There are a total of 152 blog entries.
A California Adventure
By: MilwaukeeRoadMattArchiveContact Profile
Traveling for work often, I rarely have time to check out the local train action. This time would be different. Heading to Anaheim, California, I decided to go out two days early and stay two days later with only one thing in mind: railfanning!...[ Read the rest ]
Capturing The CNW 8701
By: John FArchiveContact Profile
I admit, today I wasn't looking for anything exciting. It was supposed to be nothing more than an average day trackside for me at best (not that I have any complaints about that!)...[ Read the rest ]
Another Ride This Time Along The St Louis River
By: MilwaukeeRoadMattArchiveContact Profile
After my morning ride along Lake Superior, on the North Shore Scenic Railroad, I had some time to kill before my scheduled ride on the Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad (LS&M). So, what is a railfan to do while in the Twin Ports? A stop for lunch of course at the premier sandwich and pizza joint in Proctor - just across from the former DM&IR roundhouse and yard. ...[ Read the rest ]
Model Railroading
By: xrayguyArchiveContact Profile
Ever since the end of the American Flyer layout of my youth, I have always wanted to have another layout of my own. Over the years I have started, but never completed several smaller ones...[ Read the rest ]
A Ride Along The Shores Of Lake Superior.
By: MilwaukeeRoadMattArchiveContact Profile
Standing outside of the North Shore Scenic Railroad (NSSR) depot in downtown Duluth, Minnesota I waited for the restored Duluth Missabe & Iron Range (DM&IR) SD18 #193 to finish shoving around today's cars for its run out to Lester River. It was a warm, sunny day in August; but I thought back to how I got here and what a contrast it was to February 2007....[ Read the rest ]
Unselfish Railfanning
By: John FArchiveContact Profile
There is no wrong way to railfan - unless of course you are putting yourself or others in danger in the process. Railfanning captivates us and motivates us all in different ways...[ Read the rest ]
Why Do You Do It? Railfanning That Is…
By: Mike VArchiveContact Profile
If I had a nickel for every time I've been asked why I like trains so much, I might be able to buy a new digital camera. Still, it's something many people continue to wonder about me even after they ask the question...[ Read the rest ]
American Flyer
By: xrayguyArchiveContact Profile
I had never completely forgotten the American Flyer train set I had as a child, but over the years it had faded from everyday memory. When railfanning introduced itself to me several years back, those memories came to the forefront more and more often...[ Read the rest ]
A Day Filled With Unique And New Finds
By: MilwaukeeRoadMattArchiveContact Profile
Being an avid railfan I have spent lots of time planning trips to seek out new railroads and photo locations. Mason City, Iowa had been a trip I planned way back in the fall of 2006...[ Read the rest ]
A Day In The Life...
By: AndyArchiveContact Profile
Have you ever wondered what it is like to work on the railroad? Most railfans have - it comes naturally when you are trackside. There are endless jobs from mechanics to track crews, but the jobs that most people recognize are those on the train crews...[ Read the rest ]