Steam

Railroads across the country found the Atlantic type well suited for fast passenger service until steel cars and longer consists meant upgrading to Pacific's by the 1910s. Long after this however, the 4-4-2 remained valuable on smaller trains, especially...

The J1 Hudson. Perhaps no other steam locomotive shared equal fame in both the real and model world. Just as the New York Central ushered in a new era of superpower with their superb 4-6-4s, so too did the 700E push Lionel to the forefront of scale...

Railroads seemed to have a love-hate relationship with the USRA Heavy Mikado. Some received the locomotives and sold them off within a few years. Others found them to be just what they needed and ordered copies by the dozens. Overall, the type served...

Railroads seemed to have a love-hate relationship with the USRA Heavy Mikado. Some received the locomotives and sold them off within a few years. Others found them to be just what they needed and ordered copies by the dozens. Overall, the type served...

One of the great trinity of Roanoke steam, the Y6B was the penultimate Mallet. The Norfolk and Western built 30 of these monsters between 1948 and 1952 - a time when most railroads in the country had already completely dieselized. The Y6B incorporated...

A classic Lionel Post War Era locomotive introduced in 1946, the 726 Berkshire locomotive returns to the Lionel lineup as a LionChief 2.0 locomotive!Command Control equipped - Operate via Bluetooth using Universal Remote or LionChief App Operate via...

In need of larger power but strapped with smaller tunnels, the Chesapeake and Ohio ordered a relatively novel group of 25 simple-expansion 2-8-8-2 locomotives from Alco in 1923. Compound Mallet locomotives, which used steam exhausted from the first pair...

Perhaps no group of steam locomotives has done more to cement the legacy of Lima and their Super Power design than the "common design" Berkshires of the 1940s. Rostered by multiple railroads under the VanSweringen brothers' control and copied by even...

Many consider the M1 to be the high-point of the Pennsylvania's steam locomotive designs. Conceived as larger passenger power to reduce the need for double and tripple heading K4's, the M's quickly found their way into freight service. A small percentage...

Many consider the M1 to be the high-point of the Pennsylvania's steam locomotive designs. Conceived as larger passenger power to reduce the need for double and tripple heading K4's, the M's quickly found their way into freight service. A small percentage...

The ultimate development of the Northern type on the Union Pacific, the FEF-3 class is one of the finest examples of 4-8-4s to be found anywhere. These fast and powerful machines powered both heavy passenger and fast freights from 1944 until the end of...

The ultimate development of the Northern type on the Union Pacific, the FEF-3 class is one of the finest examples of 4-8-4s to be found anywhere. These fast and powerful machines powered both heavy passenger and fast freights from 1944 until the end of...

The C&O's F-19 class of Pacifics proved that beauty could take many forms. While USRA Pacifics are highly regarded for their simplicity, the F-19 was anything but! With a front end cluttered with air pumps and a feedwater heater, the C&O shop forces had...

The C&O's F-19 class of Pacifics proved that beauty could take many forms. While USRA Pacifics are highly regarded for their simplicity, the F-19 was anything but! With a front end cluttered with air pumps and a feedwater heater, the C&O shop forces had...

For working really tight spaces there's no better locomotive for the job than an 0-4-0. Commonly found in industrial areas or working around railroad shops, these mighty mites packed a mean punch for their size. Navigating sharp curves and narrow spaces...

When Lima set out to build the 2-8-4, it needed to make the grade - literally! Designed for tonnage on the steep and curving grades of the Boston & Albany and Boston & Maine routes, the new design was named for the mountains which inspired it. But the...

When Lima set out to build the 2-8-4, it needed to make the grade - literally! Designed for tonnage on the steep and curving grades of the Boston & Albany and Boston & Maine routes, the new design was named for the mountains which inspired it. But the...