Dick Christianson, the founding editor of Classic Toy Trains and the consummate cheerleader for Lionel trains of the postwar era, was recently asked about his top locomotive. He’s owned several great ...

Soon battery-powered trains could be coming to a station near you. As the UK’s fleet of diesel engines approaches retirement, manufacturers are looking to replace them with environmentally ...

Read about some notable model train products from the 1960s taken from the pages of Model Railroader magazine.

Then the train engines shifted to fossil fuel power – diesel – that gives power but emulates pollution also. Modern trains run on electricity which is also generated by burning coal.

Soon battery-powered trains could be coming to a station near you. As the UK’s fleet of diesel engines approaches retirement, manufacturers are looking to replace them with environmentally-friendly ...

Conducted in northern England, the trial demonstrated that a single battery system can outperform diesel engines in both environmental impact and cost savings. Hitachi’s battery-powered trains ...