Why American? Some people model American railroads in ho scale because of the immense range of what is available others simply because of what they have seen when in the states, maybe someone has bought you...
Once I built a Railroad (and made it run) Initially I enlisted the help of a music student friend during his summer holidays to prepare the foundation of the track. Over the next few weeks, armed with only a...
Trains On Cigarette Cards I've been collecting and selling collectors cards and cigarette cards for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card collecting newsletters for...
Ballast: How to lay rock so your model trains will roll Like a fine paint job on a locomotive, ballast is the finish coat on your track. It covers the many blemishes of roadbed construction, such as joints,...
The Utah quarter shows two locomotives moving toward the Golden Spike that joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, creating the nation’s transcontinental railroad in 1869. The inscription says,...
2-6-6-2 Articulated Steam Locomotive with Flywheel and a Tender What is a 2-6-6-2 Articulated Steam Locomotive with Flywheel and a Tender?I hope to answer that question for you right now and by the time you ...
2-6-6-2 Articulated Steam Locomotive with Flywheel and a Tender What is a 2-6-6-2 Articulated Steam Locomotive with Flywheel and a Tender?I hope to answer that question for you right now and by the time you ...
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What is the 0-6-0 "Camelback" Goat Switcher Steam Locomotive with a Tender?What a great question and I hope to answer that for you today. Let's break it down for you...First of all, what does 0-6-0...