Watch a steam doubleheader with former Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. 630 and 2-8-2 No. 4501 in fall 2016. You’ll see the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum excursion run on former Central of Georgia trackage out of Chattanooga with both locomotives under steam. Be sure to look for our special issue, Big Steam is Back, available now, […]
Scott Altenbach (right) enjoys the fresh air after emerging from the internal boiler inspection of Santa Fe Railway No. 2926. Also harnessed for safety is Bill McSweeney who assisted the inspection from outside the manway opening atop the boiler. Bill Diven Volunteers working to restore Santa Fe Railway No. 2929 swarm the locomotive during a […]
This video features a Southern Pacific freight train with two cab forwards and a 4-8-2 Mountain operating during Old West Days at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
This video features a Southern Pacific freight train with two cab forwards and a 4-8-2 Mountain operating during Old West Days at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
The general vicinity of where a two-vehicle crash took place after a railfan struck a truck head-on while chasing UP No. 844. Google Maps KENNARD, Neb. – Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Saturday after a railfan hit another truck head-on while chasing Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 on its run back […]
Train Festival 2009 brought together some of the best U.S. steam in central Michigan for an unforgettable weekend of railroading. You’ll see locomotives big and small, from saddletank switchers all the way up to the famed Daylight 4-8-4 No. 4449. Be sure to look for our special issue, Big Steam is Back, available now, along […]
Train Festival 2009 brought together some of the best U.S. steam in central Michigan for an unforgettable weekend of railroading. You’ll see locomotives big and small, from saddletank switchers all the way up to the famed Daylight 4-8-4 No. 4449. Be sure to look for our special issue, Big Steam is Back, available now, along […]
Marc Horovitz 1:19 scale, dual gauge, live steam 2-6-2T Accucraft Trains 33268 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $1,995 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:19 (16mm) scale live-steam locomotive; gas fired; single-flue boiler; 60 psi blow-off pressure; twin safety valves; pseudo-Walschaerts valve gear; D-valve cylinders; reversing from the cab; water glass, pressure gauge; displacement lubricator with drain; […]
Kevin Strong TCS WowSound 5-amp DCC decoder Train Control Systems 845 Blooming Glen Road Blooming Glen PA 18911 Website: www.tcsdcc.com Price: $199.95 Five-amp capacity DCC motor/sound decoder; available for steam and diesel. Size: 3″ x 17/16″ x 9/16″ Pros: Good motor control; high-quality sound reproduction; many sound options programmed onto the decoder; prototypical braking; “Audio […]
Check out a superdetailed Northern Pacific class Z-8 Challenger as it makes a run on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. This Athearn Genesis steam locomotive model features a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. […]
Check out a superdetailed Northern Pacific class Z-8 Challenger as it makes a run on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. This Athearn Genesis steam locomotive model features a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. […]
CALGARY — Canadian Pacific moved an historic 4-4-0 locomotive over the weekend from downtown Calgary to its corporate headquarters on the southeast edge of the city. Locomotive No. 29 had been on display outside its corporate headquarters at Gulf Canada Square in downtown Calgary since the 1990s. In 2012, the railroad moved its offices out […]
