Prototype Railroading
The mystery of the comical "railroad mushrooms"
Years ago I found batches of "mushrooms" along railroad tracks, at two different locations in Oregon and California. They very much resemble real mushrooms in shape and appearance, and appear to have "grown" directly out of the rocky ballast - but they are composed of a synthetic man-made rigid foam material which burns with dense black smoke. They do not bio-degrade in indoor storage.
Something you don't see everyday ...
Apparently, this track shift is the result of the recent NZ earth quake .... Hope everyone down there is safe.
Autoracks for non-auto loads?
Are autorack cars only used for cars? Or are there sometimes other items loaded because this car type suits well?
What is this?
While searching on Google Maps the Colton, CA yard, I discovered what seems to be a UP car. What is this car? Are those solar panels on the roof? What is that cupola for?
Defining model railroading eras for North American Railroading
Discussion on defining prototype railroading eras for North American Railroading as an aid to categorizing modeling.
potash train info
hello, I am trying to find out more info on potash hauling. being as I live an hour from the Canadian border I see the cars alot and wonder where they might go and to what use the potash has. any help would be great. dan
Looking for information on CP Rail Wisconsin & Iowa
Hi everyone,
I'm planning a railfan trip into some uncharted waters to see/photograph the CP Holiday Train in Wisconsin & possibly along the Iowa - Wisconsin border.
To make this a bit easier I was looking for some track charts or ETT's for:
- the C&M Sub
- the Watertown Sub
- & whatever lies between Guttenberg IA & LaCrecent MN
Video of steam loco under construction
I stumbled across this and thought it might be of interest to some.
Identifying flat car and tank car
This is something I would like to model this fall, but I have no idea the type of tank car this is or if this is just a tank car being shipped?
Milwaukee Road - Planning a Layout
This posting is to describe some of the useful web resources that I have used to plan my shelf layout that is based on Milwaukee Road trackage in southern Minnesota. My planned layout is based on Milwaukee Road trackage from Jackson Minnesota to Pipestone Minnesota.
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