Watch video clips of big steam locomotives and the California Zephyr in action on the Denver & Rio Grande Western from the Sunday River Productions DVD programs “Otto Perry’s Rio Grande Articulateds” and “Burlington Zephyrs.” […]
Drew goes west and heads north of the border to British Columbia, Canada, with MRVP’s Kent Johnson and pal Mike Danneman in tow. After following the BNSF main line in Idaho, the guys cross the border to railfan Canadian Pacific’s picturesque Winderemere subdivision. Along the way, Drew and the crew catch industrial switching action, hard-working […]
Drew and MRVP crew bring you aboard the illuminated Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it travels between Milwaukee and Hartland, Wisconsin on its annual journey to entertain communities and feed the hungry. […]
Watch clips from Bob Johnston’s 8mm color movies that he took during his “Intermountain Odyssey,” as recounted in his article of the same name in Classic Trains Special Edition No. 13, All Aboard! […]
Join Trains’ Editor Jim Wrinn on a three-day adventure watching Union Pacific Big Boy-type No. 4014 take its first baby steps toward restoration in Pomona, Calif. Jim’s three-minute time lapse video documents the painstaking work of Union Pacific’s heritage department in hand-laying track and carefully towing the giant 4-8-8-4 locomotive in sweltering early autumn weather. […]
Drew’s off to Chicago this time to catch up with Metra, Chicago’s commuter rail system. After doing some railfanning with Steve Sweeney of Trains magazine at the busy Western Avenue Station, Drew and the crew are off to tour Metra’s shops. Is there a Metra-themed project railroad in our future? Time will tell! […]
Watch films of New York Central 4-8-4 Niagaras and 4-8-2 Mohawks (plus a few 4-6-4 Hudsons) in action, excerpted from the DVD program Niagaras & Mohawks, produced by Sunday River Productions. […]
Drew is off on a summer railfan road trip, this time to Alma and Trempealeau, Wis., along the Mississippi River. In this episode, Drew shares a lot of great shots of BNSF Railway trains, gives you a few camera tips, and looks at a couple of things you may want to add to your model […]
It’s not often you get to see railroad history in the making, but these video clips of Norfolk Southern intermodal trains in the Blue Ridge Mountains show just that. You’ll be watching trains 201 and 202, which started running in January of 2013 between Memphis and the Northeast on the Crescent Corridor. This new corridor […]
Drew models the Florida East Coast RR in N scale, and on this Trackside Adventure, he’s off to Florida to chase some of his favorite trains. Along the way, Drew shares photos of the construction of his N scale FEC photo diorama. […]
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Watch color films of North Shore Line trains, excerpted from the DVD program The North Shore Brought to Life, produced by Sunday River Productions. […]
