It’s May 25th, 2023, and a test run of the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railroad’s new NODA Express is heading toward Charlotte, North Carolina. The Aberdeen Carolina & Western is a 150-mile short line, which hosts recently acquired E9A, No. 103, an EMD passenger diesel that was originally built for the Union Pacific Railroad. Come along […]
Midday Modeler – May 31st. 2023. On this week’s episode of Midday Modeler, Eric and Steve serve as your hosts! They go over progress on the project layout, including where the new structures might be placed along with other additions. Steve introduces some hot new items, fresh on the Kalmbach Hobby Store. Questions for the […]
Midday Modeler – May 31st. 2023. On this week’s episode of Midday Modeler, Eric and Steve serve as your hosts! They go over progress on the project layout, including where the new structures might be placed along with other additions. Steve introduces some hot new items, fresh on the Kalmbach Hobby Store. Questions for the […]
Trains LIVE — Geared locomotives — 5-31-2023 — Think of a steam locomotive. Right now, the majority of you have a mental picture of a locomotive with driving wheels connected by rods to the pistons. The pistons move back and forth as steam expands in the cylinders. The rods move, turning the driving wheels. Power […]
Trains LIVE — Geared locomotives — 5-31-2023 — Think of a steam locomotive. Right now, the majority of you have a mental picture of a locomotive with driving wheels connected by rods to the pistons. The pistons move back and forth as steam expands in the cylinders. The rods move, turning the driving wheels. Power […]
Trains LIVE — Geared locomotives — 5-31-2023 — Think of a steam locomotive. Right now, the majority of you have a mental picture of a locomotive with driving wheels connected by rods to the pistons. The pistons move back and forth as steam expands in the cylinders. The rods move, turning the driving wheels. Power […]
While the landscape of the American West remains constant and wild, the weather under Big Skies is forever changing…and frequently challenging the men, women, and machines working along steel rails. From a safe, temperature-controlled environment, enjoy a closer look at the perils and pure, natural beauty railfan Tom Danneman captured for Big Skies & Iron Rails […]
While the landscape of the American West remains constant and wild, the weather under Big Skies is forever changing…and frequently challenging the men, women, and machines working along steel rails. From a safe, temperature-controlled environment, enjoy a closer look at the perils and pure, natural beauty railfan Tom Danneman captured for Big Skies & Iron Rails […]
Viewers have a chance to meet David Popp in this latest installment of Q&A with the Editors! The long-time, hobby-loving leader of various tracks-related brands within Kalmbach Media sits down (a rare occasion!) to talk about his multitude of interests in model railroading, his role(s) at the leading hobby publisher, and what keeps him so enthusiastic […]
Watch trains steaming through the builder’s depiction of coal operations in Virginia and West Virginia in the 1950s. On this layout, mirrors and a cathedral ceiling make the mid-sized HO scale (1:87.1) layout feel much larger! To learn even more about the builder and layout details, be sure to read the July 2023 issue of […]
Midday Modeler – May 24th. 2023. It’s an action packed episode of Midday Modeler this week! David invites Bryson to answer a viewer submitted question about switch layouts. Steve and Eric show off more progress to structures they’ve been working on. Mitch gives an update on the “Built by Others” series. Cody and Steve takes […]
A ghost from the past is staging to return! In the spring of 2023, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad announced that No. 722 would be going into the shops for a return to operational service. Let’s take a look back to see how this historic Southern Railway 2-8-0 steam locomotive arrived at this point. […]
