Digital Command Control terms you should know
Digital Command Control terms you should know: Those of you new to Digital Command Control (DCC), and even those who…
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I saw the light, but changing the light was a whole different matter — and that’s why I’m skeptical when…
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Always something different at LA’s Taylor Yard A wise man once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same…
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Southern Pacific & World War II By the 1940s, the original Transcontinental Railroad main line around the north end of…
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In the early 1990s, as the bulk of Amtrak’s EMD F40PH diesel fleet began nearing potential retirement age, the passenger…
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Driving south recently on Interstate 75, nearing the Kentucky/Tennessee line, an upcoming offramp caught my eye, causing me to make…
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CSX Railroads, in particular, have grappled with that same question over the years — especially those railroads that are the…
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Amtrak Twin Cities services started on May 1, 1971, at the Burlington Northern (former Great Northern) station in Minneapolis. Service…
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The first rail-to-trail conversion in the U.S., the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, gives riders an opportunity to traverse three tunnels. …
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As the Maxon Railway car pulls away from the platform everything seems business as usual. Steel rails. Steel wheels. A…
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Host James McNab explores methods for handlaying track on his portable HO scale Hills Line module, including spiking, using adhesive…
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Top preserved diesel locomotives are units that were not only saved from the scrap heap, but special. These locomotives are…
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