The freelanced Mokena Railroad is an Alco paradise. Here we see RS-3 no. 3 and RS-1 no. 1 leading a manifest freight on Hal Harrison’s N scale layout in Mesa, Ariz. Hal also took the photo. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of model railroad heritage and excellence. […]
Maintenance-of-way crews play an important role in keeping trains moving safely on the Utah Belt. Eric Brooman of St. Peters, Mo., photographed this work extra, with a spreader for shaping ballast and ditches, waiting in the siding at Jemez, N.M., on his HO scale layout. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our […]
It’s a busy afternoon on Jay Polk’s N scale Arkansas Division layout. A pair of Missouri Pacific Alco road switchers wait at Bald Knob Junction for a St. Louis-San Francisco local, led by GP38AC no. 636, to enter MoPac trackage. Steve Crise photographed the scene. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our […]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train no. 4, the “Southern Fast Mail,” hustles through Parmerton, Texas, on Jay Miller’s HO scale Panhandle & Santa Fe. Jay, a professional photographer from Dallas, Texas, digitally added the sky, wheat field, diesel exhaust, and dust using Adobe Photoshop. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our […]
New York, New Haven & Hartford RS-1 no. 0667 brings a local freight past the S&J Donohue General Store in White Hills, Conn. Lou Sassi took the photo on Bob Collett’s HO scale Huntington & Hartford, featured in the December 1996 issue of Model Railroader. Bob scratchbuilt the general store based on a prototype in […]
Soo Line’s train No. 6, powered by 4-6-2 no. 736, eases up to the depot in the fictional community of Bahnak, Minn. Lou Sassi took the photo on Ray and Renee Grosser’s HO scale layout in Eubank, Ky. Renee scratchbuilt the elevator and Soo Line first-class depot. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images […]
The industrial community of Charlemont keeps Graylock Terminal crews busy. Today, Alco RS-3 no. 38 will switch the local industries. The scene, photographed by Lou Sassi, is on Bill Duffé’s freelanced HO LKJ&W RR. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of model railroad heritage and excellence. […]
With the late afternoon sun casting long shadows, Staten Island Rapid Transit S-2 no. 488 pulls a cut of boxcars through Mariner’s Harbor on Staten Island. The remnants of the Lake Avenue passenger platform can be seen behind the switcher. Mark Pitanza of Old Bridge, N.J., took the photo outdoors on an N scale diorama. […]
Steel mills are big, gritty industries, and they make interesting scenes on model railroads. Bruce Dombey of Portage, Ind., sent in this photo of a Davenport 0-4-0 (a Bachmann On21⁄2 model with a new cab) switching ingot mold cars at the mill on his O scale layout. The mold cars are HO models by Rix […]
On a lazy summer afternoon, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy GP7 no. 262 brings a local past Lang’s Dairy Farm. The train will continue down the branch line to Union Star, Mo., making setouts and pickups along the way. Lou Sassi photographed the scene on Dick Wolter’s HO scale CB&Q Brookfield Division layout. Dick lives […]
Amtrak’s train no. 7, the Empire Builder, glistens in the late afternoon sun as it operates over the Wisconsin & Michigan. Dave Rickaby photographed the scene outdoors on the Wisconsin & Michigan Model Railroad Club’s HO scale layout. The Amtrak equipment is owned by Joe Seidl. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from […]
Penn Central class N5C cabin no. 23050 is painted Jade Green, but there’s no doubt that it’s an ex-Pennsylvania RR car. The cabin is on the end of a coal train rolling along the banks of the Monongahela River on Rob Enrico’s O scale Penn Central layout. Paul Dolkos photo Model Railroader‘s Photo of the […]
