General Electric B-B electrics 606 and 601 are ready to depart Barriles yard, current terminus of the FCTT’s electrification on July 23, 2007. The short train of gondolas is conveying processed nitrate to the shipping terminal at Tocopilla, 17.25 miles and 1.5 hours away, and 3, 231 feet downhill. Ian A. Dunn Nos. 604 and […]
Bo-bo diesel, built for the West Clare Railway in 1955, with two six-wheel saloon carriages in CIE livery, waits at the station on Neil Ramsay’s railway. Marc Horovitz avan and Leitrim train in the livery of the nationalized Irish transport system, Coras Iompair Eireann, or CIE. The sea of tiny, green leaves, replicating Ireland’s plains […]
The tender for the famous Flying Scotsman and the frame reside in the shop at the National Railway Museum in York, England, in September 2008. The boiler is under repair at another location. Trains: Jim Wrinn England has the good fortune to obtain money for railroad preservation projects from the Heritage Lottery Fund (through its […]
Scott Lothes Shinjuku is the best place in the world to feel the crunch of a commuter train rush hour, and in the August 2008 issue, Trains Magazine takes you inside, with photos and stories that capture the station’s frenetic pace. But if you want to watch the trains themselves, Tokyo has a host of […]
Italian steam engine 741.120 is crossing the viaduct 1 mile north of Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy, crossing the main road and a small river on Oct. 13. Ad van Sten FLORENCE, Italy – Freshly overhauled Franco Crosti 2-8-0 No. 741.120 is back in operation. A Franco Crosti boiler consists of a standard boiler and one […]
TSOMO DRIFT. It’s the usual problem on a single-track railway—waiting for traffic coming the other way. A great horseshoe curve links Tsomo Drift with Orange River, although, as the crow flies, they are very close, so the driver of the Baldwin 2-8-0, Nº 724, can see the reason for this long delay. Over at Orange […]
Red Rock Mountain, just southeast of Hidden Valley. On top is the turntable and engine facilities. Scenery was made from recycled packing material. William Zuback The scratchbuilt power house building contains most of the controls for the D.E.U. Line below. Access is through the top. William Zuback It’s a busy day at the Hidden Valley […]
Coupled to the front of the Pretoria-Cape Town Trans Karoo are three Premier Classe cars – a new service providing comfortable accommodations at a reasonable price. The Trans Karoo is seen pulling into Hermon. Karl Zimmermann Luxurious cruise trains often turn up on public television specials, as do trips to such remote places as Mexico’s […]
In this overview of the entire FCM de STL, you can see how much action and detail is contained in a small space. Knobs on the fascia boards control turnouts, while on/off switches control power to sidings. Bill Zuback The open-air market in the town of Santa Lucia bustles with life. Bill Zuback An FCM […]
Bachmann HO scale Russian 2-10-0 Decapod steam locomotive Bachmann has released an interesting HO lightweight 2-10-0 Decapod based on the prototypes built for Russia during World War I. Even with ten drivers, this Decapod is about the same size as the Bachmann 2-8-0 reviewed in the June 1998 Model Railroader. According to George Drury’s Guide […]
