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The Snowy Road to Illinois
Catching a Lead for a Train Estate Sale It all started with an unexpected phone call on Wednesday from my friend Tony, the owner of America’s Best Train, Toy & Hobby Shop in...
04
/Jun
The Snowy Road to Illinois
Catching a Lead for a Train Estate Sale It all started with an unexpected phone call on Wednesday from my friend Tony, the owner of America’s Best Train, Toy & Hobby Shop in Itasca, Illinois. Over the crackly connection, he told me that a woman named Kris was there in his store. According to Tony, she had...
Chasing Brass
CHASING BRASS Do you remember getting your first train set? Maybe it was Christmas morning, tearing the paper off an enormous orange box with a Santa Fe Super Chief inside...
04
/Jun
Chasing Brass
CHASING BRASS Do you remember getting your first train set? Maybe it was Christmas morning, tearing the paper off an enormous orange box with a Santa Fe Super Chief inside waiting patiently for the highball. Before your brother got to the bottom of his stocking you’d have a red and...
The Long Island Endeavor
Setting Records Three trucks. Eleven round-trip plane tickets. $22,000 in total cost to get it down to Trainz. A lot of Marriott points too. The most arduous collection pick-up for...
04
/Jun
The Long Island Endeavor
Setting Records Three trucks. Eleven round-trip plane tickets. $22,000 in total cost to get it down to Trainz. A lot of Marriott points too. The most arduous collection pick-up for Trainz to date started with a fax of epic proportions. An inventory list, taken from an insurance appraisal, reaching one...
Anatomy of a Steam Locomotive
-by Danielle Abram When looking at the anatomy of a train, there are many different components to look for and too many answers for one broad question. You first have to...
04
/Jun
Anatomy of a Steam Locomotive
-by Danielle Abram When looking at the anatomy of a train, there are many different components to look for and too many answers for one broad question. You first have to identify the type of train you are looking at in order to know what you are looking for. For example,...
Anatomy of a Diesel Locomotive
-by Danielle Abram Locomotives have developed a great amount over the years. One great revolution in the train world is the diesel locomotive. The diesel locomotive consists of a prime mover and...
04
/Jun
Anatomy of a Diesel Locomotive
-by Danielle Abram Locomotives have developed a great amount over the years. One great revolution in the train world is the diesel locomotive. The diesel locomotive consists of a prime mover and a method of transmitting that power to the tracks, and there are many different versions of this engine with different...
Anatomy of an Electric Locomotive
-by Danielle Abram An electric locomotive is an engine that is powered by electricity through overhead lines, a third rail, or on-board energy storage. This energy storage can be in...
04
/Jun
Anatomy of an Electric Locomotive
-by Danielle Abram An electric locomotive is an engine that is powered by electricity through overhead lines, a third rail, or on-board energy storage. This energy storage can be in the form of a battery or even, as technology advances, a supercapacitor. Electric locomotives are highly efficient over other types...