Trains on MSN

Broadway Limited EMD SD45 HO scale diesel locomotive

The Broadway Limited Imports EMD SD45 HO scale diesel locomotive is the featured model in this latest product review video ...
Trains.com on MSN

An interview with Jim Wiggin of Athearn

For 80 years, Athearn has been a part of the model railroading industry, producing familiar product ranges like HO scale blue ...
Trains.com on MSN

Atlas O Premier SD70MAC

The headliner of the spring 2023 Atlas catalog was the SD70MAC, a classic six-axle diesel electric locomotive. The SD70MAC ...
Railway Age

BOOK REVIEW: Diesel-Electric Locomotives – How They Work, Use Energy, and Can Become More Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable

While the documentation of diesel locomotives is extensive, Walter Simpson’s new book brings a fresh perspective to the literature. The book is an excellent primer on diesel locomotives that is ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Photos: Crowds at LA Union Station eye trains of yesteryear, model railroads, artwork

A celebration of all things train draws crowds on Saturday, Sept. 9 to the two-day Los Angeles Union Station Train Festival. On display were old trains, the full-sized kind and the model train variety ...
Railway Age

History of U.S. Diesel-Electric AC Traction

The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase asynchronous traction motor drive system was the German DE2500 diesel-electric in 1971, built by Henschel-BBC. DB ...