Featured in Model Railroader in 1978, the N scale Clinchfield remains one of the magazine’s all-time great project railroads. Jim Hediger shares some of the insight behind the planning and construction of the unique model railroad. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Senior Editor Jim Hediger recalls more of his early days at Model Railroader magazine. Jim describes “Lurch” the infamous elevator at the old Kalmbach building in downtown Milwaukee. See vintage photos of the Model Railroader offices and staff. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger has had a long and impressive career at the magazine. In this video interview Jim shares his experiences about first coming to work for Model Railroader, including meeting the magazine’s then-Editor Linn Westcott. Subscribe today and watch […]
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Several packing houses were located in close proximity to each other along the Santa Fe in Placentia, Calif. Styles varied from the frame building at left to the concrete structure at center. Note the semaphore signal installations at right. Photo by Tom Baxter […]
Two new Atlantic Coast Line EMD E7s pose with a train of lightweight stainless-steel passenger cars shortly after delivery in 1945. The ACL would eventually acquire 20 E7s. Photo by Atlantic Coast Line […]
Baldwin built this 0-8-0 for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, a Chicago & North Western affiliate better known as the Omaha Road, in 1928. The 51-inch drivers are typical for switchers. Photo by Baldwin, H. L. Broadbelt collection […]
Signode introduced its first single-use paper grain door in 1948. Prior to that innovation, wooden boards were used. The remnants of paper grain doors could often be seen as empty cars returned home, as on this Gulf, Mobile & Ohio car. The cars had to be cleaned out before reloading. Photo by Bill Raia collection […]
On May 1, 1971, Amtrak Passenger Service Rep Patty Saunders, who once was a Seaboard Coast Line hostess, poses with the first system timetable. The passenger carrier’s “pointless arrow” logo is featured prominently. Photo by Amtrak […]
Orange groves are visible across the road from the LaVerne Cooperative Citrus Association packing house, one of California’s largest in 1920. The large building features several rooms and multiple loading tracks. The rooftop refrigeration condenser unit (back center) marks it as having a cooling or cold storage room. Photo by University of Southern California Libraries/California […]
Just after the turn of the 20th century, large terminal elevators began to appear. Grain gathered in these mammoth concrete structures (the one here holds 3.6 million bushels) at Amarillo, Texas, in 1943, is forwarded by rail to mills and to port elevators for export. Note the three boxcars for scale. Photo by Jack Delano, […]
Roundhouses were filled with life, from steam locomotives to the workers who maintained them. This is a 2-8-2 in the Galesburg, Ill., roundhouse of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy in the 1950s. Photo by Jim Shaughnessy […]
