October 1 and 2 at the Westin Hotel in Wheeling, IL (The Chicago North Shore). The show featured manufacturers, historical displays, and some of the finest brass railroad models in the world. James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel attended the show and provides this VIP look. […]
