A significant part of the Amtrak long-distance service centers around the onboard dining experience. Rightfully so, as there’s nothing better than enjoying a good meal paired with stunning scenery! When traveling on Amtrak’s premier long-distance trains, sleeping car passengers are provided with complimentary meals in the dining car, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Amtrak’s website […]
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When riding aboard an Amtrak long-distance train, you’ll find that reserving a sleeping car accommodation is a great way to make your trek more relaxing and enjoyable! The most economical of sleeping car options is a Superliner Roomette. By day, this space features two facing seats. By night, a Roomette converts into two berths, an […]
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Midday Modeler — 08-17-2022 — Join the crew of Model Railroader for more adventures in model railroading! Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media beginning in February 2022. The segment features Kalmbach Media staff modeling and talking about model railroads in a casual format. It is unscripted […]
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Trains LIVE — Union Pacific’s Ed Dickens Trains LIVE — 08-17-2022 — this week, Bob Lettenberger talks with Union Pacific’s Ed Dickens about Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Trains LIVE is a regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media. The series began in July 2022. Trains LIVE features Bob Lettenberger, […]
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Midday Modeler — 08-17-2022 — Join the crew of Model Railroader for more adventures in model railroading! Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media beginning in February 2022. The segment features Kalmbach Media staff modeling and talking about model railroads in a casual format. It is unscripted […]
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Modeling Foreground Trees | Follow host Kathy Millatt’s Let’s Make a Scene video series on trains.com, to see how she builds up a forest of trees at the front and center of her seasonal scenery dioramas. Even better, Kathy has also documented many of her expert modeling processes in the Kalmbach Media/Model Railroader book, Building […]
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What is the purpose of the round, concave metal discs located on the frame of locomotives just inside the stairs, both front and rear, four altogether facing fore and aft on locomotives of the GP9 era? Cody answers this question in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about details on diesel locomotives, […]
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Midday Modeler — 08-10-2022 — Join the crew in the Model Railroader workshop … this time for another dose of toy trains with Classic Toy Trains Editor Hal Miller. Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media beginning in February 2022. The segment features Kalmbach Media staff modeling […]
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Midday Modeler — 08-10-2022 — Join the crew in the Model Railroader workshop … this time for another dose of toy trains with Classic Toy Trains Editor Hal Miller. Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media beginning in February 2022. The segment features Kalmbach Media staff modeling […]
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Cody answers this question about the Union Pacific GP9 in this video of Ask Trains. Do you have questions about details on diesel locomotives, or would you like to learn more about your model railroad? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com […]
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