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Former Illinois Central SD40-3 No. 6251 leads a Canadian National train near Stewart, Minn., earlier this year. Canadian Pacific’s bid for Norfolk Southern includes provisions for a voting trust of a type last used when CN bought IC in the late 1990s. Matt Krause When Norfolk Southern’s board of directors formally rejected Canadian Pacific’s $28 […]
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — New in-cab locomotive technology designed to identify communications over cellular frequencies is now working on U.S. railroads, Wi-Tronix officials tell Trains News Wire. The Illinois-based company has deployed its “Mobile Phone Detection System” on at least one Class I railroad and one California short line railroad. The company could not disclose which […]
Canadian Pacific slightly sweetened its bid for Norfolk Southern today, offering NS shareholders what amounts to an insurance policy on the stock price of the combined company while the merger is under regulatory review. “We are increasing our offer to NS shareholders by as much as $3.4 billion through the addition of a contingent value […]
Bachmann Trains HO scale USRA light 2-8-2 Mikado The engineer’s side of the Bachmann USRA light Mikado shows off some of the model’s separately applied detail parts. One of the most common locomotives of the late steam era, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) light 2-8-2 Mikado, is now available as a sound-equipped HO scale […]
NCE DCC Twin Price: $159.95 Manufacturer NCE Corp. 82 East Main St. Webster, NY 14580 www.ncedcc.com Comments: For model railroaders who want to run Digital Command Control (DCC) equipped locomotives, but still want the familiarity of a direct-current (DC) power pack, the NCE DCC Twin provides a solid option. The unit is as easy to […]
Rapido Trains HO scale FL9 diesel locomotive We also received a version detailed and decorated for a Metro North prototype. No, this is not yet another F7. Yes, Rapido’s HO scale FL9 is an F unit, but it’s unlike any other that was built. This diesel-electric locomotive had third-rail pickup shoes to operate in the […]
Walthers HO scale 40-foot boxcars Three all-new ready-to-run boxcars from Walthers make it easy to model common post-World War II prototypes. Although not as detailed as a top-of-the-line WalthersProto model, these WalthersMainline cars feature accurate, molded details and are each available in about a dozen road names. Prototypes. Whether built by a freight car manufacturer […]
Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern networks with most major routes shown. Trains: Rick Johnson CALGARY, Alberta — Bill Ackman, Canadian Pacific’s activist shareholder, says in a conference call today that E. Hunter Harrison is the “greatest railroader of all time” and that he is the premium Norfolk Southern shareholders would receive regardless of whether a […]
Pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale Brass-Hybrid series Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive. The HO scale locomotive includes the Paragon3 sound system and supports the new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system. Recently I got a first look at a museum-quality HO scale model of one of the original 2-10-4 “Texas” type steam locomotives. […]
Bachmann Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald), Canadian National, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, and Pennsylvania RR. One road number per scheme. Equipped with E-Z App for touch-screen control of speed, direction, lights, and sound using Bluetooth 4-supported Apple […]
The two trains remained by the diamond after the incident during the investigation. This view looks east from the Fostoria Railpark. FOSTORIA, Ohio – Railfans watching trains at the popular Fostoria Railpark believe they nearly witnessed a collision between two trains Sunday at the famous diamond crossing between CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern in northwest […]
Brian Schmidt FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A leading intermodal analysts says that Norfolk Southern’s decision to scale back use of its RoadRailer trailer trains is a “missed opportunity” for the industry. Earlier this month, NS discontinued most of its RoadRailer trains and is incorporating traffic that was once moved by its Fort Wayne-based Triple Crown […]
