Westbound CSX train Q261 climbs the Sand Patch grade at Foley Overlook, near Fairhope, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2011. Three photos, Alex Mayes Trying to come up with just 10 favorite train-watching spots posed a challenge for me, as I have a lot of favorite spots, all of which have their particular characteristics. For this […]
A southbound CSX intermodal train skirts the Hudson River at Bear Mountain, N.Y., on May 12, 2011. Three photos, Matt Van Hattem Every region has fascinating places to watch trains, and working at Trains brought me to locations I had always longed to visit as well as great spots I might not have otherwise come […]
Two Montana Rail Link GP9s head up the Paradise Local as it crosses the Clark Fork River in Paradise, Mont. Three photos, Tom Danneman When I was asked to come up with 10 of my favorite spots to view and photograph railroading, I knew it wouldn’t be difficult. The difficulty was picking just 10 spots, […]
With cars from the New Haven Railroad interchange at Maybrook, N.Y., a Lehigh & Hudson River freight makes a smoky passage through Lake, N.Y., en route to Allentown, Pa. Up front is one of L&HR’s heavy 2-8-0s. Donald W. Furler photo […]
WASHINGTON — Maryland’s entire congressional delegation has written to CSX Transportation CEO E. Hunter Harrison, asking him to explain the railroad’s decision to drop out of a partnership to raise clearances in the Howard Street Tunnel. On Nov. 1, in response to media inquiries, CSX confirmed that it no longer considered the long-sought tunnel project […]
Name: Steven Allen Railroad Name: Look Memorial Park Haunted Train Layout Video Location: Look Memorial Park Train Station, Florence, MA Scale: S Scale Theme: Halloween Description: Members of the Pioneer Valley Model Railroad Club have built a Halloween themed layout for Look Memorial Park’s Train Station. It is available during the Haunted Train Rides on […]
Name: Steven Allen Railroad Name: Look Memorial Park Haunted Train Layout Video Location: Look Memorial Park Train Station, Florence, MA Scale: S Scale Theme: Halloween Description: Members of the Pioneer Valley Model Railroad Club have built a Halloween themed layout for Look Memorial Park’s Train Station. It is available during the Haunted Train Rides on […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Robert Seckler’s HO scale Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR is inspired by the Delaware & Hudson in the 1950s. Watch trains run through some of the detailed New England scenes. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Robert Seckler’s HO scale Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR is inspired by the Delaware & Hudson in the 1950s. Watch trains run through some of the detailed New England scenes. […]
INDIANA, Pa. — “The East Broad Top is sleeping,” Joe Kovalchick says. Indeed, it’s been five years since the legendary narrow gauge railroad has operated for the public. The famed narrow-gauge coal hauler’s modern-day owner, Kovalchick, says he’s trying to find someone, some group or agency to buy the 33-mile railroad. “I want to keep […]
An Adirondack Scenic Railroad passenger train to Thendara, N.Y., prepares to depart the station at Big Moose, N.Y. The four-car train is powered by RS18 No. 1845, built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1958. This line was previously the New York Central’s Adirondack Division, and saw as many as 10 passenger trains a day. Alex […]
Newly inducted soldiers at Maryland’s Fort George G. Meade are lined up to board a Baltimore & Ohio troop train in May 1953. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
