Big Boy Chase PHOTOS, Day 2 through California’s Mojave Desert

The union pacific train passing by

On Tuesday, April 29, Trains’ live streaming video crew of Brian Schmidt and Drew Halverson chased Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 through the depths of California’s Mojave Desert. Along the way, they got great shots of the 4-8-8-4 locomotive — what is quickly becoming the most famous steam locomotive restoration project in the world. […]

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New York Central’s Hudson Division in HO Scale by Richard L. Stoving

A model steam locomotive leads an express train through a mountainous scene.

  This photo gallery contains a collection of images of scale New York Central locomotives and trains in steam along New York State’s Hudson River Valley in scenes created by Richard L. Stoving. The layout is featured in the January 2014 issue of Model Railroader, with photographs by John W. Heitmann. […]

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