Periodically, I dig through old issues of Model Railroader with an eye toward changes in the hobby, as well as noting the ...

One tiny locomotive can stop you in your tracks here. Look closer, and suddenly every painted window, miniature tree, and carefully placed rail feels worth studying. This Illinois hobby shop in ...

In this July 2026 episode of Cody’s Office, Senior Editor Cody Grivno showcases an exciting new product lineup, featuring a Tangent Scale Models HO scale (1:87.1) bay-window caboose, a Menards HO ...

A new run of HO scale Electro-Motive Division SW1 end-cab switchers is now available from Wm. K. Walthers Inc. The Mainline-series model has received several upgrades since I last reviewed it in the ...

News & Products for the week of June 29th 2026 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading ...

It’s a rolling, hissing piece of history that has been drawing huge crowds as it makes its way across the United States. And it’s headed for Berks County this week. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, ...

With the Fourth of July and the United States’ 250th anniversary soon approaching, the Chicago area’s commuter railroad is marking the occasion with a locomotive – manufactured by a LaGrange-based ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The world's largest operating steam locomotive is coming to the Philadelphia area! Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 is making a journey to the East Coast for the first time, in ...

The world's largest operating steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, is scheduled to travel through parts of Western New York and the Southern Tier on Thursday, June 11, as part of a nationwide tour ...

CSX America250 Locomotives 250 and 2026. (Image courtesy of CSX). CSX is the final North American Class I railroad to introduce locomotives in patriotic paint schemes to celebrate America250. “CSX ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is coming to Buffalo. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, in honor of America’s 250th celebration, is embarking on a coast-to-coast ...

The historic 1.2 million-pound Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive is on the eastern leg of its nationwide tour and will pass through a number of Ohio cities this summer. Local crowds cheered the ...