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Hobbyshop Window for February 20th 2026

By | February 20, 2026
Color photo showing vestibule end of HO scale lightweight duplex sleeper painted blue, yellow, and black on white background.

For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as an occasional feature on Trains.com. Here’s a recap of some of the items that arrived at our offices for the week ending February 20th 2026. Keep up to date on the latest […]

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A remarkable coincidence

By | November 3, 2025
Black and white image of a lady watching a train depart into the dark night.

[Ed. — This adventure is excerpted from a story originally appearing in Trains, September 1984. It, along with 45 other railroad stories, can be found in a forthcoming Trains/Classic Train book: Tales of the Rails, due out in March 2026. Visit shop.trains.com to order your copy.] On June 27, 1955, I witnessed a veteran locomotive […]

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