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*Sorry, title should say officially not official. (wasn't paying to much attention there...) Well, it's official, UP has acquired Big Boy 4014. Below the official statement... Union Pacific Acquires Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014 July 23, 2013 Union Pacific today announced it reached an...

With all of the craziness over the latest set of heritage units (being Norfolk Southern's), that got me thinking. What would it look like if CSX had heritage units? Well here's what I thought they might look like. Thanks to Michael Eby for letting me use his original drawings. Painting and...

Hello everyone. Haven't really used this feature before, so this is a first. Well, I figured I would just share somethings I think help make a good photo in Trainz. (These ideas work best for 09-12, because I found it really hard to get really good pics in 06 and older versions). 1. Lighting...

Is it just me or is it that when I went to go to JR's website ( I have it bookmarked), it came up with some weird program site? I also tried by searching JR on google and going to their site and the same thing happened. Has anyone else seen this problem or is it, like I said, just me?

Alright, I decided to can my Adirondack Scenic unit and decide to make a C&NW F-Unit, only to find 6 different variations, 5 of which I will be doing (sorry the one that got left out is the early scheme). I still need to do one with black grilles, one without the green stripe and one in Zeto...

I'm workin' on another F-Unit. This one happens to be Adirondack Scenic 1508

I made yet another thing of F-Units. They are Aberdeen, Carolina & Western F7s 4500 and 4501, ex-Ohio Central 1000 and 1001. They look as they currently do in real life. I don't think these units are used often, so they are great for rolling stock on storage track or in use when initally bought.

Well, here it is so far and it doesn't quite yet have its famous Diesel Fairy yet. You Colorado folks may know about this unit. It is ex-D&RGW 5644, and it was sold to ACS in 1970 and then sold again in 1980 to Glen Monhart and turned into Chicago, Madison and Northern 564 and then into...

It's not quite done yet...

Made another new F-Unit.

Its been awhile, but I finally made something new. Along with something extra

The East Broad Top, the last surviving narrow gauge line in the East has closed. The closing is due to the Kovalchick family (The owners ever since the line originally closed in 1956) being unable to continue providing funds for the line. Talks are going on with several groups including Friends...

Hello all. After making my fictional photographic essay, I got the idea to make a Trains Magazine cover out of some of the pics. Here's the results. Now I encourage you all out there to make a cover as well. If you do, just post it here. Do it on whatever train related topic you feel. (and as...

(First set of pics has been split into five posts. (# 1, 2, 3, 5, 6)) A few years ago, 22 to be exact, the then current British Rail president made a claim in a interview with Trains Magazine (which appeared in their December 1990 issue) that BR freight service was not only faster, but...

Well, I haven't really done much lately, but I figured I'd keep you all updated in things I'm doing by making this thread. I will contain pic of stuff that will be released as well as stuff that won't. It will be updated from time to time. Up first is a Southern Dome Coach

I was surprised to see that this hadn't show up yet, but today is the 150th Anniversary of the legendary "Great Locomotive Chase" that occured during the Civil War. Go to this link to read more about what happened- http://www.southernmuseum.org/exhibits/the-general/. The whereabouts of the...

Hello all, right now I am compiling a huge list of preserved American Diesels spread across all loco generations and makers. This could be for a possible book, maybe. Anyhow, I was just wondering if anyone was aware of any locos I may have missed. "Preserved" is a loose term for this project...

The trucking company that owned the truck that slammed into the side of an Amtrak train in Reno, is sueing UP and Amtrak for, as they claim, a unproperly guarded grade crossing that failed to have a proper gate, timing and circuitry for the gate. Reps. from UP and Amtrak have nothing to say...

Hello all, I know that many of you have model trains. I also know that you may have shown pics of them standing proudly on the mainline. How about something different. Post your pics of you model train accidents whether they are staged or truely accidental.

Hello all. If you have a neat reskin (whether it is only a personal one or one that is available) post a pic of it here. All of these domes do (or did) exist at one point in time.