Ride along, as Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno takes a closer look at the WalthersMainline HO scale (1:87.1) Alco RSC-2 diesel locomotive. Cody explores the prototype history of this branch ...

MTH announced its latest run of Norfolk Southern SD60E diesel locomotives in November 2024 and they arrived in late summer 2025. This version, much like its predecessor, features DCS and Proto-Sound 3 ...

As the locomotive rolled past a gritty urban scene, engineer Lavon Stauffer smiled. “Now watch this,” he said. He increased the throttle, blew the airhorn and rang the locomotive’s bell ... all from ...

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 ...

Old Number 245 has returned to Duluth. The 64-year-old diesel-electric locomotive regularly pulled passenger trains to and from the Depot for the Northern Pacific Railroad. It recently joined the Lake ...

There are about nine model train clubs on Long Island, but apparently only the West Island Model Railroad Club in Hicksville allows visitors to run its trains at open houses. And at this year’s ...

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