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Trains, March 2024
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Pinning an EMD turbocharger
EMD turbochargers For decades, railroads have adapted locomotives to meet the service to which they are assigned. As newer and more powerful locomotives arrive on a roster, older units cascade down to lesser roles. Oftentimes these new assignments don’t require as much horsepower as mainline duties. In low-speed, local or yard service, weight and adhesion […]
Ride aboard a private train
Private cars, also called “private varnish”, represent a mode of passenger railroading that’s intriguing and seemingly elusive to most viewing trackside. Who’s in that car? Where is it going? How are they able to do that? All questions that Trains.com staffer Bryson Sleppy has also pondered…and can now help us answer! Follow video highlights of […]
Spaces to Places V | Planning a dramatic highway underpass, part 1
Gerry Leone’s Spaces to Places rolls on! He’s back to build out yet another section of his Bona Vista HO scale model railroad. But first he shares quick insights on how he finished of a small portion of scenery just outside the city limits of Westcott. Then he’s ‘Back on Track’ for laying down the rails […]
Spaces to Places V | Planning a dramatic highway underpass, part 1
Gerry Leone’s Spaces to Places rolls on! He’s back to build out yet another section of his Bona Vista HO scale model railroad. But first he shares quick insights on how he finished of a small portion of scenery just outside the city limits of Westcott. Then he’s ‘Back on Track’ for laying down the rails […]
Model Railroader After Hours | January 4th, 2024
Model Railroader After Hours | January 4th, 2024. After Hours is an informal livestream hosted by Trains.com staff members… after the “work” of the day is done, there’s aways something else fun! This time, host David Popp, along with Bryson Sleppy, continue to make progress on their N scale T-Trak modules. Of course, the guys […]
Trains.com Video BONUS | Behind Spaces and Places
Master Model Railroader Gerry Leone has been one of Trains.com’s most recognized and most prolific contributors for many years running. From the pages of various Model Railroader magazines, special-issues, and books, to the numerous video series he’s hosted for Model Railroader Video Plus, Trains.com, Trains.com Video, and Model Railroader DVDs, you’ll find he’s all about […]
Model Railroader After Hours | January 4th, 2024
Model Railroader After Hours | January 4th, 2024. After Hours is an informal livestream hosted by Trains.com staff members… after the “work” of the day is done, there’s aways something else fun! This time, host David Popp, along with Bryson Sleppy, continue to make progress on their N scale T-Trak modules. Of course, the guys […]
Trains.com Video BONUS | Behind Spaces and Places
Master Model Railroader Gerry Leone has been one of Trains.com’s most recognized and most prolific contributors for many years running. From the pages of various Model Railroader magazines, special-issues, and books, to the numerous video series he’s hosted for Model Railroader Video Plus, Trains.com, Trains.com Video, and Model Railroader DVDs, you’ll find he’s all about […]
Northern Pacific Slenderella Salad
Trains LIVE — Northern Pacific Slenderella Salad Trains LIVE — 1-4-2023 — Happy New Year and welcome to 2023. Did you know that of the top five New Year’s resolutions made annually, three of them involve fitness, health, and a better diet? Our resolve regarding our resolutions fades quickly, however. In 2022, surveys indicate that […]
January 2024
In every issue Trains.com, p. 4 Guide to the latest railroad content on the web News, p. 6 Exclusive interview with Union Pacific’s CEO Jim Vena, and Amtrak’s Airo prototype Bill Stephens, p. 11 Regulatory overkill stunts proposed rail project Preservation, p. 48 Durango & Silverton’s K-28 Mikados mark a century of service Travel, p. […]
