Louisville & Nashville GP40 no. 3002 and U23B no. 2737 pass over the Powell River on John Wilkes’ HO scale L&N Thornhill Division. John models the railroad’s coal operations in eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia between 1968 and 1978. Paul Dolkos photo Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades […]
The Chesapeake & Ohio was known for its large steam locomotives and tried to head off converting to diesels with three massive M-1 class coal-fired steam-turbine electrics. Here we see one of the turbines taking on coal at Clifton Forge, Va. Jeb Kriigel of Palmyra, Va., scratchbuilt the coal tower and photographed the O scale […]
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe was the first railroad to order Electro-Motive Corp. FTs, and four of them are seen here leading an extra (note the white flags on the lead unit) through Starkville, Colo. The scene was on the late David Haines’ N scale AT&SF layout. Bill Pearce took the photo. Model Railroader‘s […]
With the sun just about to set, Charlie Comstock photographed a Southern Pacific local switching cars in Jallen. The workload is pretty light, so SD7 no. 5327 will be sufficient power for today’s train. Charlie, of Hillsboro, Ore., took the photo outdoors on his HO scale Timesaver switching layout. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day […]
Working its way upgrade, Union Pacific Alco RS-2 no. 1293 leads a local near Beaver Creek, Idaho. The train will cross the Continental Divide twice before reaching Butte, Mont. Bob Johnson photographed the scene on his HO scale Butte Line layout. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of […]
On a hot summer afternoon, an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 thunders past a small desert gas station. The attendant, who has operated the station for decades, is so used to the trains that he doesn’t even give this one a glance. Gary Hoover of Florissant, Mo., took the photo on his old HO […]
The quiet of rural Iowa is temporarily interrupted by the roar of a passing train. Here, a Chicago & North Western GP50 and two St. Louis Southwestern SD45s hustle a unit grain train across an HO scale module constructed by Bill Larsen for the Midwest Mod-U-Trak Club. Matt Kosic of Orland Park, Ill., took the […]
A clean locomotive on a bright, sunny day – you can’t ask for much more when you go trackside. Gary Hoover of Florissant, Mo., caught a virtually spotless CSX Dash 8-44CW on the point of a priority freight near the fictitious community of Oak Grove, Ill. The HO scale action takes place on Gary’s old […]
Sometimes rail photography is all about being in the right place at the right time. Pierre Dion photographed this five-unit consist of CP Rail C-630Ms and C-424s in front of the Pont-Rouge station. The crew of the westbound freight is waiting for a relief crew to arrive. Pierre took the photo on his freelanced HO […]
Rio Grande Southern 2-8-0 no. 74, a Sunset Models brass import, works its way upgrade near Ames Cliffs on Dennis Ferguson’s On3 RGS layout. The boxcars behind the locomotive are San Juan Car Co. models assembled by Bob Leners. Dennis, of St. Paul, Minn., took the photo. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images […]
Union Pacific Electro-Motive Division SD40-2s lead a manifest freight over the 160-foot-high Kyte River Bridge. Daryl Kruse of Rochelle, Ill., photographed the scene on his N scale layout, featured in Great Model Railroads 2004. Model Railroader‘s Photo of the Day features images from our archives, celebrating decades of model railroad heritage and excellence. […]
Life is pretty laid back in the tiny community of Marshalls. As a couple of men enjoy a leisurely sail in Tomales Bay, North Coast RR no. 3 eases its train up to the station platform. The scene takes place on Boone Morrison’s HOn3 NCRR layout. Boone, of Volcano, Hawaii, took the photo. Model Railroader‘s […]
