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O gauge modeler Walt Urban created a medium-size three-rail empire with an autumn theme. Colorful trees on the mountains suggest fall has arrived along the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., with postwar and modern Lionel trains to enjoy in beautiful settings. See it in the September-October 2023 issue. […]
WASHINGTON — The federal government has committed $6.88 billion to the Hudson River Tunnel project, the long-discussed additional connection between New York and New Jersey that will eventually double capacity into and out of New York’s Penn Station. News of the funding commitment was tucked somewhat innocuously into a Federal Transportation Administration press release announcing […]
Delaware & Hudson passenger trains All through July 2023, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the grit and grandeur of the Delaware & Hudson in its bicentennial year. Please enjoy this photo gallery of Kansas City Southern passenger trains selected from the files in Kalmbach Media‘s David P. Morgan Library. Only from Trains.com! […]
Facts & features Name: Narragansett RailroadScale: On30 (1:48)Size: 24 x 22 feet Prototype: freelancedLocale: Rhode IslandEra: 1929 to 1935Style: walk-inMainline run: 150 feetMinimum radius: 18″Minimum turnout: No. 4Maximum grade: noneBenchwork: open gridHeight: 57″Roadbed: noneTrack: flextrackBackdrop: hand-painted tempered hardboardControl: direct current Download a PDF of this trackplan! Buy the August 2023 issue of Model Railroader! […]
With the release of the Lionel Pennsylvania RR L1 Mikado, it seems that we’ve returned to pre-pandemic manufacturing timelines with the manufacturer. This Legacy engine, cataloged in Lionel’s 2022 Volume II edition, has been delivered in less than a year. This is another product made with tooling acquired from MTH Trains a few years ago. […]
NEW YORK — Amtrak service was restored between New York and Philadelphia by 10 a.m. EDT after overhead power issues at the Metropark station in Woodbridge, N.J., according to the Amtrak website. The problem was initially reported about 8 a.m. ET. At least some trains were cancelled as a result of the issue, according to […]
Phoebe Snow as a person was an invention by advertising men a half century before the streamliner. A new management led by William Haynes Truesdale had taken charge of Lackawanna in 1899 and was turning the system from a 19th-century pike into a 20th-century railroad. The makeover included the passenger service. DL&W’s passenger engines used […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun the process of extending the Second Avenue Subway, announcing Wednesday that it was soliciting the first contract for construction to 125th Street in Harlem. The initial contract will cover utility relocation, setting the stage for construction of three stations and system infrastructure. With the solicitation posted, […]
Delaware & Hudson history dates from 1823, when the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. was chartered to build a canal from Honesdale, Pa., to Rondout, N. Y., on the Hudson River. The canal would carry anthracite coal from mines near Carbondale, Pa., to New York City. The mines would be served by a gravity railroad […]
What are some of your favorite parts of the hobby? Community is the best part of this hobby. I’ve been active in three California clubs, and now, in New England, I’m helping out with Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine garden railways. In 2007, after 10 years helping northern Californians build garden railways through my business, […]
In recent months, I have dug deep into the archives to find the shortest Amtrak trains of each decade. Since most of us modelers have limited layout space, if we still want to model prototypical passenger consists, these short trains are a perfect fit. Join me on a tour of Amtrak eras, this time exploring […]
ABOARD THE SILVER STAR — The announcement Amtrak is extending chef-prepared meals and table service for sleeping-car passengers to another New York-Miami train [see “Amtrak returns ‘traditional dining’ to Silver Meteor,” Trains News Wire, June 27, 2023] came a few days after News Wire had a chance to sample that service on the northbound Silver […]
