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Norfolk & Western Bicentennial SD45 No. 1776 ties onto Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 at Mullens, W.Va., on July 5, 1974, during the multi-day Independence Limited II excursion from Cincinnati to Alexandria, Va. The SD45 helped the 1911 Mikado on steep grades over former Virginian trackage between Gilbert and Narrows. Photo by J. David Ingles […]
Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance & Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:20.3 Theme: Maine narrow gauge (logging today) Description: Follow along as my little scratch built logging engine “Tobias” takes a loop around the Winnegance and Quebec Railway. This engine is not a “BARGS” but is similar. It started […]
Seaboard System Railroad officials inspect the jointly owned Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad (with Norfolk Southern) on Aug. 8, 1985. The train is crossing the Yadkin River near Badin, N.C., behind former Clinchfield Railroad F units Nos. 116 and 117. Photo by Doug Koontz […]
In high hopes of increased coal traffic, West Virginia’s Middle Fork Railroad in the early 1960s laid heavier rail on its main line. Some of that rail waits in gons while a loaded coal train moves past at Ellamore, W.Va. Alas, the traffic never materialized. Photo by J. Michael Dunn III […]
The MTH Electric Trains HO Scale Alco PA/PB diesel locomotives feature the Digital Command System (DCS) and the Proto-Sound 3.0 system. See and hear the locomotives in action as they haul a streamlined passenger train around our model railroad. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to model rust weathering with artist’s oils. […]
The O gauge Bavarian S 3/6-Class 4-6-2 by MTH looks good, sounds authentic, has good pulling power and may steer your O gauge model railroad experience in a totally new direction. […]
Watch Kent Johnson operate on the Readers’ Choice RR. Don’t miss Part two of this video! […]
With just a few supplies, Kent Johnson shows you how to quickly add dirt and dust to your vehicles. […]
An Algoma Central snow train is ready to depart Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., en route to Agawa Canyon. Photo by Jeremy J. Schrader […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Follow associate editor Cody Grivno as he shows you how to make a model railroad scenery base using cardboard strips and plaster cloth. You’ll also see the latest model railroading products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices, including an HO scale passenger […]
A Wisconsin & Southern plow train clears the line through Eagle, Wis., in February 2011, the morning after a storm dumped 2 feet of snow across the area. The plow once belong to the Milwaukee Road, as did the tracks here, part of a route from Milwaukee to Madison and Janesville. Photo by Matt Van […]
