Books and Magazines

Gateway Western – A Regional in Transition documents the troubled and challenging history of an important segment of Midwestern railroading. The result of years of research, this book covers the Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City lines of the...

Western Pacific was a railroad in transition on January 1, 1972. The resolute David in a marketplace dominated by Southern Pacific's Goliath, long perceived as the scrappy good guy who always tried harder, WP almost succumbed to its positive image...

Milwaukee Road’s Racine & Southwestern Division linked the railroad’s hometown of Milwaukee, Wis., with the Mississippi River at Savanna, Ill. Hired on in 1971, Jerry Pyfer shares stories of Midwestern railroading combined with his...

The KCS system (now part of CPKC) in the U.S. sprawls across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis. The traditional southern main...

Southern Pacific Western Division is an all-color pictorial covering the operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad in northern and central California, from Sacramento to the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, north to Eureka and south to San Luis...

The KCS system (now part of CPKC) in the U.S. sprawles across nine Midwestern states with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The system reaches into Illinois to Jacksonville, Springfield, and East St. Louis. The traditional southern main...

Features: NJ Transit Family Day Open House • by John Levai Maryland RailFest • by Steve Raith  Friends of East Broad Top 2025 Fall Reunion • Railpace Staff Report Woodstown Central FPT Railfan...

Features: Milepost 7by KEVIN EUDALY — Gaining special access to the tailing basin at Milepost 7 on the Northshore Mining operation in northern Minnesota. Rocky Mountaineer: Still Climbingby JUSTIN FRANZ — Looking back at 35 years...

Features: Journal Spotlight — Mumford & Sons “Railroad Revival Tour” Chicago’s Big Six The life and times of Chicago’s major intercity passenger terminals. — by Kevin Mckinney Metra:...

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Features Railfan Memories... Mostly Good! – Part II 1971-1990 • by Carl Graves — Rail Photography Starting with a Honeymoon in Mexico!  San Francisco Scenes 1950-1975 • by Gordon Lloyd, Jr...

Special Feature My Chama Roundhouse The Last Big Structure For The On3 Durlin Branch — by Dave Adams, MMR  Features Dismantling My On3 Colorado Central & Southern Thirty Years Of Modeling — by Dan...

Features: 2024 Locomotive Production • by Sean Graham-White EMD SW1001, Part Six • by Diesel Era Staff Santa Fe U30CGs for the Holidays • by Tony Cook with photos from the Kevin EuDaly...

Features: Delaware & Susquehannaby PHIL MONAT — A proto-freelanced HO layout based on operations in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Gorge region. Southern Pacifi c Davis Signal Bridgeby MIKE JOHANNESSEN — History and scale...

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Features: Chicago & North Western Alcos to Sleepy Eyeby LANCE MINDHEIM — A detailed HO model railroad designed to evoke memories of Minnesota in the 1970s. OTDX Container Carby JAMES KINKAID — An unusual fleet of Thrall...

IN THE CURRENT ISSUE Review: Small Screwsby Thom Knapp Review: Dee’s Bees KitShowcase Miniaturesby Raul Perez Angle Upby Dan Lewis, MMR It’s OK to Change Your Mindby Dave Pomarenski Extra Extra! Read All About It!Part 3: “The Great...

The 2026 BNSF Calendar features 13 large views of BNSF trains, one scene for each month from January 2026 through January 2027. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 x 19-1/2 inches. The calendar grid features number blocks suitable for note-taking...

The 2026 CSX Calendar features 13 large views of CSX trains, one scene to a month: January 2026 through January 2027. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 x 19-1/2 inches. The calendar grid features number blocks suitable for note-taking. Calendars...

The 2026 UNION PACIFIC Calendar features 13 large views of UP trains, one scene to a month: January 2025 through January 2026. The calendar opens to an eye-catching 14 x 19-1/2 inches. The calendar grid features number blocks suitable for note-taking...