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Bought or inherited a load of tubular track? CTT editor Hal Miller shows his method of cleaning it up and getting it ready for trains to run properly on. This technique will help get rid of dirt and light rust, and help modelers avoid a few pitfalls that could be detrimental to operation. […]
MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada says it is relaunching its last suspended route on Wednesday, Aug. 11, when the formerly triweekly Ocean departs Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Montreal for the first time since March 2020. The overnighter’s first eastbound return is set for Sunday, August 15. Service is finally resuming as a result of “progressive […]
LYTTON, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, citing information from two other agencies, says it is investigating the possibility a freight train caused the fire which destroyed most of the town of Lytton, killing two people. Meanwhile, Transport Canada on Sunday announced new measures to address wildfire risks. The Canadian Press reports the […]
CALGARY, Alberta — A coupler failure led to a string of cars rolling uncontrolled in a Canadian Pacific yard in Calgary and hitting a group of stationary cars, causing a 22-car derailment, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada determined in its investigation of the January 2019 incident. According to the TSB’s summary of the incident, […]
WASHINGTON — Sound Transit will receive more than $250 million in federal grants for a pair of projects extending light rail lines, Washington state’s two U.S. senators announced Friday. The awards come as the agency prepares to announce plans to delay some planned construction projects as a result of a $12 billion funding shortfall — […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s federal government will provide $C1.3 billion in funding toward extension of the SkyTrain Expo Line from Surrey to Langley, B.C., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced during a Friday visit to Surrey. The Vancouver Sun reports the federal funding represents 40% of the 9.9-mile extension, which will include eight new stations […]
ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern furloughed 86 workers at its Juaniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona on Friday, while eliminating another 14 jobs through attrition, the Altoona Mirror reports. The moves leave the shop with approximately 400 workers. Workers learned of the layoffs Friday morning when they arrived for their shift and were prohibited from entering […]
HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board chairman has resigned suddenly, two years before the end of his term. Honolulu Civil Beat reports Toby Martyn resigned Friday, with HART saying the move was for personal reasons, and that Martyn refused to discuss the move when reached by phone. Martyn joined the board […]
Collection elevator This small collection elevator near Bayneville, Kans., typical of the thousands of wooden country elevators that were once common across the Midwest and West, is loading a boxcar, while two trucks wait with incoming wheat at the start of the grain rush in June 1952. The small elevator isn’t as wide as the […]
All through July 2021, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the style, heritage, and grit that was the IC. Please enjoy an image gallery of Illinois Central Railroad passenger trains, originally published in July 2018. Only from Classic Trains! […]
Introducing the LocoFi 2 WiFi LocoFi 2 WiFi module: Not to be confused with Digital Command Control, LocoFi, developed by WiFi Model Railroad, uses a Wi-Fi signal and virtual throttles to run trains. Each locomotive is equipped with a module that transmits a unique Wi-Fi signal. Aside from a source of clean direct current or […]
What was your first train set (or locomotive)? I got a Lionel O-27 train set powered by a 2-6-4 when I was all of three years old. Dad had just come home from the Army and times were tough, but little Tony really wanted a train for Christmas. Dad kept checking at the post office […]
