Railroad History

…of Anoraks, Pufferküsser and Tragics!

Posted by Trainphilos on 7 July 2024 in Blogs and such..., History, Locomotives, Railroad Art, Railroad History, Railroad Photography, Railroad Travel / Tourism |No Comments

A short foreword and explanation: My friend Michael in London has been doing a blog since blogs became a thing. He started out to review, comment on and complain about all things Apple. Hence the blog’s URL: http://www.macfilos.com. However over the years his obsession with photography and cameras, in particular Leica equipment, became the main […]

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New Toys!

Posted by Trainphilos on 6 May 2024 in Deutsche Bahn, HO Train Layouts, Locomotives, Model Train Layouts, Model Train Manufacturer, Railroad History, US Railroads |No Comments

During the last few weeks a couple of new items were added to the rolling stock roster of my model railway. As per usual I had totally forgotten having “pre-ordered” them over a year ago. Model train manufacturers tend to announce new future projects with an option for the customer to “pre-order”. This pre-ordering process […]

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Laminátka…..Part 2

Posted by Trainphilos on 31 December 2020 in Railroad History, Railroad Industry |No Comments

Remember the recent blog entry regarding my new PIKO HO scale electric locomotive? The one about the ČSD Class 499? Well, to my great surprise there are actually folks in the Czech Republic who find my blog interesting enough to read. Thanks! One of them, “Zdenek”, forwarded an extensive history of the CSD Class 499 […]

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