Trains and Layouts

May 1, 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of Amtrak (1971-2011) and they’re celebrating in a way that should make many railfans happy. Heritage Paint Schemes If you haven’t... [Read more]

Reading Crusader rendering by Frank Giacobbe The Reading Railroad is mostly remembered for its freight service—especially long drags of hopper cars filled with the “black diamonds”... [Read more]

Filmed aboard the Broadway Limited, this 1941 film of the same name features the famed Pennsylvania Railroad flagship train from Chicago to New York City. The Broadway in this film... [Read more]

Being a modeler of the transition era New York Central and loving headend cars on passenger trains, I needed express cars.  On the NYCRR, many styles of headend equipment was used,... [Read more]

Photo by wfyurasko. New York City’s Penn Station — one of the most famous rail destinations in the Northeast, served by the equally famous North East Corridor (NEC). That’s... [Read more]

While Frank and I were in Syracuse , New York, we were invited to go on a few layout tours.  One of which was built by Brian Curry, MMR (Master Model Railroader #350).  We had been... [Read more]

Watch as the newly electrified New Haven Yankee Clipper is brought into New York’s Grand Cental Terminal. This 1942 promotional film for New Haven features the interlocking... [Read more]

Historical Overview These locomotives were purchased from the Defunct New York, Ontario and Western (units 501-503) two of which found their home on the Western Pacific subsidiary,... [Read more]

The Baltimore Streetcar Museum, located on the former Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad’s (the Ma & Pa) right-of-way, has a unique collection chronicling the history of streetcar... [Read more]

This video, taken at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, show a SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) regional train approaching the station platforms. This... [Read more]