A screen capture image of the Association of American Railroads’ latest updated Freight Rail Works website. Association of American Railroads’ website WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today debuted the newest installment of its Freight Rail Works campaign, which explores how freight rail’s ongoing private investments in building, growing and maintaining the nation’s rail […]
Buckboard wagon plan sets in 1:24 and 1:13.7 scales Vilas County Lumber Company 12306 Lakeview Trail Homer Glen IL 60491 Prices: 1:24 scale, $14; 1:13.7 scale, $15 Website: www.VCLCo.com Comprehensive plan set for the construction of a buckboard wagon; four 91/2″ x 13″ pages and six (1:24) or eight (1:13.7) 13″ x 19″ pages; spiral […]
An A-B-A set of F units departs San Francisco with Southern Pacific train 372, the piggyback-heavy Advance Overnight for Los Angeles, in August 1955. William Harry photo […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the team has completed all of the N scale T-Trak modules, the only thing left to do is assemble them into a layout! Project hosts David Popp and Kent Johnson, along with the rest of the resident builders, share the fun […]
Now that the team has completed all of the N scale T-Trak modules, the only thing left to do is assemble them into a layout! Project hosts David Popp and Kent Johnson, along with the rest of the resident builders, share the fun of running a few trains. […]
Not looking like a Canadian Pacific train, empty frac sand train No. 691 rolls through Bangor toward Oakdale, Wis., with three Union Pacific SD70ACes leading the charge on Jan. 25, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause […]
DENVER — On Feb. 14 another piece of Colorado railroad history will slip away as Union Pacific closes its Burnham Shops in Denver. Once the second largest UP shop behind Jenks Shop in North Little Rock, Ark., the loss of Burnham closes another chapter in the history of the late and much beloved Denver & […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page As a fitting finale to the T-Trak Group Project efforts, MRVP’s Kent Johnson sits down with each builder to inspect his/her completed module and talk briefly about the lessons learned! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page As a fitting finale to the T-Trak Group Project efforts, MRVP’s Kent Johnson sits down with each builder to inspect his/her completed module and talk briefly about the lessons learned! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR Video Plus T-Trak Group Project continues to unfold in the third, exclusive video blog! This week, Kent Johnson stops down in the MR Workshop to see what Brian M. Schmidt of Trains magazine is doing with his corner module. Plus, KJ […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR Video Plus T-Trak Group Project continues to unfold in the third, exclusive video blog! This week, Kent Johnson stops down in the MR Workshop to see what Brian M. Schmidt of Trains magazine is doing with his corner module. Plus, KJ […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this week’s T-Trak Group Project video blog on MRVP, Kent visits with Rehab My Railroad host Chuck Sable to see how his C&NW-themed module is progressing. MR’s Eric White also shares structure-building insights related to his Philly-themed module. And you won’t want […]
