Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 21 – BNSF in the Badlands

A freight train on a mostly clear day working on a straightaway in green prairie of North Dakota.

In this episode of Drew’s Trackside Adventure, the “epic” trek for 2014 heads back home to Wisconsin. Mike and KJ peel off quickly, leaving Tom and Drew to pilot along I-94 and the BNSF main line through North Dakota and Minnesota. The two show there’s just as much railroad action and stunning scenery in the […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 21 – BNSF in the Badlands

A freight train on a mostly clear day working on a straightaway in green prairie of North Dakota.

In this episode of Drew’s Trackside Adventure, the “epic” trek for 2014 heads back home to Wisconsin. Mike and KJ peel off quickly, leaving Tom and Drew to pilot along I-94 and the BNSF main line through North Dakota and Minnesota. The two show there’s just as much railroad action and stunning scenery in the […]

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Utah looks to build new railroad to tap oil boom NEWSWIRE

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An early rendering of a bridge on the proposed line. Utah Department of Transportation An early rendering of a yard on the proposed line. Utah Department of Transportation SALT LAKE CITY – New oil development in eastern Utah could spur the largest railroad-building project in a generation. The Utah Department of Transportation is looking at […]

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Montana Rail Link Shop Walk Video

Trains Art Director Tom Danneman takes you inside Montana Rail Link’s Livingston, Mont., shop for a typical day at the railroads’ main locomotive maintenance facility in “Backstage at Livingston” in Locomotive 2014. Talk a walk with Tom as he explores the inside of the MRL shops in this video. Order your copy of Locomotive today!  Only from Trains! […]

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Video: Leadville and Red Cliff

Leadville and Red Cliff

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Will and Steve Brown built a dual-deck, dual-era HO scale model railroad with modern-era diesels running on the lower deck, and narrow gauge steam running on the upper deck. Both decks feature stunning Colorado mountain scenery. […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 18 – Montana Rail Link local operations

A blue and white-striped diesel locomotive hauls a freight train through a green Montana field under blue skies and white clouds.

Drew’s “Epic” Trackside Adventure now heads into Montana, home of the Montana Rail Link. Drew’s expedition guide and Trains art director Tom “Sherpa” Danneman knows this regional railroad success story like the back of his hand, so join the MRVP crew as they trace the MRL main line from Billings, Mont., to the shops and […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 18 – Montana Rail Link local operations

A blue and white-striped diesel locomotive hauls a freight train through a green Montana field under blue skies and white clouds.

Drew’s “Epic” Trackside Adventure now heads into Montana, home of the Montana Rail Link. Drew’s expedition guide and Trains art director Tom “Sherpa” Danneman knows this regional railroad success story like the back of his hand, so join the MRVP crew as they trace the MRL main line from Billings, Mont., to the shops and […]

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