Back in the day, when a railroad merged with another, the new parent would often leave the existing livery intact, with perhaps the exception of either changing the unit number, or perhaps adding lettering to the cab or locomotive body. As an example, when the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

One of the factors when creating a period specific model railroad layout is color – the color of the locomotives in service. Of course, the make and model of locomotives is important as well. As many people don’t identify with specific manufacturer models of locomotive, the paint scheme is the

I’ve been asked on multiple occasions, “what’s a B unit?” when referring to locomotives pulling both passenger and freight trains. Earlier diesel locomotives didn’t have either the horsepower or torque of more modern diesel engines, so they were often delivered in “sets” that includes A units – or units with

Welcome to the Fallen Flags Junction model railroad project. This freelanced, N Scale model railroad is based on railroads no longer in existence. A railroad that has either been merged into another railroad or has gone out of business is referred to as a fallen flag.  This project will include