Library - "Railroading" Magazine Articles

Category Description: The life of real railroad employees and people related to the railroads.

Confessions of a HiRailer

O Scale Trains Magazine 32 May 2007 pg. 18     Scale:      Author: Hobo D. Hirailer

Describes the code hobo's used to communicate with each other.

Introducing the Allagash Cartel

Model Railroader 1978-01 pg. 62     Scale: On2     Author: Peter Tuttle

A group of model railroaders built a 2-foot-gauge layout in O-scale.

Switching the Coast Daylight

Model Railroad Hobbyist 2010-11/12 pg. 62     Scale: HO     Author: V.S. Roseman

Watching Train 98 at San Jose circa 1955. The story is told via photos on the author's layout. Includes prototype operations information.

The Modern Image

O Scale Trains Magazine 32 May 2007 pg. 24     Scale:      Author: Gene Clements

The author describes what happens in the real world when a derailment happens.