Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: Robert Mayer Location: Colorado Scale: 3 Rail O Theme: Mountain railroading Description: This layout is being built by Jim Guy. The scenery, track plan and lighting make it a joy to photograph. I can’t wait until it’s completed. […]
Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: Robert Mayer Location: Colorado Scale: 3 Rail O Theme: Mountain railroading Description: This layout is being built by Jim Guy. The scenery, track plan and lighting make it a joy to photograph. I can’t wait until it’s completed. […]
Rio Grande Southern Motor No. 4 — one of seven “Galloping Goose” cars the 172-mile narrow-gauge road fashioned from automobiles and light trucks in the 1930s — is northbound beside Trout Lake between Lizard Head Pass and Ophir, Colo. Otto Perry photo […]
Snow still covered Pikes Peak in this June 2015 view at the summit. Brian Schmidt MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — The owner of Colorado’s Pikes Peak Cog Railway says the iconic tourist attraction could reopen as early as 2020 if the company can strike a deal with the local community on a pair of tax breaks […]
Big Boy No. 4014 will be in Ogden on May 10, 2019. This photo was made in Ogden in May 2014 as the dead locomotive was moved from California to Cheyenne for restoration. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Union Pacific confirmed Thursday that Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 will be in Ogden, Utah, exactly […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The double-deck Leadville & Red Cliff RR models a modern-era main line on the lower deck and steam-era railroading on the upper deck. All the scenes on Bill Brown’s HO scale model train layout feature stunning central Colorado scenery. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The double-deck Leadville & Red Cliff RR models a modern-era main line on the lower deck and steam-era railroading on the upper deck. All the scenes on Bill Brown’s HO scale model train layout feature stunning central Colorado scenery. […]
Watch as Trains Associate Editor Steve Sweeney takes the engineer’s seat in a steam locomotive for the first time — ever — courtesy of Nevada Northern Railway. The historic Nevada railroad’s Be the Engineer program, is among the best known, but far from the only engineer or fireman program in the United States. Here’s an […]
Every steam locomotive needs special preparation before a day of service. Joins Trains Associate Editor Steve Sweeney for a behind-the-scenes look at how Nevada Northern Railway crews prepare 4-6-0 Baldwin-built No. 40 in East Ely, Nev., in May 2016. Only from Trains! […]
Every steam locomotive needs special preparation before a day of service. Joins Trains Associate Editor Steve Sweeney for a behind-the-scenes look at how Nevada Northern Railway crews prepare 4-6-0 Baldwin-built No. 40 in East Ely, Nev., in May 2016. Only from Trains! […]
Watch as Trains Associate Editor Steve Sweeney takes the engineer’s seat in a steam locomotive for the first time — ever — courtesy of Nevada Northern Railway. The historic Nevada railroad’s Be the Engineer program, is among the best known, but far from the only engineer or fireman program in the United States. Here’s an […]
At Mitchell, Colo., an eastbound freight train is about a mile short of Tennessee Pass on Oct. 5, 1947. In deference to the stiff grade, the 4-8-2 road engine is assisted by a 2-8-8-2 at mid-train and another 2-8-8-2 at the rear — all for a 30-car train. Ralph E. Hallock photo […]
