CSX train Q257 with C40-8W No. 7893 rolls past the signal at MP 51 on the former Toledo & Ohio Central main line three miles north of Arlington, Ohio, on Jan. 19, 2014. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]
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Zone & Region: Midwest
Rehab My Railroad: Special Episode – local hobby shop stop
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Rehab My Railroad effort is off to a quick start! But before David Popp and Cody Grivno can resume work, host Drew Halverson and layout owner Chuck Sable make an essential re-supply run to a local hobby shop. In this FREE, ALL-ACCESS […]
Rehab My Railroad: Special Episode – local hobby shop stop
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Rehab My Railroad effort is off to a quick start! But before David Popp and Cody Grivno can resume work, host Drew Halverson and layout owner Chuck Sable make an essential re-supply run to a local hobby shop. In this FREE, ALL-ACCESS […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 19 – Rochelle, Illinois
Looking for a safe, pleasant, and fully accessible spot to watch a parade of Union Pacific and BNSF trains? Drew and the MRVP Crew find just the place amidst Illinois cornfields, but not without making an adventure out of their drive from Waukesha, Wis., to Rochelle, Ill. While en route, Drew encounters trains dashing to/from […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 19 – Rochelle, Illinois
Looking for a safe, pleasant, and fully accessible spot to watch a parade of Union Pacific and BNSF trains? Drew and the MRVP Crew find just the place amidst Illinois cornfields, but not without making an adventure out of their drive from Waukesha, Wis., to Rochelle, Ill. While en route, Drew encounters trains dashing to/from […]
Farewell
CSX train Q389 crests “Hicksville Hill” near the Ohio-Indiana line on Track 2 as an empty BNSF-powered coal train waits for a crew on Track 1 in March 2014. The bridge has since been removed. Photo by Joe Kohnen […]
Close-up
Eastbound CSX train Q382 arrives in Fostoria, Ohio, under the West Tiffin Street overpass on May 6, 2014. The bridge fence is equipped with camera holes for railfans visiting the well-known hot spot. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]
A hard way to make a living
Illinois Central 2-8-2 Mikado 1544 is eastbound at Villa Park, Ill., on a cold day in 1951. Henry M. Stange Some years ago, after a reunion of my old 10th Engineer Battalion at Springfield, Ill., I boarded Amtrak’s Statehouse for Chicago. I’d never ridden the former Chicago & Alton before, but I was eager to […]
Beer, cheese, and paper
Canadian National local freight L518 heads north into Fond du Lac, Wis., with a train of empty paper boxcars from Quad Graphics in Lomira on Aug. 4, 2012. Photo by Craig Williams […]
Video: HO scale Tennessee Midland Ry.
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dave Davenport’s HO scale Tennessee Midland models big-time railroading through West Virginia and Tennessee in the mid-1980s. Watch diesel locomotives haul freight trains through the Appalachian scenery […]
Video: HO scale Tennessee Midland Ry.
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dave Davenport’s HO scale Tennessee Midland models big-time railroading through West Virginia and Tennessee in the mid-1980s. Watch diesel locomotives haul freight trains through the Appalachian scenery […]
Urban jungle
Eastbound CSX train Q216 rolls over the state Route 12 underpass on the east side of Fostoria, Ohio, on May 6, 2014. The track is former Chesapeake & Ohio. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]
