April 2016
…Hands-off train control Recreating the Larkinburg grain elevator By John Vorhes An abandoned prototype inspired this interesting project National Garden Railway Convention preview The Clockmaker’s Railroad with Sid Emison Steve… […]
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Canadian Canyons Series: Modeling a tie treatment plant
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR’s Steve Otte shows off the various kitbashed and scratchbuilt structures he assembled to represent the rail-served tie treatment… […]
Layout Visit: Stephen Brudlos’ Milwaukee Road River Subdivision in HO scale
…Brudlos’ Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific River Subdivision HO scale layout! Follow Steve as he takes you on a guided tour of his 30 x 60-foot basement layout that… […]
Historic diesel locomotives saved by the 2020s
…EMD SD45 – One of first successful high horsepower freight locomotives The first production SD45 is preserved at the Minnesota Transportation Museum Steve Glischinski photograph Instantly recognizable by its slanted… […]
The Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger trains
…Great Northern’s Empire Builder and Northern Pacific’s North Coast Limited, the Milwaukee Road’s Olympian Hiawatha aimed to break the mold with industrialist designer, Brooks Stevens as an ally. Industrial designer… […]
Logging road, take me home!
Stand next to Trains‘ Steve Sweeney with video from Cass Scenic Railroad’s annual railfan weekend in 2014. Steve caught Cass’ Heisler No. 6 hauling a short freight, a triple-headed Shay… […]
January 2020
…prewar trains, and more. SUBSCRIBE | RENEW | DIGITAL EDITIONS | GIVE A GIFT | BUY THIS ISSUE Features The gift of a lifetime By Steve Hepler Steve Hepler’s first… […]
Luxury trains in Mexico and South Africa
…the vestibule door by Latasha Stevens, the dining car manager, and escorted aboard the diner-lounge. This car, air-conditioned and smartly refurbished in rose and tan tones, contained dining tables for… […]
Video Review: Big Steam is Back
…involved with these engines provide their unique perspectives to restoring and operating “Big Steam. In a brief introduction, Kevin Keefe, Jim Stump, and Steve Sandberg explain the appeal of steam… […]
How do I use paper turnout templates?
…to draw track plans myself. I’m planning an upcoming edition of my recurring Trains.com department, “Sketching with Steve,” on how to use one. Keep an eye out for it in… […]
Indiana Northeastern locomotive roster
Indiana Northeastern GP30s Nos. 2185 and 2230 approach the Fox Lake Road overpass at Angola, Ind. Steve Smedley Veteran photojournalist Steve Smedley documents the history and operations of shortline Indiana… […]
‘Mark Twain Zephyr’ to run again
…the Budd Co. [Steve Smedley]In a Trains News Wire exclusive, the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad has announced it has purchased the Mark Twain Zephyr, one of nine trainsets built by… […]
