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Two Canadian Pacific trains, with a variety of locomotives, meet near Oconomowoc, Wis., in November 2014. Brian Schmidt NORFOLK, Va. — Canadian Pacific today officially proposed to purchase Norfolk Southern, saying the combination would create a transcontinental rail system that would both improve service and enhance competition. CP says its proposal, sent in a letter […]
WalthersMainline HO Budd passenger cars Eric installed an exterior detailing kit and lighting kit on the diner. Detail kits include separate wire grab irons. The cars all feature prototypically detailed interiors molded in tan plastic. The photo shows the interior of the baggage-lounge car. Everything old is new again. Walthers is returning to model railroading’s […]
SoundTraxx Econami DCC sound decoder Don’t mistake the new SoundTraxx Econami for a watered-down Tsunami. This new line of Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders features the same excellent sound quality and almost all of the features of the firm’s top-of-the-line Tsunami decoders. The Econami also boasts some all-new effects and more user-friendly programming. Multiple […]
Atlas N scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive Atlas Model RR Co. has upgraded its N scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel with an improved drivetrain that offers smoother performance at more prototypical speeds. The Master Line series model is also available in new paint schemes, both of which model locomotives still on the rails today. Now-retired […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Illinois Terminal; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern; Norfolk & Western; and Southern Pacific. Multiple road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Models will feature railroad-specific details. Direct-current model, $134.98; with RTR Sound Digital Command Control […]
HEAVY HAULING: Menards isn’t wasting any time coming up with loads for its O gauge 60-foot flatcars. Four additions to the roster are coming soon, three with a helicopter load and one with a missile load (no. 279-3090 shown). The cars will sell for $39.99 each plus shipping. Free shipping to your local Menards store. […]
O gauge BB1 electric locomotive from MTH Price: $749.95 (no. 20-5679-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 4.4 smph Cnv Low: 5.1 smph High: 57.2 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 6 oz. Features: Die-cast metal construction, two can-style motors, coil couplers, ProtoSound 3.0 sound and command system Current production road names: Pennsylvania RR (two paint variations), […]
O gauge H-9 class 2-8-0 from MTH Price: $899.95 (no. 20-3550-1) Min Curve: O-42 Cmd Low: 2.9 smph Cnv Low: 3.5 smph High: 42.9 smph Drawbar pull: 2 lb., 6 oz. Features: Can-style motor, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke coil coupler on tender Current production road names: Illinois Central, New York Central System […]
Korea Brass HO scale U25C diesel locomotive A General Electric U25C marks the debut of Korea Brass USA as a new brand in the HO scale locomotive market. The six-axle locomotive accurately models its second-generation diesel prototype. The best news for Digital Command Control operators is that the model is available with a factory-installed Train […]
Milwaukee Road No. 10200 on static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minn. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. — The legendary Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension saw its last trains in 1980, and the end of its electrification in 1974. But the first electric locomotives used on the “Electric Way Through the Mountains” as […]
San Luis Central Railroad employees and managers re-named engine No. 70 after Danny Naranjo. Naranjo worked for the San Luis Central for 35 years until he collapsed and died while he was working on track in September. Tom Tancula MONTE VISTA, Colo. — Colorado’s San Luis Central Railroad named one of its two locomotives in […]
Cummins’ test locomotive for its Tier 4 compliant QSK-95 engine is CECX No. 1919, a re-powered SD90AC. Photographers spotted the locomotive dead-in-tow on CSX Transportation’s westbound Q369 in Fostoria, Ohio. The Indiana Rail Road will host further tests on the locomotive. Dale A. DeVene Jr. WILLARD, Ohio — Despite depressing news from other locomotive makers, Cummins […]
