A Napoleon, Defiance & Western train passes the former Wabash Railroad freight house in Napoleon, Ohio, on Oct. 19, 2014. At far right is reminder of another previous owner of the line. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
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Tread lightly
Recent heavy rains have caused standing water in many parts of central Ohio. Here, Norfolk Southern No. 5228 shoves local L55 over the former Pennsylvania Railroad “Panhandle” main line to pick up some cars at Circleville Ag, just east of downtown Circleville, Ohio. Photo by Carlos Ferran […]
Lester Perry’s Chesapeake & Ohio RR – Westbound
Lester Perry’s HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio model railroad was built in a 13′ x 17′ out building with a dirt floor and no electricity — more than 300 feet from the main building. He used an MRC DCC system. Video by Bill Fagan. […]
Lester Perry’s Chesapeake & Ohio RR – Westbound
Lester Perry’s HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio model railroad was built in a 13′ x 17′ out building with a dirt floor and no electricity — more than 300 feet from the main building. He used an MRC DCC system. Video by Bill Fagan. […]
Trains on the Chicago “L”
Name: Robert Mayer Forum User Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: Robert Mayer Location: Tucson Az Scale: O Theme: Chicago “L” Description: The layout depicts trains run by the Chicago Transit Authority. […]
Trains on the Chicago “L”
Name: Robert Mayer Forum User Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: Robert Mayer Location: Tucson Az Scale: O Theme: Chicago “L” Description: The layout depicts trains run by the Chicago Transit Authority. […]
Metra offers kids free rides during summer NEWSWIRE
Rebuilt F40PHM-2 No. 200 leads an outbound Metra BNSF train through Highlands in Hinsdale, Ill., on April 28, 2018. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra has announced a kids-ride-free program through the summer months, with up to three children ages 11 and under able to ride free with an adult from Memorial Day through Labor […]
Member video: Milwaukee Road 261 4-8-4
This video was one of the entries in a recent video contest of the NMRA South Central Wisconsin Division. The video features Milwaukee Road 261 4-8-4 pulling an excursion train through La Crosse, Wis., on BNSF trackage in 2002. […]
Member video: Milwaukee Road 261 4-8-4
This video was one of the entries in a recent video contest of the NMRA South Central Wisconsin Division. The video features Milwaukee Road 261 4-8-4 pulling an excursion train through La Crosse, Wis., on BNSF trackage in 2002. […]
Member video: A Set-Out and a Pick-up
“A Set-Out and a Pick-up” was the second place winner in the model category in the recent video contest of the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. The video was produced by Bob Wundrock on his HO scale Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie layout. […]
John Brennan’s Chicago, Peoria & Western Canton Branch
Owner: John Brennan Prototype Modeled: Interchange with EJ&E, IC , CB&Q Reporting Marks: CP&W Layout Era: Sept. 1940 Theme: Midwestern Scale: HO The railroad is an overlay of the CB&Q from Chicago staging to Galesburg staging. There are 23 trains scheduled in three-hour session on a 4 to 1 fast clock. Power is almost exclusively […]
Member video: A Set-Out and a Pick-up
“A Set-Out and a Pick-up” was the second place winner in the model category in the recent video contest of the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. The video was produced by Bob Wundrock on his HO scale Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie layout. […]
