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All about the Readers’ Choice RR
Mar 13, 2012·Restoration & Repair·Classic Toy Trains

All about the Readers’ Choice RR

The Readers’ Choice Railroad Tailor-made to what our readers said they wanted in a layout We were encouraged to find…

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Rusting tracks at LaSalle
Mar 12, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Rusting tracks at LaSalle

Today, it’s a busy Metra station, but on Sept. 27, 1979, LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago was a place…

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Thank you, Q
Mar 6, 2012·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Thank you, Q

CB&Q Hudson 4000, a sister to the 3012 that surprised Bob Jack on a freight, works tonnage at Galesburg, Ill.,…

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Pounding the diamonds
Mar 6, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Pounding the diamonds

A westbound BNSF Z-train, hauling new J.B. Hunt Intermodal containers, pounds the diamonds at Rochelle, Illinois. Photo by Nathan Beecher…

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Snow fog
Feb 28, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

Snow fog

Intermodal trains pass at Winton, Wash., a short ride east of the Cascade Tunnel at Stevens Pass. ES44C4 No. 6896…

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Chemung Northern RR
Feb 27, 2012·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

Chemung Northern RR

Name: Chemung Northern RRLayout designer: Ben BrownScale: O (1:48)Size: 22 x 34 feetPrototype: freelancedLocale: southern New York stateEra: 1950s and…

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Denver, Front Range & Western
Feb 27, 2012·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

Denver, Front Range & Western

Name: Denver, Front Range & WesternLayout designer: Doug TagsoldScale: HO (1: 87.1)Size: 25 x 40 feetPrototype: Union PacificLocale: Denver west…

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I see you
Feb 27, 2012·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

I see you

A Chicago commuter train is stopped at a signal on Metra’s Union Pacific West Line (UP’s Geneva Subdivision), as headlights…

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