This video features a B&O Alco switching the Cody Packing Co., with live stock cars, removing empty’s from the holding track, back to the East yard. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
B&O Alco S-2 switching the Cody Packing Co.
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B&O Alco S-2 switching the Cody Packing Co.
This video features a B&O Alco switching the Cody Packing Co., with live stock cars, removing empty’s from the holding track, back to the East yard. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
Super-Power citadel
The Lima Locomotive Works plant in Lima, Ohio, birthplace of hundreds of advanced “Super-Power” steam locomotives, occupied a triangular site on the city’s south side between B&O and Nickel Plate lines. Classic Trains coll. […]
UPDATE: Chicago bypass proposal halted by STB NEWSWIRE
A screenshot of a map of the proposed Great Lakes Basin Railroad that was intended to bypass Chicago congestion. The Surface Transportation Board rejected the parent company’s application on Aug. 31 as incomplete. Great Lakes Basin Transportation Co. WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision today, the Surface Transportation Board rejected an application by the Great […]
Union Pacific Challenger on the move
Union Pacific’s roving goodwill ambassador, 4-6-6-4 No. 3985, rolls through Cole Junction, Mo., while pulling the Missouri River Eagle special west of Jefferson City, Mo., on Oct 4, 2010. Peter N. Davis photo […]
Great Lakes Basin Railroad officials fire back NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO — The private corporation seeking to build a new 261-mile railroad to bypass Chicago freight congestion is challenging objections from opponents of the $2.8 billion project in a new filing with the federal regulatory agency that will ultimately decide the proposal’s fate. Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc. told the U.S. Surface Transportation Board last […]
A Model Railroad Museum Spotlight – Big River Train Town
This video is a spotlight on Big River Train Town in Hannibal, Mo., a museum that features O scale 3-rail and other toy trains. Owner Judy Kleinman has a great story and an enjoyable museum and shop. Video by Ron Marsh. […]
Twilight Tour of River City on a C&NW layout
This small town on Gene Borman’s C&NW HO scale model railroad features Light Works USA neon animated signs. He used actual SFX’s from a prototype diesel to enhance the sound. A handheld Panasonic DMC-LX7 and a Mobius HD mini camera (street scene with bus) were used. […]
A Model Railroad Museum Spotlight – Big River Train Town
This video is a spotlight on Big River Train Town in Hannibal, Mo., a museum that features O scale 3-rail and other toy trains. Owner Judy Kleinman has a great story and an enjoyable museum and shop. Video by Ron Marsh. […]
Twilight Tour of River City on a C&NW layout
This small town on Gene Borman’s C&NW HO scale model railroad features Light Works USA neon animated signs. He used actual SFX’s from a prototype diesel to enhance the sound. A handheld Panasonic DMC-LX7 and a Mobius HD mini camera (street scene with bus) were used. […]
Trains Presents: Train Festival 2009
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 […]
Trains Presents: Train Festival 2009
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 […]
