Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno reviews the Rapido Trains N scale GMD F40PH-2D! Built exclusively for VIA Rail Canada between 1986 and 1989, these 3,000-horsepower flagships dominated ...

News & Products for the week of June 22nd 2026 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading ...

Extended-range electric vehicles promise to reduce costs and appeal to America’s appetite for adventure. And they’re coming to showrooms soon. By Tom Voelk The future is always on its way, even if, in ...

EUCLID, Ohio — At 133 feet long and 1.2 million pounds, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 is difficult to understand from numbers alone. It takes standing beside it — hearing the whistle, watching steam ...

Our test Bentley looks right at home in the courtyard of the Ranch, a new luxury resort and spa in Hudson Valley. Its English-style mansion was originally a wedding gift from J.P. Morgan to his ...

Hirect, a premier global manufacturer of heavy-duty electrical and power electronic components for rolling stock, today announced the successful integration and first loaded test run of its 6,000 HP ...

Global rail systems leader introduces internally developed traction inverter/converter and control software for propulsion; Eyes North American locomotive hybrid and retrofit markets. OMAHA, ...

Thomas the Tank Engine: When did it evolve so much? From the arrival of Bruno to real-life locomotives, I followed the journey I was surprised when I watched "Thomas the Tank Engine" recently. "Wait?

Rapido Trains UK has announced details of three new OO Gauge model ranges, including a pre-grouping era steam locomotive. The first model is a Southern Railway O Class 0-6-0 steam locomotive, with ...

On May 15, 2001, a gray, overcast afternoon, Sergeant Tom Gwinn of the Ohio State Highway Patrol stands in the grass beside a railroad crossing in rural northwestern Ohio, his 12-gauge shotgun at the ...

The reliable operation of diesel locomotives in desert conditions demands specific adaptations to cope with extreme temperatures, low humidity, and sand ingress. David Babinec, locomotive model line ...