Watch Lionel’s O gauge Kansas City Southern Legacy SD70ACe diesel locomotive in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the November 2020 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine! […]
Lionel Legacy KCS SD70ACe Diesel Locomotive
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
Lionel Legacy KCS SD70ACe Diesel Locomotive
Watch Lionel’s O gauge Kansas City Southern Legacy SD70ACe diesel locomotive in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the November 2020 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine! […]
MTH O gauge RailKing Imperial Cab-Forward 4-8-8-2 steam locomotive
O GAUGE RAILKING IMPERIAL 4-8-8-2 BY MTH Price: $799.99 Stock no.: 30-1823-1 Features: O-31 operation, two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 Command and sound system, smoke unit, remote coupler Low speed (Cmd): 1.5 scale mph Low speed (Conv): 4 smph High speed: 65.8 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 7 oz. Current-production road names: Southern Pacific black, […]
After 118 years in Alaska, Climax locomotive heads back to Pennsylvania
A 1902 Climax Manufacturing Co. narrow gauge geared steam locomotive that has spent the last 118 years in Alaska is on its way back to the town where it was built — Corry, Pa. Disassembled and loaded in a container, the 3-foot gauge engine was shipped 1,400 miles from Whittier, Alaska, to the U.S. Lower […]
Frame, running gear for SP locomotive arrive at Niles Canyon Railway
SUNOL, Calif. – The last major piece of a significant California steam locomotive has returned to the Golden State. On Wednesday, a truck delivered the frame and running gear for Southern Pacific 2-6-0 No. 1744 to the Pacific Locomotive Association. The 1901 Baldwin will be rebuilt for operation on the association’s Niles Canyon Railway. The […]
Remembering the Great Northern Railway
In 1857 the Minnesota & Pacific Railroad was chartered to build a line from Stillwater, Minnesota, on the St. Croix River, through St. Paul and St. Cloud to St. Vincent, in the northwest corner of the state. The company defaulted after completing a roadbed between St. Paul and St. Cloud, Minnesota, and its charter […]
Remembering Lehigh & Hudson River Railway locomotives
Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and lore of famed (and infamous) railroads. In August 2020, we celebrate the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway. Please enjoy a collection of locomotive images located in the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include the L&HRs iconic locomotives and classic scenic photos. […]
New model trains for the week of August 20, 2020
HO scale locomotives Pennsylvania RR class K4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive. Prewar with slat pilot and postwar with modern pilot. Two road numbers each. Dual-mode TCS WOWSound decoder with Keep-Alive capacitor; separate, factory-applied injectors, pump, and piping; metal uncoupling levers; operating headlight; all-metal chassis; die-cast metal trailing truck; blackened-metal side rods; painted engineer and fireman […]
Accucraft Adams Revival 4-4-2T steam locomotive
The British really got their money’s worth out of many of their steam locomotives. The first copies of the Adams Radial 4-4-2T (denoting it as a tank engine) were produced in 1882. The last ones were retired from service in 1961. It’s named after locomotive designer William Adams. “Radial” refers to the design of […]
Iowa steam engine move caught in political storm
BOONE, Iowa – A planned move of a steam locomotive from one side of this small town near Des Moines became part of a political controversy last week, as the locomotive was decorated with banners calling for reelection of President Donald Trump during its move. The locomotive, part of the Boone Rotary Club’s “Welcome Train” […]
Mike Schwab’s Sn3 scale D&RGW background images
Denver & Rio Grande Western class K-27 2-8-2 Mikado no. 463 starts down the High Line with a string of boxcars in tow on Mike Schwab’s Sn3 scale D&RGW layout. Mike’s trackside photo is also September’s featured computer desktop wallpaper. Click on the links below to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. […]
Emery Trust makes special grant to help finish No. 1309
CUMBERLAND, Md. — The Emery Rail Heritage Trust and the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad are pleased to announce the trust has issued a special mid-year grant of $50,000 to help complete 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 as part of the “Steam the Last Baldwin” fundraising campaign. The grant will go toward $150,000 needed to complete No. 1309, […]
