WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Monday received a flurry of last-minute comments regarding CSX Transportation’s proposed acquisition of New England regional Pan Am Railways. The filings – from federal and state transportation officials, Norfolk Southern, and Genesee & Wyoming – were submitted on the deadline to respond to comments already made to the Surface Transportation Board […]
Q: In the sidebar “Building consists” on page 39 of the April 2021 issue [add link to digital issue here], the author refers to a “mobile decoder.” What is that, and how does it reinforce something called a DCC track bus? I’m new to DCC and unfamiliar with both of those terms. – Dave Smith, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Southern’s profits slumped in the third quarter due to the impact of merger-related costs, but revenue was up sharply even as volumes declined slightly as a result of auto assembly plant shutdowns and protests that blocked the railroad’s route to a key Mexican port. The railroad today reported that […]
ScaleTrains is back with its N scale GE Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40C. Take a look and listen to the feature-packed Rivet Counter line locomotive! […]
ScaleTrains is back with its N scale GE Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40C. Take a look and listen to the feature-packed Rivet Counter line locomotive! […]
Join Eric White and Cody Grivno in the studio as they review Rapido’s new General Motors Diesel Division FP9 locomotive in N scale. […]
Join Eric White and Cody Grivno in the studio as they review Rapido’s new General Motors Diesel Division FP9 locomotive in N scale. […]
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 October 21, 2021. HO scale locomotives General Electric Dash 9-44CW diesel locomotive. […]
WASHINGTON — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman has asked CSX Transportation CEO Jim Foote to explain ongoing service problems that range from missed switches and unfulfilled car orders to delayed manifest and bulk shipments. “Over the past several months the Board has continued to receive a steady stream of complaints about the adequacy […]
WASHINGTON — The DC Metrorail train that derailed Oct. 12, stranding passengers in a tunnel near Arlington National Cemetery, had derailed twice before that day, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday, and other cars in the same order had been involved in 31 failures since 2017. The Washington Post reports that inspections last week […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Dome-lounge-observation Tweedsmuir Park brings up the rear of VIA Rail Canada’s Churchill-Winnipeg train No. 692 at Roblin, Man., on Oct. 18, marking the return of the Park class cars to the remote-service train for the first time since spring 2020. The train’s nine-car consist — including three coaches, three Chateau-series sleepers, a […]
Clark Fork River Milwaukee Road tTrain 262 crosses high above the Clark Fork River at St. Regis, Mont., in August 1973 with a Little Joe leading three SD40-2s. Steve Schmollinger photo […]
