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Q: What weight of rail (pounds per yard), does Code 83 represent? Maybe you could publish a table of weight vs. code vs. scale? – Jeff Schredder, Burbank, Calif. A: The relation of model rail code to prototype rail weight depends, of course, on scale. I found in the March 1940 issue of Model Railroader a […]
GIRARDVILLE, Pa. — Passengers got a rare look at the normally freight-only Mahanoy & Shamokin Branch of the Reading & Northern Railroad Monday, Aug. 23, as well as a short course in 19th century Reading Railroad/mining labor history. One hundred twenty riders climbed aboard two Budd Co. Rail Diesel Cars at R&N’s Outer Station in […]
MEXICO CITY — Risk management and auditing firm DNV has requested a two-week extension to complete a report on the fatal collapse of a Mexico City metro rail line in May. Reuters reports the Norwegian firm said the follow-up report to an earlier document indicating a structural failure led to the accident is “the most […]
MONCTON, New Brunswick — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada announced Monday it was sending investigators to the site of a Saturday derailment of a Canadian National train northwest of Moncton. The CBC reported 30 cars derailed, 20 of which ended up on their side. A CN spokesman said no hazardous materials were involved but […]
SHREVEPORT, La. — Kansas City Southern will partner with Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College for the railroad’s Skilled Trade Women’s Scholarship Program, to fund the education and training of three women in one of several areas: diesel, electrician, industrial maintenance technology, industrial instrumentation and electrical technician, or welding. The first scholarship has been awarded to […]
SPUD switcher St. Paul Union Depot 44-ton 441, built by GE in 1941, works its namesake Minnesota passenger terminal. The locomotive’s size and weight would allow one-man operation under the “90,000-pound” rule of the 1937 National Diesel Agreement labor rules. Classic Trains collection […]
Look over Jim Wrinn’s shoulder as with photographs taken on August 2021 excursion with Iowa Interstate Railroad’s QJ 2-10-2 steam locomotive in Iowa. Only from Trains.com! […]
O scale structures The Printing House. Laser-cut cardboard low-relief kit. Includes blank sign and detailed instructions. Measure 9.84” x 3.14” x 8.26”. $172.11. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Minifer, minifer.fr/en […]
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of August 26, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40 diesel locomotive. New […]
Facts & features Name: Brooklyn Terminal Scale: N (1:160) Size: 5′-6″ x 7′-4″ Prototype: Bush Terminal, N.Y. Dock Ry., Fulton Terminal Locale: Brooklyn, N.Y. Era: 1940s Style: island Minium radius: 7″ on Unitram street track, 14″ elsewhere Minimum turnout: no. 3 on Unitram street track, no. 6 elsewhere Maximum grade: none (flat) Benchwork: open grid […]
My garden railroad, the Snake River Railroad, is named after my interest in the Union Pacific. This has been my favorite railroad ever since I saw the Big Boy. The 200 by 300-foot railroad is shaped like a mirror image of Idaho, because of large Ponderosa pines in the backyard. There are two separate […]
NEW YORK — Service has rapidly been restored in the Northeast after a series of rail transit and Amtrak cancellations Sunday because of the arrival of Tropical Storm Henri. New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is operating full service today on both its commuter rail lines after suspending operations on parts of both railroads. The Long […]
