Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor

Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, stretching between Washington, D.C. and Boston, Mass., is one of the heaviest trafficked passenger railroads in the United States. Owned by Amtrak, and operated under electric catenary, the Northeast Corridor is America’s high-speed rail mainline. Travel along with Trains.com as we go trackside in Connecticut and Rhode Island to view a parade […]

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Building a T-Trak module | Starting the scenery

In order to start the scenery stage for his N scale (1:160) T-Trak module, host David Popp first looks to finish up a few trackwork and roadway details. And then it’s all about establishing a unifying base layer for the finished scenery. Keep up with the entire T-Trak series…exclusively on Trains.com Video! […]

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Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 3 | Horse Drawn Wagons

In this episode, David turns to a new construction technique as he forms the body of a wagon using resin impregnated paper. In his initial attempt with this material, David finds that it cuts, shapes, and assembles in manner similar to styrene. Follow along as he walks through the working limits and shares his valuable […]

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Winter 2023

Welcome – Growing up Alco Head End – A potpourri of railroad history, then and now Fast Mail – Letters from readers on our Fall 2023 issue Mileposts – Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe True Color – Pike’s Peak in the sun Sequence – Soo Line study at Sussex Car Stop – Edmonton, Calgary, and […]

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Classic Trains Film Archive | Colorado and Wyoming, J. David Ingles Reel 14

Classic Trains Film Archive | Colorado and Wyoming, J. David Ingles Reel 14  – Amidst the Great Plains states of Colorado and Wyoming, J. David Ingles vintage color footage captures notable classic railroads, including Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Colorado & Wyoming; Rio Grande; Santa Fe; Union Pacific; and even Sperry Rail Service! ………………………………… Look back […]

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March 2024

In every issue News, p. 6 Selections by the Federal Railroad Administration shape future passenger corridors Bill Stephens, p. 10 Railroads debate need for service standards Preservation, p. 46 Oldest Electro-Motive Corp. piece to be restored Travel, p. 48 Come for the trains, stay for the food and service […]

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Charlotte Light Rail

Light rail commuter service has arrived in the state of North Carolina. The Charlotte Area Transit System, or CATS, was formed in 1999, and initiated rail service with the Lynx Blue Line in 2007. This line now stretches 19 miles between the UNC Charlotte campus on the north side of town, and a station near Pineville […]

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Spaces to Places V | A new path to the underpass, part 3

In this episode of Spaces to Places, we find host Gerry Leone in the thick of two projects! The main objective of his efforts was to build out the highway underpass and scenery along a layout peninsula. But Gerry also scrambles to complete trackwork reconfiguration that will improved the operation of his HO scale Bona […]

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