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! […]
Intermountain Odyssey movies
Section: Railroading
Big Boy Time Lapse Video Nov. 2013
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 Trackside Adventures, Episode 8 -Western Ave., Chicago
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! […]
NYC steam in Ohio
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’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 7 – Trempealeau Wisconsin
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 […]
Action on Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor!
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’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 6 – Florida East Coast Railway
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. […]
John and Barney Gramling and their tank engines
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North Shore Line action
Watch color films of North Shore Line trains, excerpted from the DVD program The North Shore Brought to Life, produced by Sunday River Productions. […]
Big South Fork Scenic Railway in action
The Big South Fork Scenic Railway is a tourist line in Stearns, Ky., and formerly the Kentucky & Tennessee Railway. Editor Jim Wrinn visited and spoke with railroad personnel, Becki Egnew and Bill Johnson. They told him about the steam engine their working to restore and the history of the K&T. Check out this exclusive video […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 4 – Montana
Drew Halverson and Tom Danneman take to the road to do some serious railfanning in Montana, and they bring you along for some great scenery and impressive trains. Drew and Tom also provide an assortment of great modeling tips. […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures, Episode 3
Drew Halverson and Ben Lake are back on the road again, this time to downtown Milwaukee. In this video they catch loads of trains on the Canadian Pacific, including a Milwaukee Road bandit! […]
