Photo Galleries Archives - Page 9 of 19

Big Boy Mississippi crossing, August 2021

The Union Pacific Big Boy Mississippi River crossing is one for the history books. So far as Trains editors know, this is Union Pacific Big Boy 4014’s first foray to the “Big Easy,” New Orleans! Join Trains contributor Steve Smedley for this portion of Big Boy’s 2021 tour through Texas and the Mid-South with […]

Iowa Interstate’s QJ 2-10-2 steam locomotive in photos

Steam locomotive noses past an old brick train station.

Look over Jim Wrinn’s shoulder as with photographs taken on August 2021 excursion with Iowa Interstate Railroad’s QJ 2-10-2 steam locomotive in Iowa. Only from Trains.com! […]

Model railroad humor: Einstein

A man with shaggy hair, back to us, contemplates a blackboard filled with track diagrams and equations.

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Big Boy in Texas and Mid-South photo gallery, August 2021

Big Boy locomotive moving over a rural grade crossing.

Trains contributors Steve Smedley and Sol Tucker present some of their choice images from chasing Union Pacific Big Boy in Texas and the Mid-South. Big Boy’s 2021 trip from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to New Orleans and back is the locomotive’s first excursion since 2019. For more information, see the Union Pacific steam schedule online. Also, […]

Western Pacific Railroad: Locomotives

Black-and-white view of diesel road-switcher locomotive

All through August 2021, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and splendor that was the Western Pacific Railroad. Please enjoy this photo gallery of locomotives selected from Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library. Only from Trains.com! […]

Model railroad humor: Radius

Two men watch a train awkwardly span a series of too-sharp curves.

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Western Pacific Railroad freight trains

Steam powered freight train on a bridge on a curve exhibiting traits of the Western Pacific Railroad

All through August, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the grit, the glory, and the grandeur that was the Western Pacific Railroad. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images selected from Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library. Only from Classic Trains! […]

Model railroad humor: Italy

A woman refuses a shipment of model train cars from a courier.

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Western Pacific Railroad: passenger trains

All through August 2021, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and legacy of the Western Pacific Railroad. In this article, please enjoy a photo gallery of Western Pacific Railroad passenger trains in their prime. This gallery was first published in July 2016. Only from Classic Trains! […]

Model railroad humor: Grinder

A woman passes by a man grinding ballast onto his layout’s track.

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A busy engine shop, a peaceful river crossing, a river in the Steel City, and other model railroad photos

A maintenance crew works on a pair of diesel locomotives outside a shiny corrugated metal maintenance building

Trackside Photos is a showcase for the work of Model Railroader readers. Send your photos (digital images 5 megapixels or larger) to: Model Railroader, Trackside Photos, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612; or upload them to http://fileupload.kalmbach.com/contribute. For our photo submission guidelines, contact associate editor Steven Otte at sotte@mrmag.com. […]