Category: Railfan Rod
-
Phoenix Light Rail Extension Back on Track!
Groundbreaking for the Valley Metro light rail extension into South Phoenix is back on track after voters rejected a referendum that was set to kill any future rail expansion. Service began for Phoenix Valley Metro back in December 2008, and the system now stretches more than 26 miles. The agency states that there…
-
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 Locomotive Prepares for ‘Great Race Across the Midwest’
The 150th anniversary celebration of the transcontinental railroad’s completion isn’t over yet. Union Pacific is just gathering steam following its May 9 ceremony in Ogden, Utah, commemorating the anniversary. The newly restored Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest steam locomotive, is returning to the rails for its own “Great Race across the Midwest.” No.…
-
Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers to Auction off Equipment of World-Class Rail-Car Manufacturer
Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers, Inc. has been appointed by Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing, LLC to sell the industrial machinery and equipment from their Rochelle, Illinois site. Nippon Sharyo, a global rail-car manufacturer, stopped using the facility for manufacturing in July 2018. A majority of Nippon Sharyo’s State-of-the-Art Equipment is new in 2010 to 2016. (3) 4,500-Watt Mitsubishi…
-
New model train exhibition transports guests into summer at Biltmore
From model trains in a miniature landscape, to the thrill of a raptor encounter, to stars gracing the concert stage, Biltmore shines this summer
-
Aerial footage of Crenshaw Blvd. restoration at Leimert Park Station
Metro Los Angeles Aerial footage taken on June 26, 2018 of the work to restore Crenshaw Blvd. over the future Crenshaw/LAX Line Leimert Park Station. Keep up to date with the project by visiting http://www.metro.net/crenshaw.
-
The Genesee Arch Bridge: Norfolk Southern and New York State usher in a modern era for freight rail with dedication of new railroad bridge
Supports jobs and economic opportunities across New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes
-
Hillside Junction Division Fall Update
Latest update to my 4’X8′ HO Scale DC layout that is based on scenes around Southern California
-
Realistic Hay Bales – Model Railroad Scenery
Luke Towan Super detailing a model scene doesn’t have to be hard… With these easy to make hay bales you’ll turn the most basic diorama into an ultra-realistic scene! Although they take time to make they are very easy to construct and they look fantastic. They work great for model railroads, dioramas and even…
-
A Look at Los Angeles in the 1920s
A look at Los Angeles nearly a century ago. I don’t think that some people realize that a thirteen story building is still tall, might not be super tall, like the Empire State Building or the Chrysler Building or the glass and steel high-rise structures that makeup the downtown skyline today , but they where…
-
A BIT OF LA HISTORY: SPRING STREET 1898
This is Downtown LA 119 years ago. Foot, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle and Trolley traffic on South Spring Street. Filmed by Thomas Edison’s Photography Company.