Rock Island 4-8-4 at Joliet
Rock Island class R-67 Northern 5114 has just passed Joliet (Ill.) Union Station and crossed the GM&O/ATSF diamond as it…
Read moreRock Island class R-67 Northern 5114 has just passed Joliet (Ill.) Union Station and crossed the GM&O/ATSF diamond as it…
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Characteristic of the indignities suffered by steam in its final years, Reading G-3 Pacific 215, built in 1948 as a…
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Back for more on the East Troy! This episode drills into the details that help bring a layout to life.…
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Mikados, an 0-8-0, and an ex-Pennsylvania Railroad Consolidation are arrayed around the turntable at Detroit, Toledo & Ironton’s Flat Rock…
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As a crossing watchman stands guard, Reading Camelback 4-6-0 No. 608 brings a Newtown, Pa.–Philadelphia local into Fox Chase station…
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A worker shovels salt into a reefer via a rolling chute at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s icing dock in…
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An interior view at Tower 19 near Dallas (Texas) Union Terminal shows the track diagram (“model board”) of the territory…
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With the general speed-up of passenger train schedules in the 1920s, the need arose for a more powerful version of…
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New York Central E8 diesels idle at La Salle Street Station, Chicago, awaiting departure with two sections of the 20th…
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Welcome back to the East Troy Industrial Park—this episode focuses on station scenery and track maintenance. Watch as we repair…
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A long string of stock cars is tucked in behind Santa Fe 2-8-2 No. 4085 on train 44, the Perishable…
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This is a typical standpipe (also called water crane, water column, or water plug) used to fill steam locomotive tenders…
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