Freight station operations for the model railroader
Many of our model railroads have freight stations, but we don’t always make the most of their operational possibilities. Especially…
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Many of our model railroads have freight stations, but we don’t always make the most of their operational possibilities. Especially…
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Few would argue that Ted Benson is a great writer and photographer. His contributions to Trains over the years have…
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Anniversaries! Trains magazine has celebrated its longevity with special reports to look back over railroading’s rich history. Download the two…
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Just another day: the first-trick tender of Norfolk Southern’s ex-Nickel Plate drawbridge over the Cuyahoga Valley in Cleveland heads to…
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Led by a new MP36PH-3C, a MARC commuter trains curves past the historic depot at Point of Rocks, Md., on…
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Three Union Pacific diesels muscle a southbound intermodal train under classic Southern Pacific searchlight signals near Mojave, Calif., on Sept.…
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Depot and diesel wear different heralds, but nothing is out of the ordinary as a Chicago Great Western freight ambles…
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Two Wisconsin & Southern MP15s switch the MillerCoors brewery on July 1, 2010. The lead unit’s heritage is unmistakable, thanks…
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The Santa Fe established a major shop complex at Albuquerque to maintain and repair steam locomotives. At their peak in…
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Illinois Central wasn’t the first railroad in Chicago, but it was one of 10 Class 1’s headquartered there and became…
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To handle maintenance and repairs on its substantial hopper-car fleet, coal-hauler Chesapeake & Ohio in 1930 built this systemwide freight-car…
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The Norfolk & Western Railway transported much of the coal mined in southwestern Virginia and West Virginia. Many loads went…
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