Video: Inside the April 2020 Model Railroader

Inside the April 2020 Model Railroader

Gary Hoover’s HO scale Norfolk & Western of the 1950s layout graces the cover of the April issue of Model Railroader magazine. The model railroad is inspired by famed railroad photographer O. Winston Link’s images of the last days of steam on the N&W. You’ll also tour a railroad set along the Virginia & Truckee […]

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The Big Boy up close and personal

People watching Big Boy locomotive approach

A bit of a departure from my model railroad, but worth the journey to experience the real thing … and I mean EXPERIENCE! Count the rivets … smell the tar … feel the steam … vibrate with the ground … as THE BIG BOY rolls by an arms length away. Enjoy this intimate view of […]

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Southern Pacific’s Golden State meets the Sunset Limited

Gadsden Pacific Toy Train Museum

Name: Robert Mayer Forum User Name: bobntrains Railroad Name: San Diego 3 Railers, Paradise & Pacific, Gadsden Pacific Toy Train Museum Location: San Diego Ca., Scottsdale Az., Tucson Az. Scale: O Theme: Southwest Description: This video takes the viewer on a journey with Southern Pacific’s Golden State and Sunset Limited through the southwest. […]

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