I chose a 30 x 80-inch footprint for my track plan since that width would easily accommodate a double-track turnback curve with an 11" minimum radius. Since Model Railroader and its staffers call ...

Model railroad benchwork is the support structure that hold up ... Once you have your support structure, you need a surface on which to lay track. Traditionally, plywood from ½" to ¾" thick is used.

The solution to these concerns? Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP). This is the Evertrak — a composite railroad tie ...

At great risk to their own lives, abolitionists created the Underground Railroad, a network of escape routes that provided protection and transportation for slaves fleeing north to freedom. The term ...

The first day of the Surface Transportation Board’s unprecedented hearing focusing on growth in the rail industry – or, more ...

Iowa has a rich railroad history. As the westward movement grew, it became very clear that transporting goods by water would ...

Built along the railroad track – and what would become Route 66 – the Historic Downtown and Railroad District is a pedestrian-friendly area filled with historic 1900s-era buildings that have ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- All aboard for the Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club's 27th annual Open House next weekend. The open house will showcase an indoor HO-scale model railroad, chugging through ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Abandoned rail lines across the Midcoast lie at the center of a dispute ...

The railroad, an often overlooked part of the Key City's history, has a group of Abilenians motivated to bring back its historical significance. Initially established in 1991, the Abilene Railroad ...

ExploreGeorgia landowners push PSC to reject railroad’s eminent domain plan As the state regulator for utilities — including railroads — the PSC has jurisdiction over the eminent domain case.

There are just a couple days left to ride the last coal-fired steam locomotive at the Milwaukee County Zoo—one of the days being this coming Saturday, Sept. 14. Partly for environmental reasons ...