The North Coast Limited arrives in Chicago
Northern Pacific’s North Coast Limited clatters over the slip switches outside Chicago Union Station at the end of its 2,319-mile…
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Northern Pacific’s North Coast Limited clatters over the slip switches outside Chicago Union Station at the end of its 2,319-mile…
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Visiting a railroad town can take you on a journey through not only the town itself, but also its railroading’s…
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In 2025, the United Kingdom is celebrating Railway 200, marking the bi-centenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, which opened…
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Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as “oddballs” to the casual eye.…
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Rock Island passenger trains: All through February 2025, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the history and heritage of the Missouri…
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The rise and fall of cabless locomotives, also called B-units, is a story tracing back to the beginning of dieselization.…
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Facts and features Name: Illinois Central Gulf Scale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 25 x 40 feet plus 12 x 16-foot staging in…
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Facts and features Name: Great Northern Ry., Cascade DivisionScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 30 x 42 feetPrototype: Great Northern Ry.Locale: central WashingtonEra:…
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Trains.com host David Popp invites you along for this initial overview of Model Railroader magazine’s emerging HO scale (1:87.1) project…
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As an entity with 50-plus years under its belt, Amtrak now has plenty of its own history, in addition…
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Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St.…
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A stray New Haven RR FL9 didn’t add up when the commuter locomotive encountered a Seaboard System equipment detector. When…
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