Trains LIVE — Inspecting Black River & Western No. 60 — 2-16-2024 — Tucked away in the Black River & Western Railroad shop in Ringoes, N.J., a group of Black River Railroad Historical Trust volunteers are working to complete the Federal Railroad Administration Form 4 inspection on No. 60, a 2-8-0 Consolidation built by Alco […]
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Host David Popp departs from the On30 layout construction to tackle something he’s never done before. In the railroad town of Sand Creek, David works to build, paint, and install proper horses and horse drawn wagons that folks use to haul goods to and fro. Saddle up for the ride through the entire process…and Trains.com […]
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When a trek to Big Skies & Iron Rails is a tad too far to reach, railfan/videographer Tom Danneman opts to settle trackside at the very edge of the waterway that denotes the start of American’s western expanse. From his rental property (not a van!) down by the river, Tom and his crew take in the […]
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Host David Popp departs from the On30 layout construction to tackle something he’s never done before. In the railroad town of Sand Creek, David works to build, paint, and install proper horses and horse drawn wagons that folks use to haul goods to and fro. Saddle up for the ride through the entire process…and Trains.com […]
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When a trek to Big Skies & Iron Rails is a tad too far to reach, railfan/videographer Tom Danneman opts to settle trackside at the very edge of the waterway that denotes the start of American’s western expanse. From his rental property (not a van!) down by the river, Tom and his crew take in the […]
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For Snow Week 2024, let’s head west to view operations at two tourist railroads running 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotives during the winter. We’ll begin at the Sumpter Valley Railroad in McEwen, Oregon, before jumping to Nevada to chase the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Want to see and learn more about this class of steam locomotive? […]
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Classic Trains Film Archive | Snowy Chicagoland, J. David Ingles Reel 123 – In vintage color footage captured by J. David Ingles, you’ll see that winter’s wrath has arrived in the Windy City! But in the City of Broad Shoulders, a few feet of fresh snow isn’t enough to detour the determined folks from moving […]
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In every issue Trains.com, p. 4 Guide to the latest railroad content on the web News, p. 6 BNSF, J.B. Hunt take aim at trucks. Wabtec eyes hydrogen as the fuel of the future while it unveils world’s first battery-powered heavy-haul freight locomotive Bill Stephens, p. 16 Railroad investors can be their own worst enemy […]
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