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VIDEO: Accucraft ETB Mikado
Type of Train: Steam Locomotive
VIDEO: Accucraft ETB Mikado
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Bachmann N scale 2-10-2 steam locomotive
Bachmann N scale 2-10-2 steam locomotive This N scale locomotive is a replica of a steam engine originally designed as a humble helper, but which distinguished itself as an indispensable worker in World War I. The Bachmann Spectrum series N scale United States Railroad Administration Light 2-10-2 comes equipped with a Digital Command Control (DCC) […]
Railroad from “Breakheart Pass”
Q On which railroad was the 1975 movie “Breakheart Pass” filmed? — Klaus Schmidt, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. A “Breakheart Pass” was filmed on the Camas Prairie Railroad, a short line in Northern Idaho. Originally a cooperative building effort by predecessors of the Union Pacific and the BNSF in the early 20th century, as of 2004, […]
Steam engine sight glass
Steam engine gage glasses have prisms to improve water visibility. J. David Conrad Q What type of glass (or other material) was used for the sight glass on a steam locomotive boiler? Was it a special material, or just very thick?— William Johnson, Eagle, Mich.A Most (but not all) gage glasses on steam locomotive are […]
Why ‘mudhens?’
Q Why are some Rio Grande steam locomotives referred to as “Mudhens?”— Larry Beck, Susanville, Calif. A The term “Mudhen” refers to 15 Denver & Rio Grande Western class K-27 2-8-2s, Nos. 450-464, built by Baldwin in 1903. Two K-27 Mudhens are left: No. 463, under restoration at the C&TS and No. 464, in operation […]
Charge!
Virginia & Truckee 2-8-0 No. 29 charges past the depot in Gold Hill, Nev., in March 2010 on a portion of the rebuilt silver hauling railroad, high in the desert near Reno. Photo by Jim Wrinn […]
VIDEO: Accucraft live-steam 4-6-0 locomotive
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Accucraft live-steam 4-6-0 locomotive
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Lionel O gauge Vision Lionel 700E Hudson
In the toy train world, there is no mightier locomotive than the New York Central Hudson. Turbines and Berkshires or Pacifics and Challengers might turn heads, but they’re country cousins compared to the Hudson. Today we examine the “Lionel Vision line 700E Hudson.” Pairing the terms “Vision line” and “700E” is a bit confusing, because […]
Bachmann HO scale 2-8-0 steam locomotive
Bachmann HO scale 2-8-0 steam locomotive This Bachmann 2-8-0 is a wonderful scale model to model railroading with steam. It features NMRA- complaint Digital Command Controller decoder and metal details, such as handrails, bells and steam generator. It also has a detailed cab interior and painted cab figures. The tender has a metal ladder and […]
The challenges of firing an oil-burner
Firemen on oil-burners like SP 4-8-2 4360 at Pinole, Calif., had to be sure the fuel was not too hot, not too cold, and adequately pressurized. John C. Illman As a fireman of oil-burning steam locomotives on the Southern Pacific during the 1950s (on the Coast, Rio Grande, Western, and Sacramento divisions), I never envied […]
