Rock Island’s ‘Golden State Limited’
Mountain type 4040 rolls the Rock Island’s Golden State Limited, bound for Los Angeles via Tucumcari, N.Mex., where the Southern…
Read moreMountain type 4040 rolls the Rock Island’s Golden State Limited, bound for Los Angeles via Tucumcari, N.Mex., where the Southern…
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Having ridden a GP7-powered train in from the National Jamboree camp at Valley Forge, Pa., Boy Scouts troop down a…
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Brand-new New York Central J-1a 5200 — the first of the road’s famous fleet of Hudsons, and the first example…
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GM’s Train of Tomorrow In the blaze of postwar passenger optimism, General Motors and Pullman-Standard produced the Train of Tomorrow…
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The rakish front end of a Milwaukee Road F7 4-6-4 hints at the locomotive’s famous potential for speed. MILW photo…
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The EMD RS1325 light road switcher. Someone at EMD must have thought, “here’s an idea that can’t miss!” We’ll…
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Name: John Mansueto’s S gauge layout Dimensions: 7 x 11½ feet Track and switches: Gilbert American Flyer (maximum diameter is…
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Three great paint schemes A paint scheme on a locomotive is the visual face of a railroad. It’s what the…
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Rapido Trains recently released its bi-level commuter coaches and cab cars in HO scale. The manufacturer sent samples of its…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appeared in the June 1947 issue of Trains magazine following the resumption of service on the…
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Visiting Rapido – Bus and Train Tour | When David Popp and Ben Lake recently traveled north of the Canadian…
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