Photos from the 2010 NRHS/NMRA Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver train trip from Pacific to Washington, Missouri....

Railroads take great pains to ensure shipments arrive at their destination intact, especially hazardous materials. Find out how to replicate these efforts on your model railroad, as well as the forces acting on trains....

The Saint Louis Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society is seeking funds to cosmetically restore this steam locomotive. Built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works, this 2-6-0 Mogul-type freight locomotive was retained for two years after had become dieselized because of a b...

The background, history and modeling of interurban railroads, with special emphasis on St. Louis prototypes....

Sat., Oct. 4 was a beautiful fall day, and 26 members from the St. Louis Chapter NRHS and the Gateway Division NMRA toured the UP Car Shop Facilities in the heart of downtown Desoto, Missouri...

Fond memories of the rebuilding and operation of the Frisco 1522 Mountain steam locomotive....

For the Microsoft TechEd 2004 conference, I stayed at a new hotel directly across the street from the San Diego Convention Center. Well, also across working railroad and trolley tracks. And the view allowed me to rainfan from my hotel room window. So here's some shots of BNSF, the Coa...

Prior to the Civil War in this country, railroads were a new and relatively untried invention. During the war, soldiers, material and food were routinely transported by rail along with civilians and the raw material necessary to keep the war effort progressing. It was soon realized th...

The cosmetic restoration of the historically significant Aerotrain in the collection of the St. Louis Museum of Transportation is well underway. This project was funded by a donation from the Gateway Division NMRA....

Gateway Division members John Lee and David Lotz began their efforts in 2001 to cosmetically restore one of the ex-CB&Q E units at the Museum of Transport with the goal of having it unveiled at the Burlington Route Historical Society Meeting Sept. 13, 2002....

A vacation road trip is always an excellent opportunity for railroad photos. Memphis and New Orleans streetcars, NOPB switchers, and a French 40 and 8....

The largest fleet of named streamliners in the United States were the Burlington's Zephyrs. Competing in markets against the famed Eagles, Chiefs, 400's, Cities and Hiawathas on almost every route, the polished Zephyrs covered almost every route on the mainline of the Burlington and f...