Flashbulbs highlight the snowflakes swirling around B&O 4-8-2 709 and caboose C1406 at B&OCT’s 14th Street Tower in Chicago on a stormy night in 1958. Edward J. Prendergast It truly was a dark and stormy night in Chicago in 1958, and I was a 19-year-old college student. Nineteen is an awkward age for a male—you’re […]
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Watch color films of North Shore Line trains, excerpted from the DVD program The North Shore Brought to Life, produced by Sunday River Productions. […]
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Watch color films of North Shore Line trains, excerpted from the DVD program The North Shore Brought to Life, produced by Sunday River Productions. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video installment of History According To Hediger, Jim talks about chasing Ann Arbor Alco FA diesel locomotives shortly before they were replaced with EMD GP35s. Be sure to watch for the surprise ending to the story too! Related Topics: history according […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video installment of History According To Hediger, Jim talks about chasing Ann Arbor Alco FA diesel locomotives shortly before they were replaced with EMD GP35s. Be sure to watch for the surprise ending to the story too! Related Topics: history according […]
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A July 1947 aerial view shows the Pennsylvania Railroad’s big roundhouse at Crestline, Ohio. The long engine at middle left is No. 6100, the 6-4-4-6 duplex of 1939. Classic Trains coll. […]
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CHICAGO – Metra coaches may start looking a lot better now that the Chicago commuter railroad is hiring on 31 additional cleaning staff. The Daily Herald reports that the added positions are a direct result of recent fare increases on 10-ride passes. “As we indicated when we did the 10-ride increase or fare adjustment — […]
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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 2, you’ll see the last three stops of the day, including Model Railroader […]
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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 2, you’ll see the last three stops of the day, including Model Railroader […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jeff Otto’s HO scale Missabe Northern Ry. Was featured in Model Railroad Planning 2013. This video covers the activities at Proctor Yard and the iron ore docks at Duluth. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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