Greasy rails on Missouri Pacific’s Kirkwood Hill west of St. Louis have brought 2-10-2 helper No. 1716 and 4-8-4 road engine No. 2111 to a halt in March 1946. The train got moving again with an assist from an 0-8-0. Joe Collias photo […]
CHICAGO — One of Metra’s oldest passenger locomotives is sporting a color scheme to match the one it came with in 1977. About 100 Metra officials, passengers, and railfans gathered at Chicago’s LaSalle Street Station on Thursday to celebrate 40 years of continuous service for the EMD F40PH unit by wrapping it in the sea […]
This video features a B&O Alco switching the Cody Packing Co., with live stock cars, removing empty’s from the holding track, back to the East yard. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
This video features a B&O Alco switching the Cody Packing Co., with live stock cars, removing empty’s from the holding track, back to the East yard. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
The Lima Locomotive Works plant in Lima, Ohio, birthplace of hundreds of advanced “Super-Power” steam locomotives, occupied a triangular site on the city’s south side between B&O and Nickel Plate lines. Classic Trains coll. […]
A screenshot of a map of the proposed Great Lakes Basin Railroad that was intended to bypass Chicago congestion. The Surface Transportation Board rejected the parent company’s application on Aug. 31 as incomplete. Great Lakes Basin Transportation Co. WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision today, the Surface Transportation Board rejected an application by the Great […]
Union Pacific’s roving goodwill ambassador, 4-6-6-4 No. 3985, rolls through Cole Junction, Mo., while pulling the Missouri River Eagle special west of Jefferson City, Mo., on Oct 4, 2010. Peter N. Davis photo […]
CHICAGO — The private corporation seeking to build a new 261-mile railroad to bypass Chicago freight congestion is challenging objections from opponents of the $2.8 billion project in a new filing with the federal regulatory agency that will ultimately decide the proposal’s fate. Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc. told the U.S. Surface Transportation Board last […]
This video is a spotlight on Big River Train Town in Hannibal, Mo., a museum that features O scale 3-rail and other toy trains. Owner Judy Kleinman has a great story and an enjoyable museum and shop. Video by Ron Marsh. […]
This small town on Gene Borman’s C&NW HO scale model railroad features Light Works USA neon animated signs. He used actual SFX’s from a prototype diesel to enhance the sound. A handheld Panasonic DMC-LX7 and a Mobius HD mini camera (street scene with bus) were used. […]
This video is a spotlight on Big River Train Town in Hannibal, Mo., a museum that features O scale 3-rail and other toy trains. Owner Judy Kleinman has a great story and an enjoyable museum and shop. Video by Ron Marsh. […]
This small town on Gene Borman’s C&NW HO scale model railroad features Light Works USA neon animated signs. He used actual SFX’s from a prototype diesel to enhance the sound. A handheld Panasonic DMC-LX7 and a Mobius HD mini camera (street scene with bus) were used. […]
