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One of Norfolk & Western’s streamlined J-class 4-8-4s leads the Memphis–WashingtonTennessean east between Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va., in 1954. Southern Railway diesels brought the train to Bristol, Tenn., and will take over again at Lynchburg. W.A. Akin Jr. photo […]
The eastbound Western Star kicks up snow as it approaches a freight at the west end of the Tintah, Minn., siding on February 14, 1969. The Star carried Nos. 27 and 28 at the time. Howard S. Patrick photo […]
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Forrest Nace took plenty of fascinating photographs of Howard Zane’s spectacular HO scale Piermont Division. Enjoy this exclusive gallery of selected scenes from the 60 x 70-foot HO scale model railroad, including many of Howard’s superdetailed brass steam locomotive models. A full article on Howard Zane’s layout appeared in the February 2020 issue of […]
The fun continues from Trainfest 2019 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, Wisconsin! In this commercial-free replay of Model Railroader Video Plus’ second live-streaming session (Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.), you’ll get to see David Popp, Cody Grivno, and Steve Sweeney hosting segments featuring our $20 Challenge contestants, layouts and displays at the […]
On Nov. 9, Kalmbach Media editors streamed three live videos from Trainfest at Wisconsin State Fair Park.This is a recorded version of the first of those three episodes. If you enjoy what you see, send a note to NewsWire@TrainsMag.com and let us know if we should do this again. […]
Please enjoy this photo gallery of Jack Varadi’s HO scale Greenville & Ohio, firmly planted in Appalachia. Photographs of this 13.5 by 23-foot layout are by Bruce Gathman. A full article on this railroad appeared in the December 2019 issue of Model Railroader. […]
EMD SDP45s were the last passenger locomotives Great Northern purchased. A few months after the Burlington Northern merger, SDP45 No. 9860 leads the Western Star at Eureka, Mont., on September 7, 1970. Doug Wingfield photo […]
On September 5, 1956, the Santa Fe’s Chief and Fast Mail collided at Robinson, N.M., killing 20 passengers and crew. Here, sleeping car Pine Rapids and an F unit from the Chief rest perpendicular to the tracks after the incident. Johnny Casick photo […]
A Pennsylvania Railroad T1 4-4-4-4 pauses with an eastbound train at Fort Wayne, Ind. The railroad had 52 such “duplex” steam locomotives, along with other wheel arrangements. Robert A. Hadley photo […]
An eastbound milk train from Ogdensburg, N.Y., passes the joint Rutland/Central Vermont station at Alburgh, Vt., in October 1951, behind green-and-yellow Alco RS3 No. 204. Jim Shaughnessy photo […]
In the Rocky Mountains, an agent hoops up orders to an eastbound freight at Thompson Falls, Mont., powered by W-5 class 2-8-2 No. 1849. John W. Maxwell photo […]
