10 must-see railroad engineering landmarks
Ten must-see railroad engineering landmarks: While unfortunate to lose the steepest, U.S. standard-gauge climb in North Carolina’s Saluda Grade, there…
Read moreTen must-see railroad engineering landmarks: While unfortunate to lose the steepest, U.S. standard-gauge climb in North Carolina’s Saluda Grade, there…
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Freight locomotives on passenger trains can happen for a variety of reasons and make for memorable images. Early in Amtrak’s…
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EMD F69PHAC Locomotive builder EMD entered into an agreement with Siemens in 1989 to create the F69PHAC, an experimental four-axle…
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When livestock was shipped by train, the railroads provided free transportation for the “drovers” who accompanied the shipments. Chicago, Burlington…
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Fast trains It never fails. Visit a train museum with a group of children, and at some point during your…
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Easier access to sneak track: Like model railroaders in other scales, most of us N-scalers are natural-born cheaters when it…
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The Walkway Over the Hudson state park has an illustrious railroad history dating back to the opening of the massive…
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Resurrecting N scale engines: Several years ago I bought a couple Athearn N scale Electro-Motive Division (EMD) F45 locomotives that…
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Tips for N scale figures: The biggest advantage of N scale is its small size. This advantage has been gaining…
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Freight locomotives in passenger service were the exception to the rules. They required passenger cars that were self-contained, the use…
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What was your first byline in Trains? Brian M. Schmidt: In August 2006 I wrote about the state of the…
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The Electro-Motive Division GP39 diesel locomotive was a 12-cylinder, turbocharged unit without a market. EMD rarely missed when the company…
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