What do you do when your kids have finished their barrel of whiskey? When mine do, I'll follow the example of Dominic McAlwane. His toy train is made entirely of reclaimed wood, including a barrel of stotch that has sadl...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/14/Upcycled-Whiskey-Barrel-Train/
How does New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority clear its train tracks? Twelve-year olds with shovels just aren't as efficient as the MTA's specialized snow removal locomotives:Over the summer, the railroad's thr...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/12/This-Is-a-Snow-Removal-Train/
The caption for this photo in William Middleton's The Interurban Era reads:Two Fonda, Johnstown, & Gloversville cars suffered embarrassment after unsuccessfully contesting track space in the Gloversville (N.Y.) yard....
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/25/When-Railroad-Engineers-Drag-Race-Everyone-Loses/
Yes, that's really a quarter in the upper right corner! Mario Marchese, maker of the train set inside a record player case, emailed me about his latest project. This train set, the second smallest in the world, is pulled...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/09/Tiny-Electric-Train-Fits-Inside-a-Cheese-Box/
Mario Marchese's beautiful N-scale train set is built inside an old record player case. The arduino-controlled display includes lights, a whisle and a bridge that lifts up. You can view more pictures at the link.Link and...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/26/Train-Set-in-a-Suitcase/
This railroad line on Long Island, New York ran on... ...nd, New York ran on two rails, just like ordinary railroads . But cars ran speeds up to 100 MPH on a single tr...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/09/19/The-Boynton-Bicycle-Railroad/
Twenty minutes ago, I had never heard of rail bikes. Now I must have one. Maker of this rail bike and Velospace member Stinky Pete writes, "This is what happnes when a person works nights with too much time to think....
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/30/rail-bike/(Video Link) We're late for the train! But we must board it! How can this be accomplished? A couple in Burma demonstrates one technique. via The Presurfer...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/02/12/how-to-board-a-moving-train/
Gurkhas, the Nepalese elite soldiers in the service of Britain and some of its former colonies, sometimes fight with their traditional kukri knives (pictured). One retired Gurkha was carrying his knife when a train in I...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/29/40-train-robbers-vs-1-gurkha/
Well, this is what happens. A diesel locomotive with a 4400 hp V16 engine passed through Independence, Louisiana. It lost a piston and threw it straight through a house. You can see more photos of the damage at th...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/27/what-happens-when-a-train-engine-throws-a-piston/
