Pioneer electrification
Baltimore & Ohio’s Howard Street Tunnel below downtown Baltimore was the site of the first “steam-railroad” electrification in America. This…
Read moreBaltimore & Ohio’s Howard Street Tunnel below downtown Baltimore was the site of the first “steam-railroad” electrification in America. This…
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Located outside Indianapolis, Avon Yard was one of several modern freight classification yards New York Central opened in the 1950s.…
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This 1940s night view of Galesburg shows the lineup of carts for hauling mail and express. Galesburg was on the…
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The diagram in the Lake Street interlocking tower for C&NW’s North Western Terminal in Chicago shows 16 station tracks and…
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Sometime ago I decided to build a combination small rural station with a freight house. I often use pieces of…
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Trains.com Summer Camp 2023 has shut down for the season. But that certainly doesn’t mean Camp Director David Popp’s modeling…
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Last Day of Summer Camp 2023 on Trains.com Video! Camp Director David Popp has been been working really hard all week…
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Summer Camp 2023 | Day Six. The “extra” days on the weekend have allowed Camp Director David Popp to tackle…
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An aerial view from about 1940 shows the extensive dockside facilities the Western Maryland maintained at Port Covington on Baltimore…
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Summer Camp 2023 | Day Five. Camp Director David Popp is wearing a hard hat because that means we’ve got a…
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Welcome to Summer Camp 2023 Day Four. Today is an odds and ends kind of day, because we have all…
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It’s Day Three of Summer Camp, and David already has a bridge to show he’s having fun modeling while hidden…
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