Garden Railways Product Review LGB Construction Site Starter Set

Man bent over and assembling large-scale circle of track encircling track box on a faded wooden deck. White-letter text overlays the scene.

Check out this Märklin/LGB large scale Construction Site Starter Set demo, as presented by Editor Hal Miller (and his dog Finn). Of course, you can read a complete review of the model in the Fall 2020 issue of Garden Railways magazine! […]

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Trains Presents: Geared steam locomotive show at Cass, W.Va.

Geared steam locomotive

Cass Scenic Railroad reopened in June 2020 with a splash of geared steam. Climax No. 9 kicked off things with a photo charter, then lead a pack of Shays for side-by-side running and a five-chime whistle to let everyone know that steam is alive and kickin’ in the Mountain State! […]

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Trains Presents: Geared steam locomotive show at Cass, W.Va.

Geared steam locomotive

Cass Scenic Railroad reopened in June 2020 with a splash of geared steam. Climax No. 9 kicked off things with a photo charter, then lead a pack of Shays for side-by-side running and a five-chime whistle to let everyone know that steam is alive and kickin’ in the Mountain State! […]

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News Wire Digest third section for July 16: BNSF tests automated container handler; TTX signs lease for new Joliet facility

Still more Thursday morning rail news: Age of Steam acquires Camelback 0-4-0 The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugar Creek, Ohio, has acquired a rare Camelback steam locomotive in a sealed-bid auction held Wednesday at the Strasburg Rail Road in Pennsylvania. Former Philadelphia & Reading 0-4-0 No. 1187 was built in 1903 to burn […]

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Remembering Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo freight trains

Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo steam locomotive with freight train.

  All this month — July 2020 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include TH&B diesel- and steam-powered freight trains through time. […]

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Trains Presents: Assembling 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 in West Virginia

Crews from Hulcher and Diversified Rail Services worked to place Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on its wheels on June 10, 2020. It was a major milestone in the restoration of the last Baldwin locomotive built for domestic service in 1949. This video shows the highlights. […]

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Restoration of Reading 2100 receives boost from Reading & Northern

American Steam Railroad, which is restoring Reading T-1 4-8-4 No. 2100, has received a notable assist in its efforts from the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad, which is restoring sister locomotive No. 2102. While visiting the Reading & Northern shops in Port Clinton, Pa., to inspect the progress on 2102, the American Steam group […]

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Colorado Railroad Museum to debut restored RGS No. 20 on Aug. 1

More Thursday morning rail news: Colorado Railroad Museum sets debut for Rio Grande Southern No. 20 Rio Grande Southern No. 20 will make its public debut at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colo., on Aug. 1, marking the conclusion of a 14-year, $1.5 million restoration for the narrow gauge 4-6-0 built in 1899. Built […]

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Restoration work begins on CN 6060

Rail preservation and museum news in brief: Work begins on CN 6060 Work has begun to restore Canadian National No. 6060, the semi-streamlined 4-8-2 which had a heralded excursion career beginning in 1972 but has been inactive since 2011 and stored in Stetler, Alberta. The Rocky Mountain Rail Society is working to restore the locomotive, […]

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Durango & Silverton to reopen with shorter trips, steam-diesel combinations

Wednesday morning tourist rail and excursion news: Durango & Silverton to reopen with shorter trips, steam-diesel combinations The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has received the OK to begin operations June 23, although those operations are significantly altered from normal practices. The Durango Herald reports that two trains will operate daily, making a two-hour […]

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