Today, it’s a busy Metra station, but on Sept. 27, 1979, LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago was a place for rust and weeds. An extended strike crippled the Rock Island Railroad, leading to the desolate scene. Photo by Ralcon Wagner […]
The Walthers HO scale model of the Pennsylvania RR Broadway Limited passenger train is led by two WalthersProto General Motors Electro-Motive Division E8A diesel-electric locomotives. Each locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch the model train run on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
The Walthers HO scale model of the Pennsylvania RR Broadway Limited passenger train is led by two WalthersProto General Motors Electro-Motive Division E8A diesel-electric locomotives. Each locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch the model train run on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
A Chicago commuter train is stopped at a signal on Metra’s Union Pacific West Line (UP’s Geneva Subdivision), as headlights from an oncoming eastbound train begin to round the curve on Feb. 11, 2004. Photo by Howard Ande […]
We ran the Kato USA N scale Chicago Metra passenger set with the firm’s M1 Unitrack set (sold separately). The M1 track set includes a 2 x 4.5 foot loop of N scale Kato Unitrack and a power pack. Learn how to set up and operate this model train set. For more N scale product […]
We ran the Kato USA N scale Chicago Metra passenger set with the firm’s M1 Unitrack set (sold separately). The M1 track set includes a 2 x 4.5 foot loop of N scale Kato Unitrack and a power pack. Learn how to set up and operate this model train set. For more N scale product […]
MADISON, Wis. — Later this month, High Iron Travel will host three dining excursions, called “Dining with Pullman” from Chicago Union Station on Feb. 17-19. The five-car train will make two dinner and one brunch trip between Chicago and Sturtevant, Wis., on Canadian Pacific’s Chicago-Milwaukee main line. The power is expected to be E8 No. 6070 in […]
Kato N scale Metra train set Including a sleek MotivePower MP36PH-3S and fluted silver Nippon-Sharyo gallery coaches, this N scale train set from Kato captures a sight familiar to millions of Chicago-area residents. The MP36 should also be a welcome addition to any N scalers looking for a contemporary commuter locomotive. The well-detailed Kato MP36PH-3S […]
Kansas City Southern’s crack passenger train, the “Southern Belle,” ran head on into a standing freight train at Baton Rouge, La., on Dec. 8, 1967. A northbound freight with three GP30s was set to hold the main, and await the passenger train, which would take the siding. The front end brakeman on the freight was […]
As a prelude to today’s high speed Acela Express service, Amtrak tested two types of European high speed trains, a German ICE trainset and this tilting X2000 train from Sweden. The demonstration equipment made revenue runs on the Northeast Corridor and toured other parts of the country. Pushed by two Amtrak Tubroliner power cars, the […]
Kato USA N scale Amtrak intercity set Just in time for the 40th anniversary of America’s national passenger rail service, Kato USA is offering a sharp-looking, smooth-running Amtrak intercity express train set in N scale. The set’s General Electric P42 Genesis locomotive, Heritage baggage car, Amfleet lounge and coach, and twin Viewliner sleepers are decorated […]
Learn how to set up and operate the Bachmann HO scale Durango & Silverton passenger train set. The ready-to-run train set includes a steam locomotive, passenger cars, track, and a power pack. […]
