The Sail & Rail is a popular spot with sailors, railroaders, and dock workers on the south side of Milwaukee, Wis. Like many of the buildings on the late John Franzen’s 28 x 28-foot no. 1 gauge (1:29 and 1:24 proportion) layout, the corner tavern represents an actual Milwaukee business. William Zuback took the photo. […]
Soo Line double-sheathed caboose no. 573 marks the end of a passing freight. Dave Rickaby photographed the train on the Rhinelander (Wis.) Railroad Association’s HO scale Pelican Rapids, Roosevelt & Satuit layout. The model railroad features the operations of several former railroads that ran in the Badger State. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features […]
Southern Alberta Rail Electro- Motive Division F45 no. 101, the railroad’s oldest active unit, is paired up with a modern SD70MAC on a westbound freight near Crowsnest, British Columbia, Canada. Grant Eastman of Calgary, Alberta, took the photo on his N scale layout. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating […]
With snow-capped mountains in the background, Denver & Rio Grande Western GP35 no. 3042 brings a Denver-bound local freight past Little Lake. The scene, photographed by Lou Sassi, is on Frank Czubryt’s O scale Denver Union Terminal layout. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of model railroad heritage […]
Southern Ry. SW9 No. 1136 spots a loaded hopper at Innes Brothers Coal & Lumber Co. Lou Sassi took the photo on Bob Lawson’s HO scale Southern Ry. layout in Danville, Ky. You can read more about Bob’s model railroad in the August 2003 issue of Model Railroader. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features […]
Motorists in Green Junction have a curbside view of rail activity on the Central Vermont (CV). Today, two Electro-Motive Division GP9s, one leased from neighboring Boston & Maine, bring the CV’s Palmer-to-Brattleboro local through Green Junction. Thomas Nordanberg photographed the scene on Ole Pade’s HO scale layout in Sollentuna, Sweden. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the […]
Three South Western & Pacific General Electric U-boats lead a westbound train through rural Texas. The train, on its way to Mesa City, Ariz., was photographed by Doyle Davis of Crockett, Texas. Doyle took the photo on his freelanced N scale layout. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades […]
Kansas City Southern F3 No. 30 leads the northbound Southern Belle past Terminal Ry. tower no. 6 on its last lap into Kansas City Union Station. To the right, a Kansas City Terminal switcher brings in a sleeper to set out for the westbound Super Chief. The action takes place on Nicholas Muff’s HO scale […]
Porter no. 2 is busy switching ore cars at the King Solomon Mine on Rod Eaton’s freelanced 1:22.5-proportion Hitchcock Ry. The Porter 0-4-0T is an LGB model, and the ore cars are Northeast Narrow Gauge products. Rod, of Champlin, Minn., also took the photo. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, […]
The mill in LaPointe is a bustling industry that requires frequent switching by the Bona Vista RR. Today, 2-8-0 Consolidation no. 28 is assigned to the local, and it will pick up the two loaded hoppers at the mill. Gerry Leone took the photo on his freelanced HO scale layout. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the […]
Palmer, Mass., gives rail enthusiasts a front-row seat to both regional and shortline railroading. As Southern New England NW2 no. 279 spots a loaded bulkhead flatcar at M&M Lumber Co., Central Vermont RS-11 no. 3603 leads a freight in the background. Lou Sassi took the photo on Jason Fontaine’s HO scale New England-themed model railroad. […]
When railfans travel, they dream of finding a hotel that overlooks the tracks. Ken Kirkwood found such a place in El Roble, Calif., and took this interesting photo of a passing mixed train (freight and passenger) from his hotel room window. Ken, of Yucaipa, Calif., photographed the scene on his freelanced HO scale Ma & […]
