Model Railroader Photo of the Day: The Empire Builder
Amtrak’s train no. 7, the Empire Builder, glistens in the late afternoon sun as it operates over the Wisconsin &…
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific had a fleet of 85 4-8-4 Northerns, largest in the country. Here, No. 5058 leads…
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Penn Central class N5C cabin no. 23050 is painted Jade Green, but there’s no doubt that it’s an ex-Pennsylvania RR…
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The remains of Santa Fe GP38 No. 3552 lie in a ditch following a sideswipe incident at Booth, Texas, on…
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New York Central 2-8-0 Consolidation no. 1147 eases its train up to Starrucca station platform right on time. With only…
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The Rio Grande’s Tennessee Pass line traversed Colorado’s Royal Gorge west of Pueblo on the road’s route to Utah. Here,…
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It’s June 1937, and the two-year-old Boston & Maine Flying Yankee is still in pristine shape. The train is emerging…
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Chicago & North Western train 6, heavy with mail and express, speeds east near Dekalb, Ill., in 1949. H-1 class…
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Railroads and paper mills were important industries in Bellows Falls, Vt., in the mid-1800s, and they still are today. Here,…
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For World War II, the U.S. military adopted a six-axle variation of Alco’s 1941 RS1 for overseas duty. U.S. Army…
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Welcome to the May 2025 installment of Cody’s Office. Thanks for all of the positive feedback from last month’s episode.…
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All-new episodes of Cody’s Office are back into production! That’s right, the popular Trains.com Video series returns at the Firecrown…
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