In this video from contributor Dick Wallin, we can see a day in the life of Illinois Central railroaders in the 1950s and in COLOR! Please enjoy this digitized video compilation from Wallin’s 8mm video archive. Only from Trains.com! […]
Union Pacific Challengers in service were one of the great sights of American railroading in the 1940s and 1950s, when they were near the pinnacle of super-powered steam. Please enjoy this digitized 8mm video originally take by Dick Wallin in 1959 east of Cheyenne, Wyo. Only from Classic Trains! […]
The movie camera of R. R. “Dick” Wallin finds 3-foot-gauge Mikados at work in Colorado and New Mexico. […]
R. R. Wallin was trackside in Wyoming with his 8mm movie camera to capture Big Boys in their final two summers of service. […]
Welcome to Trains.com, the new home for Classic Trains Magazine online and for all the content we publish on BIG trains from the 1920s through the 1970s. In this video, Trains.com Executive Producer David Popp talks about how to log-in to the new Trains.com website so you can get the most out of a Classic […]
The fun continues from Trainfest 2019 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, Wisconsin! In this commercial-free replay of Model Railroader Video Plus’ second live-streaming session (Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.), you’ll get to see David Popp, Cody Grivno, and Steve Sweeney hosting segments featuring our $20 Challenge contestants, layouts and displays at the […]
On Nov. 9, Kalmbach Media editors streamed three live videos from Trainfest at Wisconsin State Fair Park.This is a recorded version of the first of those three episodes. If you enjoy what you see, send a note to NewsWire@TrainsMag.com and let us know if we should do this again. […]
To order, Trains Go To War, visit: KalmbachHobbyStore.com Video Transcription courtesy of YouTube. [NARRATOR] Rob I’d like to I’d like to ask you to talk about something later on in the issue — that’s about railroads in Vietnam. It’s a really interesting story one of our longtime authors, I think Jerry Pinkepank … [ROB MCGONIGAL] […]
To order, Trains Go To War, visit: KalmbachHobbyStore.com Video Transcription courtesy of YouTube. [ROB MCGONIGAL] Hello there, I’m Rob McGonigal, editor of Classic Trains magazine and we’re here to talk about our latest special edition, Trains Go To War. There’s the cover right there. That covers railroads and wartime activity and all the major conflicts […]
See color movies that Dave’s friend Dick Wallin took during their 1969 visit to Horseshoe Curve. […]
See color film footage of Mobile & Gulf No. 97 at work from the Sunday River Productions program Steaming Through the Deep South. […]
Listen to GTW steam audio recordings from Art Weber’s album, Detroit Division, recorded in 1959, accompanied by photos of GTW steam in action. […]
