Books and Magazines

There was a time, particularly during the 1970s, when virtually every railroad enthusiast was, in some manner, a Southern Railway fan. The cause for such notoriety was the Southern's long-running steam excursions, a program that began in 1966 and was...

Rio Grande — Heart of the Rockies looks at the dramatic influence of railroad builder David H. Moffat on the Denver & Rio Grande Western. In Volume I of this series, one of the watershed events for the young D&RG was the conversion of...

IN THE CURRENT ISSUE I Needed A New HobbyMy Long Journey Back to Model Railroadingby Ron Hamley You’re In The Army NowPart 1by Roy Cutler The Sutter Creek DivisionPhase One Iron Mountain, Part 1by Ward Thorne Extra Extra! Read All About It!Part 4:...

Gateway Western – A Regional in Transition documents the troubled and challenging history of an important segment of Midwestern railroading. The result of years of research, this book covers the Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City lines of the...

Western Pacific was a railroad in transition on January 1, 1972. The resolute David in a marketplace dominated by Southern Pacific's Goliath, long perceived as the scrappy good guy who always tried harder, WP almost succumbed to its positive image...

Milwaukee Road’s Racine & Southwestern Division linked the railroad’s hometown of Milwaukee, Wis., with the Mississippi River at Savanna, Ill. Hired on in 1971, Jerry Pyfer shares stories of Midwestern railroading combined with his...

The KCS system (now part of CPKC) in the U.S. sprawls across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis. The traditional southern main...

Southern Pacific Western Division is an all-color pictorial covering the operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad in northern and central California, from Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, north to Eureka and south to San Luis...

The KCS system (now part of CPKC) in the U.S. sprawles across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis. The traditional southern main...

Features: NJ Transit Family Day Open House • by John Levai Maryland RailFest • by Steve Raith  Friends of East Broad Top 2025 Fall Reunion • Railpace Staff Report Woodstown Central FPT Railfan...

Features: Milepost 7by KEVIN EUDALY — Gaining special access to the tailing basin at Milepost 7 on the Northshore Mining operation in northern Minnesota. Rocky Mountaineer: Still Climbingby JUSTIN FRANZ — Looking back at 35 years...

Features Railfan Memories... Mostly Good! – Part II 1971-1990 • by Carl Graves — Rail Photography Starting with a Honeymoon in Mexico!  San Francisco Scenes 1950-1975 • by Gordon Lloyd, Jr...

Features: 2024 Locomotive Production • by Sean Graham-White EMD SW1001, Part Six • by Diesel Era Staff Santa Fe U30CGs for the Holidays • by Tony Cook with photos from the Kevin EuDaly...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more HO-Scale Reviews Streamlined Steam Arrives   from ScaleTrains/Fox Valley Models Rebuilt Thoroughbreds ...

IN THE CURRENT ISSUE Review: Small Screwsby Thom Knapp Review: Dee’s Bees KitShowcase Miniaturesby Raul Perez Angle Upby Dan Lewis, MMR It’s OK to Change Your Mindby Dave Pomarenski Extra Extra! Read All About It!Part 3: “The Great...

Features: Where the Buffalo Roamed: Union Railroad’s 600-series Rebuilds • by Gordon Lloyd, Jr., with roster by Randy Keller, and photos from the Lloyd Transportation Library and Paul Wester collection North Western...

Special Feature My Sn3 Denver & Rio Grande Narrow Gauge 3rd Division Marshall Pass And Sargent — by Art Lorenz Features ELLA, A Large Scale 0-4-2 From A 2-4-2 And A Boxcar An Exercise In Compromise — by Greg Wright,...

Product News Locomotives & Rolling Stock Vehicles & Loads Structures, Scenery & more Books & more O-Scale Review  Red-Nosed Passenger Puller from Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO-Scale Reviews A New Draper...

Features: Return to the C&O Ryder Gap Sub • by JOE GREEN - A deep dive into the plausible backstory of a proto-freelanced HO scale model railroad. Northern Pacific Depot at Auburn, Wash. • by PATRICK LAWSON -...

Features: Journal Spotlight  — • Chicago Union Station turns 100 • Mexico continues rail passenger development • Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Corridor NextGen Acela: Full Speed Ahead  • by Kevin J...