For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it ...

Learn more about the latest products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices for the week ending October 15th 2026.

Q: Thanks for your review of the Athearn NSC 6000 gondola in the August 2026 issue. I recently purchased a car and it is impressive. However, I was disappointed with the scrap load. Being painted all ...

News & Products for the week of October 12th 2026 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by ...

The Broadway Limited Imports HO scale ES44 decorated as Norfolk Southern No. 8118 is one of many locomotives and rolling stock commemorating the Semiquincentennial in this America 250 product roundup.

For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as a recurring feature on . Here’s a recap of some of the items that ...

EPA has issued revisions to its regulations that address the preemption of state and local emission regulation of locomotives and engines used in locomotives. This rule implements a policy change that ...

The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is currently chugging across the United States. It’s known as Big Boy No. 4014, and crowds of Americans are lining railroad tracks to watch it pass ...

Union Pacific Railroad's Big Boy No. 4014– the world's largest operating steam locomotive – has been barnstorming from coast-to-coast in a celebration of America's 250 th birthday. Based in Wyoming, ...

With the Fourth of July and the United States’ 250th anniversary soon approaching, the Chicago area’s commuter railroad is marking the occasion with a locomotive – manufactured by a LaGrange-based ...

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. – Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, is making its first tour of the East Coast as part of celebrations leading up to America's 250th ...

This week, BNSF released three locomotives in an America250 patriotic paint scheme, adding to the growing number of railroads celebrating the upcoming Anniversary. In a press release, Katie Farmer, ...