Eye for detail
Sometimes successful photography depends on cultivating an eye for detail. There are train chasing days where the action seems almost…
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“Scratching” the surface Originating from the Italian word “graffiato” (scratched), graffiti is a practice as old as time. Its root…
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Christmas Past gallery For train-watchers, the holidays have an appeal all their own. Many enjoy sending and receiving Christmas cards…
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America’s largest operating model railroad show returned to Milwaukee over the weekend. After a 2023 hiatus, Trainfest 2024 was held…
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The prospect that German’s Harz Railway might end steam operations prompted me to dig out photos from a 2015 visit…
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Locomotives in the scrapyard Sitting switchers The switcher is a rapidly-dying species on American railroads. Pushed out of yard duties…
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Rocky Patel Rolling Smoke Cigar Train The “Rocky Patel Rolling Smoke Cigar Train” behind Nickel Plate Road SD9 No. 358…
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Model Railroader’s famed 28 x 54-foot, HO scale staff layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy, is no more. The layout,…
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Longtime Model Railroader author and photographer Paul Dolkos passed away on August 9, 2024. You can read his obituary here.…
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NJ Transit has wrapped and painted numerous locomotives to reflect its heritage, commemorate significant service dates, honor the armed forces…
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On Monday, July 1, 2024, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) moved its Final Spike Steam Tour train north out of…
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Final Spike Steam Tour On Thursday, May 9, 2024, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad’s Class H-1b Hudson No. 2816 continued…
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