Fantasy locomotives
The model railroad industry has featured fantasy-painted locomotives for years. These are locomotive models painted for railroads that never actually…
Read moreThe model railroad industry has featured fantasy-painted locomotives for years. These are locomotive models painted for railroads that never actually…
Read moreTo win over the railroads with its new Rail Diesel Car (RDC), the Budd Co. wasn’t content with a single…
Read moreFirst the tracks were built east. Then west. Then west some more. Such were the uncertain beginnings of what…
Read moreSILVIS, Ill. — Railroading Heritage of Midwest America has begun restoration work on former Union Pacific café-diner-lounge No. 5016. RRHMA…
Read moreBARABOO, Wis. — Former Trains Magazine publisher Kalmbach Media has donated nearly 600 images taken by famed California photographer Herb Sullivan…
Read moreDiesel locomotive paint track A visit to Southern Pacific’s Taylor Yard in Los Angeles always included a run by of…
Read moreEarly last spring, it was time to plan a summer vacation and get to some unfinished business. Alison and I…
Read moreRailfanning the upper Mississippi River is a rewarding experience. The area’s scenic beauty rated a slogan from the Burlington Route:…
Read moreLast runs of the RoadRailers The RoadRailer era is over. Once extending to a number of railroads — and for…
Read moreDUNCANSVILLE, Pa. — After a 10-month restoration, former Lehigh & New England office car No. 100 is ready to start…
Read moreBC Rail In May 1996, during the long Canadian weekend celebrating Victoria Day, a national holiday, there was a crew…
Read moreGil Reid’s prized Auto Train watercolor Wall calendars have always been an effective business advertising tool, and some of the…
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