MTH HO scale Union Pacific no. 4006 Big Boy 4-8-8-4 hauling a reefer block around a model train layout set in 1954. […]
Member video: Union Pacific Big Boy HO scale steam locomotive
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
L&N 0-8-0 No. 2132 to come home to Kentucky NEWSWIRE
A photo illustration shows what No. 2132 might look like restored. Photo illustration by Ron Flanary BAINBRIDGE, Ga. – The Bainbridge city council has voted to transfer ownership of former Louisville & Nashville C-1 class 0-8-0 No. 2132 to the city of Corbin, Ky. Also included is former L&N caboose No. 30, built at South […]
Video: Kato N scale FEF with SoundTraxx Micro Tsunami DCC decoder
Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Micro Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Kato N scale Union Pacific FEF-3 steam locomotive. See and hear the N scale 4-8-4 haul the new Kato Union Pacific excursion train around the Model Railroader staff’s Salt Lake Route layout. […]
Video: Kato N scale FEF with SoundTraxx Micro Tsunami DCC decoder
Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Micro Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Kato N scale Union Pacific FEF-3 steam locomotive. See and hear the N scale 4-8-4 haul the new Kato Union Pacific excursion train around the Model Railroader staff’s Salt Lake Route layout. […]
WM diesels for smoke abatement
Two Western Maryland F3s haul a 2-10-0 and its train on the outskirts of Baltimore. The diesels were on the train for just a short distance to keep the Decapod from running afoul of municipal anti-smoke laws. Francis Riffle photo […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 23 – Union Pacific in Mile-High City & More
For his second day in the Denver area, host Drew Halverson explores more of the Front Range, before returning to other railroad sites in the Mile-High City. Drew also joins pal Mike Danneman for stops at the recently-renovated Denver Union Station and an extra special ride on the Colorado Railroad Museum’s K-37 steam locomotive. […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 23 – Union Pacific in Mile-High City & More
For his second day in the Denver area, host Drew Halverson explores more of the Front Range, before returning to other railroad sites in the Mile-High City. Drew also joins pal Mike Danneman for stops at the recently-renovated Denver Union Station and an extra special ride on the Colorado Railroad Museum’s K-37 steam locomotive. […]
Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 may get new home NEWSWIRE
No. 643 at McKees Rocks in summer 2014. Steve Glischinski PITTSBURGH – The saga of Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 No. 643, which has long languished in outdoor storage in McKees Rocks, may finally be coming to a close. According to a report in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the locomotive may be put on display in […]
Logging road, take me home!
Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
Logging road, take me home!
Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay consist, and the grand parade of steam. See steam railroading at its best, in the West Virginia mountains, only from Trains! […]
Dora battles the snow
Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:13.7 (7/8″=1 foot) Theme: Maine two foot gauge Description: I built a steam rail bus powered by an Accucraft Dora…the smallest live steamer they make. Here she is plowing snow on my line. she does pretty well with […]
Dora battles the snow
Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:13.7 (7/8″=1 foot) Theme: Maine two foot gauge Description: I built a steam rail bus powered by an Accucraft Dora…the smallest live steamer they make. Here she is plowing snow on my line. she does pretty well with […]
