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Prototype Photographs 2025

Started by p51 in Prototype railroading: How about prototype railroad photos for the new year? Here's my first for 2025, a Cascades train without the control car, a very rare sight, at...
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Trying to figure out types of boxcars from an old image or two to recreate.

Started by Nimbus in Prototype railroading: Hi, this is my first post and I apologize if this is a bit odd for the forum. I'd spent the last several nights trying to figure out somethings and...
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Ol' tyme Canadian railroading short movie

Started by Thom in Prototype railroading: A day in the Life of a railroader in winter. A relaxing trip down memory lane. ...
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GN / SP & S Z-6 4-6-6-4 challenger information

Started by JesseG in Prototype railroading: I am interested in the Z-6s that the GN had and came from /went back to the SP & S. Between a couple books I have and the internet, I cannot find...
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SRY Rail Link Photo Essay: A Special Shortline Begging to be Modeled and Operated

Started by MikeHughes in Prototype railroading SRY: Here is a sporadically ongoing photo essay on a 120 mile shortline with perhaps the most diverse operations and scenery in all of North America....
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Prototype Photographs 2024

Started by Nick Santo in Prototype railroading: Hello! I enjoyed all your photographs from 2023 and before! Thank You for posting them!!! Please feel free to add photos when you...
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BKTY Marks

Started by triadlead in Prototype railroading: Anyone remember the approximate time BKTY patched boxcars started showing up? I model the late 90’s/early 2000’s. I purchased a great...
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Rail served bakeries

Started by triadlead in Prototype railroading Operations Boxcars Flour Bulk Industry: My layout is set in the late 80's early 90's. I'm trying to avoid stretching the plausible realm here. Has anyone heard of bakeries/snack producers...
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The New D&H Historical Society

Started by Ed Kapuscinski in Prototype railroading: I am very excited to announce today's launch of a new historical society dedicated to the Delaware and Hudson Railway. ...
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Proto Photos From My Past

Started by laming in Prototype railroading: In a mood to reminisce about the years I spent in the saddle running engines. Most of these photos will date back to the mid-2000s, but I...
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US Freight Operations Website

Started by Flatpenny in Prototype railroading: Moving the Freight | Documents and information about railroad freight operations. I just stumbled across this website last night and at...
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Transporting electricity by rail

Started by ku7u in Prototype railroading: Now I have seen everything... https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/suntrains-battery-storage-technology-heads-for-the-rails/...
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Narrow Gauge Steam at Durango CO, 1976

Started by EJN in Prototype railroading Narrow Gauge: I am in the process of scanning old slides to digitize them. I took these in 1976, just out of high school, at Durango CO - Durango and Silverton...
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Proof there is a prototype for everything.

Started by MikeHughes in Prototype railroading: Santa, please bring me HP. I don’t care what kind.
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Vermont Railroad/Rutland Question

Started by Sauced07 in Prototype railroading: After the demise of the Rutland, if the Vermont Railroad wasn't formed would the Delaware and Hudson have taken over at least some or someone else?
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Vermont Rail Systems 60th Anniversary Ride

Started by Nick Santo in Prototype railroading: The description of the two day trips are with the video. We were being pulled by the Green Mountain RS-1 Number 405 that was dressed up as RUTLAND...
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Signs on leased loco handrails

Started by Ken Rice in Prototype railroading: The YouTube age is wonderful, I can railfan e.g. Progress Rail after dinner from more than halfway across the country. I was watching a video...
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repurposing Michigan Central's Detroit terminal.

Started by peter-f in Prototype railroading: Stumbled into this and figured someone would find interest. (Now, if they could only do similar for Buffalos massive NYC station) ...
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Gauntlet Track at Station Platform

Started by kenheywood in Prototype railroading: 📷 📷 Here’s an interesting track arrangement that I have never encountered. This is a gauntlet track that diverges before the platform and...
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Grand Trunk's diesels multiple liveries and inconsistencies

Started by BigFitz52 in Prototype railroading: OK, so something I've always done, all through my scale modeling journeys, has been to do a little bit of research on any model I build or buy. Along...
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Elevated warehouse track in Adams MA - a curiosity

Started by Ken Rice in Prototype railroading: Ryan Trela posted some photos nerail of an intriguing siding in Adams, MA. The siding looks at first glance like it would be a coal trestle...
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Running Geeps long hood forward

Started by BigFitz52 in Prototype railroading: I recently discovered that Canadian National/Grand Trunk had their GP9s all set up to run long hood forward as standard practice. Then it came to...
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How far did rail cars travel from their home roads?

Started by Lou N in Prototype railroading: All, During the transition era how common was it for rail cars travel all across the country, particularly the big railroads. For instance...
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Collectible Railroad Ephemera

Started by Bshoop in Prototype railroading: I love to collect and read through various employee books/paperwork from railroads I model or am interested in. Employee timetables, rulebooks,...
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Longest Straight Track in lower 48 States

Started by Ken Meade in Prototype railroading: What road and where is the longest straight section of track in the lower 48 United States?
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Ready Mixed Concrete Industry Carloads

Started by Peaks Of Eternal Light in Prototype railroading: I am currently building a switching layout in N scale, modeling the Southern Pacific Burbank Branch located in San Fernando Valley,...
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Problems with Chinese High Speed Rail

Started by ludwig49 in Prototype railroading: Interesting video about Chinese rail wheels and axles.
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Joplin, MO Union Depot Company

Started by NEfan in Prototype railroading: Looking to hopefully find more information about how the Joplin Union Depot Company was operated in the 40s-50s era. Trying to find out if...
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Plastic Industry Question

Started by Mitchell Schuessler in Prototype railroading: I'm planning a plastics industry on a future layout known as Woodstream. They were known for their Victory Rat Traps, fishing tackle boxes, and duck...
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Shortline Railroads that do Car/Loco repair for other shortlines/class I/IIs

Started by arvanlaar in Prototype railroading: Hey All, Random question and I am hoping some of you more knowledgeable folks can help me out here. I am planning a freelance...
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Running Gevos Long Hood Forward

Started by Carolina Railfan DDA40X in Prototype railroading: So I've got a question. I'm in South Carolina and we build all the BMW X series here. BMW puts out about 100 autoracks per day, most go straight to...
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Indiana Branch of PRR in 1950

Started by Spacemouse in Prototype railroading: This is a layout I did but did not get farther than Plywood Central. My wife reclaimed the basement for an art studio. I used both Sanborn and aerial...
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Green River Depot preservation

Started by eastwind in Prototype railroading: Some might find this of interest: Saving, Restoring 114-Year-Old Green River Depot Could Cost $20 Million | Cowboy State Daily
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Team Track Operations

Started by triadlead in Prototype railroading Team Track: Hello all, looking for some prototype information on team track operations. Specifically off spots. How is priority for spotting...
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Locomotive Numberboard Operations

Started by Train Rascal in Prototype railroading: Good day, everyone, I have two separate, but related questions, for the operation of diesel numberboards in the 1976 to 1982...
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Detroit Terminal Railway Diesel Color

Started by Karle in Prototype railroading: Does anyone know what color the Detroit Terminal Railroad used for their diesels? On line photos are not much help, the color seems to range from an...
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Sturtevant tank car use

Started by NYC Yard Goat in Prototype railroading: Greetings, I recently purchased this Kadee "Sturtevant Milling Company" 11K gal insulated tank car on eBay for a decent price. It...
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Brakewheels

Started by BigFitz52 in Prototype railroading: It's apparent from period photos, etc., that there were more than one "style" of brakewheels used right up until they weren't anymore, or...
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Rice milling industry advice?

Started by William Burg in Prototype railroading: One of the industries I'm modeling in a new expansion of my layout is a large rice mill in West Sacramento, served by Sacramento Northern's West...
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Logistics Hub, any good articles on them?

Started by LensCapOn in Prototype railroading: 📷 📷 In searching for where freight car loads come from these days I keep finding variants on the logistics hub idea, think that might...
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Lighting question

Started by Mike in Prototype railroading: I have a question on lighting for locomotives, but an older model. Specifically a Fairbanks Morris hH10-44. Back in the 1960s did these locomotives...
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Tracking Cars

Started by shoggoth43 in Prototype railroading: How are the cars actually tracked on the railroads? Optical scanner? RFID? Some guy writing down the numbers somewhere? I'm assuming the optical...
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Siemens one step away from diesel dual-mode locomotive order

Started by Volker in Prototype railroading: On Wednesday December 16th Metro-North is seeking MTA Board approval to award a $335 million contract to Siemens Mobility for the design and...
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British Rail apparently planning converting to Battery Electric for diesel replacement

Started by Andy Reichert in Prototype railroading battery electric UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e7dxzl6w9o Just saw this article on the BBC. Seems to apply to more rural lines. Not sure if freight...
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The Long, Sad History of American Attempts to Build High-Speed Rail, Parts 1 & 2

Started by trainzluvr in Prototype railroading: Darn, I missed my "Another Friday night..." posting window. Alas, correcting myself with a double-whammy. Part 1: ...
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Just came across a 2ft narrow gauge gem of a railway.

Started by Andy Reichert in Prototype railroading Narrow Gauge Steam Loco UK 2 ft: https://www.lynton-rail.org.uk/ Old but not rustic. And in a lovely scenic location. Wondering if anyone models it. Andy
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Electric steam power????

Started by Bernd in Prototype railroading: I came across this post on Farcebook. I thought it was another one of those converted steam engines that was done during WWII due to lack of a coal...
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Crossing the USA by train (NYC to SF)

Started by trainzluvr in Prototype railroading travel: Found this photo journal of someone's recent trip across the continent via train (NYC to SF, via Chicago): ...
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Question about Timberbeast/Timberperson magazine

Started by Wayne Perrier in Prototype railroading: Dear all, this is my first post after joining. Really looking forward to learning from you all and sharing what I have learned in this great...
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Modern hopper

Started by NYC Yard Goat in Prototype railroading: Yea, I know "modern" is a perspective term. I model steam & early diesel (1942-1952) so practically anything I see on rails these days...
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