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Features: SPECIAL: Big Boy Visits Steamtown by JOHN HANKEY— Hosting the world’s largest operating steam locomotive at Steamtown required a monumental effort in planning and logistics.  MBTA Blue...

Features: A Bicentennial for the Semiquincentennial:The Milwaukee Road 156 Returns • photos by Shane T. Mason and Larry Smoak Rock Island U33Bs • by Diesel Era Staff Departments: Rail News

Features Toto Travels Northeast  • by Carl Graves — I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore Short Lines of Oregon and Washington • by Jeffrey G. Plant and Jeremy F. Plant — Last Vestiges of the...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews 1960s Super Tankers   NACC 20,500- and 30,000-gallon tank cars from...

Features: Recreating Guildwood Station by JASON SHRON - Recreating a Toronto suburban station in HO scale, one memory and detail at a time. Realistic Scrap Metal Loads by KEITH M. KOHLMANN - Using...

Features: CSX America 250 Train by Alex Mayes EMD’s Model 40 Diesel by Olev Taremae BIG BOY – Take 2: UP 4014 Heads West staff report NJ Transit FIFA World Cup Trains by Andrew Grahl

Features: Journal Spotlight —   •  Amtrak’s Long-Distance equipment procurement process begins Canyon Spirit Arrives in StyleRocky Mountaineer rebrands and expands in Colorado and Utah. — by...

The 2027 CSX Calendar features 13 large views of CSX trains, one scene per month: January 2027 through January 2028. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 × 19-1/2 inches. The calendar grid...

The 2027 Union Pacific Calendar features 13 large views of UP trains, one scene per month: January 2027 through January 2028. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 × 19-1/2 inches. The calendar...

The 2027 RIO GRANDE Calendar features 13 large views of D&RGW trains, one scene per month: January 2027 through January 2028. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 × 19-1/2 inches. The calendar...

The 2027 Norfolk Southern Calendar features 13 large views of NS trains, one scene per month: January 2027 through January 2028. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 × 19-1/2 inches. The calendar...

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Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews  Sensational Shay   Class D 4-truck from Broadway Limited...

Features: Waites River Railway: North Arlington by ERIC WILLIAMS - Building a cameo-style layout to pack big scenes and switching in an apartment. Simple Styrene Barns by MATT WOODS - Using...

Features: Big Boy 4014 Eastern Tour staff report Big Boy Reunion by Mike Rinkunas Susquehanna Office Car Specials staff report Columns: Railpace News • by Carl G. Perelman<

Features: Siskiyou Freight Finale by ERIC CORTINAS AND PARKER GIBSON— Troubled times for the former Southern Pacific route connecting Oregon and California. Southern’s Steam Legacy by 

Special Feature The Tall Pine Lumber Company Car Shop My version of the West Side Lumber Co. shops. — by Chuck Lind  Features Let There Be Lots Of Lights LED lighting, sound and animations are...

2026 celebrates the 250 years of our great country! Celebrate America 250 with this unique boxcar.   Features: Die-cast trucks with operating couplers Plays patriotic music and fireworks...

Walthers Titans of Steel Railroad Trading Cards are a must-have for railfans, collectors, and history buffs. Each card features stunning, high-resolution images of classic locomotives, passenger...

 Precut and shaped foam roadbed sized for use with O Scale trains.Material provides quieter operation, smooths vibrations and can easily be tacked or glued in place on foam or other benchwork. Plus...