Cody’s Trackside Finds: A potpourri of motive power
My daily commute to our former Kalmbach Media offices at 21027 Crossroads Circle in Waukesha, Wis., conveniently crossed the Union…
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Q: While thinking through the operating scheme for my World War II-era (1944) model railroad, I wondered where troop trains…
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Q: In the May 2025 Ask MR, the answer to a question about early diesel power for the Milwaukee, Racine…
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Q: How do Tightlock couplers work? — Thor Clemens A: Longtime staff member Jim Hediger provided an explanation of the…
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Q: I’m curious why I’ve never seen four 20-foot intermodal containers in a single well car, stacked two on top…
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Q: I’m building a layout based on the early Burlington Northern in Idaho. I’ve seen a number of photos of…
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Q: In your special issue Best of Industries, Harold W. Russell wrote about the R.B. Crowell & Son Grain Co.…
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Q: I have a question about one of the articles in your special issue Best of Industries. On page 16,…
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Q: I’m currently planning a layout that features several railroads, including a mythical short line that has to use running…
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Q: I have some questions about streamlined observation cars with rounded ends. What was the purpose/use of the large light…
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A few months ago I wrote about a boxcar storage shed in Crookston, Minn., my hometown. During that same visit…
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Hobbyists are drawn to specific railroads for a variety of reasons. Perhaps it was the line that served their hometown.…
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