Photo Galleries Archives - Page 17 of 25

Model railroad humor: Casual

A man wearing an open shirt, tie askew, shorts, and pink fuzzy slippers reclines in his train room with a laptop computer on his lap.

[…]

A “Little Joe” electric locomotive, a sleek commuter train, a UP coal drag in the mountains, and other model railroad photos

A maroon-and-orange double-ended electric locomotive couples onto a manifest train in front of a depot

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. […]

Model railroad humor: Cabinetry

A couple sits in easy chairs; the man looks inspired

Woman: Honey bunches, if we got a new kitchen, just think of all the model railroad you could build using our old counter tops and cabinetry. […]

Model railroad humor: Shortages

A couple in a living room watches New Year’s 2022 festivities on a television

Woman: Remember the toilet paper shortages during the pandemic? Man: Yeah, and no flex track or rolling stock at the hobby store! […]

Peter Waldraff’s Hidden Epoxy River Railroad Gallery

Peter Waldraff’s Epoxy River Railroad folded open.

Peter Waldraff has always prioritized saving space when building a layout. His interest in this modeling niche first started when he was 27, when he built his first N scale layout in a custom built, glass-covered coffee table in order to maximize what minimal room he had in his 1,200 square foot house. However, […]

Central Railroad of New Jersey, locomotives

All through June 2021, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, grit, and grandeur that was the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Please enjoy this Jersey Central locomotive photograph gallery selected from the image archives of Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library. Only from Classic Trains! […]

Model railroad humor: Masks

Two model railroaders wearing face masks converse over a train layout

First man: Why do you say 2020 or 2021 will never be modeled? Second man: Who’s going to want to paint masks on all their figures? […]

Central Railroad of New Jersey, freight trains

Box-cab diesel locomotive with freight cars

All through June 2021, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history, grit, and glory of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Please enjoy this Jersey Central freight train photo gallery selected from the archive files of Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library. Only from Classic Trains! […]

Model railroad humor: Lockdown

First man: Wow! You finished your train layout! Second man: Yeah, at least one good thing came out of this lockdown. […]

Steam-powered freights, a streamlined passenger train, and more model railroad photos

Two steam locomotives pulling freight trains pass each other beneath a signal bridge

How to visit Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Visiting Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum If you took a major Class I railroad in the early 1950s, shrunk it, and set it aside to show people today what a section of big-time, steam-era railroading was all about, you’d create Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Set on a portion of Southern Railway’s original main line into Chattanooga, […]