Monthly Archives: November 2014
The BR 80 Steam Locomotive
The BR 80 Steam Locomotive By Roger Heid Here is a locomotive I have never seen in the real world, only in pictures. It is similar to the BR89. In 1927
What is a Doodlebug?
What is a Doodlebug? By Roger Heid Have you ever heard of a ‘Doodlebug’? No, it is not some silly insect. Doodlebug is an American slang word for a self-propelled rail
The V90 Diesel Locomotive
The V90 Diesel Locomotive By Roger Heid Maerklin Model 37906 (V90) This particular type of Diesel locomotive I never had any close encounters with other than seeing a few, here and there,
Giesl ejectors and what they do
Giesl ejectors and what they do By Ernest H. Robl Why do some Austrian steam locomotives (and those of a few other countries as well) look like that a giant squeezed their
Comparing U.S. and European Narrow Gauge
Comparing U.S. and European Narrow Gauge Repost with pictures By Ernest H. Robl An oft repeated myth is that all railroads trace their gauge – the distance between the rails – back
Progress
Progress Commentary By Ernest H. Robl As a journalist who wrote about and photographed prototype railroads — and told people that’s what I did — I sometimes encountered people who thought that