Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Micro Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Kato N scale Union Pacific FEF-3 steam locomotive. See and hear the N scale 4-8-4 haul the new Kato Union Pacific excursion train around the Model Railroader staff’s Salt Lake Route layout. […]
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Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Micro Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Kato N scale Union Pacific FEF-3 steam locomotive. See and hear the N scale 4-8-4 haul the new Kato Union Pacific excursion train around the Model Railroader staff’s Salt Lake Route layout. […]
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Two Western Maryland F3s haul a 2-10-0 and its train on the outskirts of Baltimore. The diesels were on the train for just a short distance to keep the Decapod from running afoul of municipal anti-smoke laws. Francis Riffle photo […]
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Maryland & Pennsylvania 4-6-0 No. 27 is being ferried north ahead of train 1’s gas-electric car at Towson, Md., in November 1953. James P. Gallagher photo […]
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Rio Grande 2-8-8-2 Mallet 3413 helps 2-8-8-2 3606, a newer, simple-expansion locomotive, up the Front Range of the Rockies with a 48-car freight at Pinecliff, Colo., in May 1940. J. W. Maxwell photo […]
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For his second day in the Denver area, host Drew Halverson explores more of the Front Range, before returning to other railroad sites in the Mile-High City. Drew also joins pal Mike Danneman for stops at the recently-renovated Denver Union Station and an extra special ride on the Colorado Railroad Museum’s K-37 steam locomotive. […]
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For his second day in the Denver area, host Drew Halverson explores more of the Front Range, before returning to other railroad sites in the Mile-High City. Drew also joins pal Mike Danneman for stops at the recently-renovated Denver Union Station and an extra special ride on the Colorado Railroad Museum’s K-37 steam locomotive. […]
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No. 643 at McKees Rocks in summer 2014. Steve Glischinski PITTSBURGH – The saga of Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 No. 643, which has long languished in outdoor storage in McKees Rocks, may finally be coming to a close. According to a report in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the locomotive may be put on display in […]
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Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
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Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
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Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:13.7 (7/8″=1 foot) Theme: Maine two foot gauge Description: I built a steam rail bus powered by an Accucraft Dora…the smallest live steamer they make. Here she is plowing snow on my line. she does pretty well with […]
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Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:13.7 (7/8″=1 foot) Theme: Maine two foot gauge Description: I built a steam rail bus powered by an Accucraft Dora…the smallest live steamer they make. Here she is plowing snow on my line. she does pretty well with […]
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