CHICAGO – The board of directors of the Tom E. Dailey Foundation approved nine rail-related grants at its May 2 quarterly board meeting. Since its creation in 2013, the Foundation has awarded grants totaling $380,300. The awards included the following: Chicago & North Western Historical Society, North Riverside, Ill.: $1,500 The C&WHS collection includes some […]
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Northshore Mining begins testing SD9043MACs NEWSWIRE
A pair of test units at Toimi, Minn., on May 6. David C. Schauer SILVER BAY, Minn. – On Wednesday, Minnesota iron ore-hauling railroad Northshore Mining ran its first taconite train with two leased CIT EMD SD9043MACs. CIT Nos. 130 and 133 are on lease to Northshore for two years. They will be used primarily […]
Nevada museum completes restoration of 2-6-0, dedication ceremony planned NEWSWIRE
‘Glenbrook’ after its multi-year restoration. Nevada State Railroad Museum CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Railroad Museum will publicly unveil the completed restoration of its Baldwin 2-6-0, the Glenbrook, at a dedication ceremony later this month. The 1875-built narrow gauge, Mogul-type freight locomotive has been on the grounds of the Carson City museum since […]
NS unveils first responders’ commemorative locomotive NEWSWIRE
No. 911 in its official company portrait. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has unveiled the newest addition to its honorary locomotive fleet on Wednesday. NS Altoona-built SD60E No. 911 honors the country’s hard-working emergency first responders in the law enforcement, fire, and EMS professions. The locomotive was rolled out at the Altoona shops […]
Granite to resume moving on Vermont’s Washington County Railroad NEWSWIRE
A granite train on the Washington County Railroad at Barre. Kevin Burkholder GRANITEVILLE, Vt. – Vermont Rail System’s Washington County Railroad Granite Division will see a rebirth in May as granite is again moved from the Rock of Ages Quarry site for the Army Corps of Engineers. Trains make the trek from Graniteville to Montpelier […]
Amtrak to open IT office near Atlanta NEWSWIRE
ATLANTA – Amtrak will open an information technology office in metropolitan Atlanta later this summer. The new office will be located at Concourse Office Park in Sandy Springs, Ga. Workers there will support Amtrak operations nationwide. Amtrak officials say the railroad will employ as many as 200 more people in the office in five years. […]
WalthersProto HO scale EMD GP30 diesel locomotive
WalthersProto HO scale GP30 diesel locomotive Featuring a high level of protoypical detail and available with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control decoder, the WalthersProto HO scale GP30 captures the sights and sounds of its second-generation prototype. The decoder delivers realistic sound on direct-current and DCC layouts. In the early 1960s, General Electric had severed […]
Simpson Lumber to close sawmill, railroad NEWSWIRE
Simpson Lumber at Shelton, Wash., in September 2013. Justin Franz SHELTON, Wash. – The Pacific Northwest’s last logging railroad will shut down at the end of June. On Tuesday, the Simpson Lumber Co. announced it had sold its sawmill operations in Shelton to Sierra Pacific Industries. In a separate announcement, SPI stated it would not […]
Buffalo Creek & Gauley No. 4 to move next month NEWSWIRE
SPENCER, N.C. – Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 No. 4 will be moved from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to the Cass Scenic Railroad next month. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will load the locomotive and parts on May 19, and deliver it to the Cass Scenic shops in Cass, W.Va., on […]
Arkansas & Missouri Chairman Reilly McCarren dies NEWSWIRE
KENILWORTH, Ill. – J. Reilly McCarren, majority owner and chairman of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, died of cancer Sunday at his home in Kenilworth. McCarren, a 1978 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, enjoyed a long career in the railroad industry. He served as president and CEO of Wisconsin Central and led the […]
CN begins repainting Bessemer & Lake Erie motive power NEWSWIRE
BLE No. 902 sits in the dead line in Centralia, Ill. Joe Ferguson CENTRALIA, Illinois – Canadian National has released the first former Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40-3 from the paint shop in CN’s corporate paint scheme. B&LE No. 902 was sent to Quality Rail Services in Venice for rebuilding and repainting after being displaced […]
Video: Kato Sound Box analog sound controller for model trains
The Kato Sound Box provides an easy way to add realistic sound effects to a direct-current (DC) layout without having to install Digital Command Control (DCC). Senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates the Sound Box connected to a Kato power pack on the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project model train layout. […]
