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Soo Line
Feb 3, 2011·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

Soo Line

Track plan at a glance Name: Soo Line Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 14 x 34 feet Theme: Minneapolis, St. Paul…

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Who was Miss Hazen?
Feb 1, 2011·Railfan Stories·Classic Trains

Who was Miss Hazen?

Looking not unlike Miss Hazen’s train 719, an unidentified Bay Head local rockets out of South Amboy behind Pennsy K4…

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CN’s Freeport Subdivision
Feb 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

CN’s Freeport Subdivision

Q How have traffic patterns changed on the former Illinois Central line just west of Hawthorne Yard in Cicero, Ill.,…

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Eastern railroad hats
Feb 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Eastern railroad hats

Richard Benton (left) with a railroader in a traditional Eastern hat at Potomac Yard in the 1950s. Richardson D. Benton…

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Gantlet vs. gauntlet
Feb 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Gantlet vs. gauntlet

Q Is it gantlet or gauntlet? My dictionary describes the former as a type of railroad track and the latter…

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Railroad air brake systems
Feb 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Railroad air brake systems

Q I just saw the preview for “Unstoppable.” How can a train with no air in the reserve tank and…

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The light at the end of the tunnel
Feb 1, 2011·Photo Of The Day·Trains Magazine

The light at the end of the tunnel

Union Pacific “Heritage” SD70ACe No. 1989 emerges from the tunnel at Newcastle, Calif., on July 31, 2010. The engine is…

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Ashland & Southern
Jan 24, 2011·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

Ashland & Southern

N ame: Ashland & Southern Layout designer: Terry Thompson, publisher Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Prototype: freelance…

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Burlington Northern 34th Subdivision
Jan 24, 2011·Track Plan Database·Model Railroader

Burlington Northern 34th Subdivision

Name: Burlington Northern 34th Subdivision Layout designer: Cody Grivno, associate editor Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 4 x 8 feet Prototype:…

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