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O gauge Alco S-2 switcher from MTH Electric Trains Price: $459.95 (20-20891-1) Cmd low: 2.0 smph Cnv low: 3.5 smph High speed: 66.1 smph Drawbar pull: 1 pound Features: O-31 operation, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, two can-style motors, smoke unit, remote couplers, crew figures, and interior cab decoration. Current-production road names: Akron, Canton […]
Mike Lafond Figure 1 Mike Lafond Photo 1 Printed templates glued on the aluminum. I left the templates stuck on the alumimum until I had drilled out all the holes. I “cheated” here and used a bandsaw to cut these pieces from the main sheet. The two upper pieces are the outer bolster parts, cut […]
How to host an open house: What fun is a garden railroad if you can’t share it with others? An open house is where you get to show off your creation to fellow garden railroaders, tell them of your triumphs and tribulations, and hear their stories as well. How hard can it be, right? All […]
Sharing our railroads with others is perhaps one of the most rewarding aspects of garden railroading. Andy, age three, knows the way, even without the sign. Kevin Strong If a train is running, kids will follow it. Here, a K-27 leads a parade of young future railroaders around the yard. At least they’ll sleep well. […]
Train length is an issue that Congress is interested in. These Union Pacific trains are meeting at Nunn, Colo. Trains: Jim Wrinn WASHINGTON — During an at times testy hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, congress members peppered Federal Railroad Administration administrator Ron Batory about Precision Scheduled Railroading, Positive Train Control, and the recently dismissed crew […]
Blue Line train from O’Hare to downtown Chicago travels along the center divider of Interstate 90, the Kennedy Expressway, on April 13, 2019. TRAINS: David Lassen This article is the first of five on transit in the U.S., and North America. Read parts Two, Three, Four, and Five online. Across the U.S., cities have added […]
More ideas for kid-friendly garden railroading Don’t miss the companion article, Kid-friendly garden railroading. How have you made a difference for kids in railways? Zones are USDA Hardiness Zones This longer version of Regional gardening reports from “Greening your railway” (Summer 2019 issue) includes nine reports, many photos and a variety of themes. Some […]
Leland Stanford’s Sacramento, Calif., mansion. Don Cox The Leland Stanford Mansion in Sacramento, Calif., offers today’s visitors a glimpse into the life of a remarkable man — Central Pacific Railroad president, California governor, and founding father of a great university. Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and Stanford all had mansions, but only one […]
B&O Museum Executive Director Kris Hoellen B&O Museum BALTIMORE — In the midst of a snow and ice storm, while scrambling to deal with the last minute details of the upcoming 191st anniversary celebration of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s founding, B&O Museum Executive Director Kris Hoellen took a break to talk with Trains about […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leads a tour of Amtrak’s damaged Hudson River tunnel in October. Gov. Andrew Cuomo via Flickr Options for the Hudson River tunnel project, from Trains, September 2018. TRAINS: Rick Johnson NEW YORK — Partisan political bickering hasn’t helped the aging Hudson River tunnels that carry 200,000 Amtrak riders and NJ […]
John Gruber MADISON, Wis. — In the world of railroad photography, few practitioners have had an impact as profound as that of John Gruber. He arrived in the 1960s with a daring new approach to photographing the railroad scene, then went on to found the leading organization devoted to preserving and promoting the art form. […]
O GAUGE STARBUCKS STORE FROM MENARDS Price: $79.99 (No. 279-4325) Features: Coffee shop with three backlit signs, interior lighting, external chairs, tables, and figures; interior store detailing and figures. Order online at www.Menards.com/Trains O gauge layout owners seem to fall into three general groups. The first is roughly “anything goes,” which is any type of […]
