Follow former Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 as it pulls employee and public trips on the Red River Valley & Western. The June 2017 trips commemorate the North Dakota regional railroad’s 30th anniversary. […]
Trains Presents: No. 261 in North Dakota
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Trains Presents: No. 261 in North Dakota
Follow former Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 as it pulls employee and public trips on the Red River Valley & Western. The June 2017 trips commemorate the North Dakota regional railroad’s 30th anniversary. […]
GG1 at Swarthmore
GG1 4903 heads a westbound rush-hour commuter train at Swarthmore, Pa., sometime during World War II. A mainline motor like this was a rarity on PRR’s West Chester Branch. George Gillespie As were many railroads during the busy World War II years, the Pennsylvania Railroad was hard-pressed for equipment. Many of us remember seeing locomotives and […]
Railfan camera captures trespassers, vandals at Horseshoe Curve NEWSWIRE
A Facebook page promoting railroad safety and education shared screenshots from Virtual Railfan’s Horseshoe Curve camera showing the three trespassers and vandals from Sunday’s incident near Altoona. STOP Photography and Trespassing on Railroad Tracks via Facebook ALTOONA, Pa. — A video streaming service for railroad enthusiasts recently spotted more than just trains at the Horseshoe […]
Trains Presents: NS Christiansburg Grade
Check out the heavy mainline action on Norfolk Southern’s famed Christiansburg Grade in Virginia! You’ll see today’s modern railroading complete with heritage power and steam on this former Norfolk & Western route. […]
Trains Presents: NS Christiansburg Grade
Check out the heavy mainline action on Norfolk Southern’s famed Christiansburg Grade in Virginia! You’ll see today’s modern railroading complete with heritage power and steam on this former Norfolk & Western route. […]
Trains Presents: Train Festival 2011
We take you trackside for Train Festival 2011 in the Quad Cities! Relive the glory days of Midwest steam excursions and see your favorite locomotives, including Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 and Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built QJs! Be sure to look for our special issue, Big Steam is Back, available now, along with its companion […]
Trains Presents: Train Festival 2011
We take you trackside for Train Festival 2011 in the Quad Cities! Relive the glory days of Midwest steam excursions and see your favorite locomotives, including Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 and Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built QJs! Be sure to look for our special issue, Big Steam is Back, available now, along with its companion […]
Return trip to Tucumcari
Tucumcari, July 1963: Nameless Los Angeles–Chicago train 40 has arrived with SP power and will depart behind Rock Island FP7 409. The RDC foreground is on the rear of Rock Island 22 for Memphis. Richard J. Anderson It was a hot day in the summer of 1963. I was driving from my home in Iowa […]
Video Review: Big Steam is Back
Big Steam is Back Kalmbach Publishing, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. Approx. 90 minutes kalmbachhobbystore.com In Spring 2009, Union Pacific’s never-retired 4-8-4 No. 844 visited Nevada, California, and Utah on its “Western Heritage Tour.” This event provided ample evidence, as if any was needed, of the appeal of “Big Steam,” loosely defined as the […]
Video: National Train Show 2017 Special Report, part 1
Model Railroader magazine and MR Video Plus bring you an exclusive look at the 2017 National Train Show in Orlando, Fla. In part 1 you’ll see exciting new locomotives, rolling stock, and other model train products from Walthers, Athearn, MTH, Atlas, East Coast Circuits, and Peco. Model Railroad Planning editor Tony Koester also provides highlights […]
Video: National Train Show 2017 Special Report, part 1
Model Railroader magazine and MR Video Plus bring you an exclusive look at the 2017 National Train Show in Orlando, Fla. In part 1 you’ll see exciting new locomotives, rolling stock, and other model train products from Walthers, Athearn, MTH, Atlas, East Coast Circuits, and Peco. Model Railroad Planning editor Tony Koester also provides highlights […]
