NORTH FREEDOM, Wis. – A Mid-Continent Railway Museum volunteer was killed Saturday when she was struck by a moving train. The incident occurred at about 4:17 p.m. when the 66-year-old woman was struck by a locomotive. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Linda L. Rowe, […]
Section: News & Reviews
‘Shasta Daylight’ cars offered for sale on Craigslist NEWSWIRE
NAPA, Calif. – Proving that just about anything can be purchased online today, four Pullman-Standard-built passenger cars from Southern Pacific’s Shasta Daylight streamliner are being offered for sale on classified advertisements website Craigslist. According to the listing, two cars were built in 1949 and two in 1954. Prices vary from $15,000 to $23,000 and the […]
Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: UP donates B40-8 to Illinois Railway Museum NEWSWIRE
No. 1878, pictured, is similar to the locomotive recieved by the museum this week. Jon Waide UNION, Ill. — Union Pacific has donated General Electric B40-8 No. 1848 to the Illinois Railway Museum at Union. Museum volunteers expect to move the unit from the interchange track to the museum grounds late Friday or early Saturday, according […]
Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Montana Rail Link cleans up Boeing train derailment NEWSWIRE
Derailed Boeing loads line the Clark Fork River on July 4 following a derailment the previous day. Ted Curphey ALBERTON, Mont. – Montana Rail Link officials are busy this week trying to retrieve three Boeing 737 fuselages from the Clark Fork River in western Montana, four days after a derailment sent the expensive cargo into […]
MRC and Model Power enter licensing agreement
Model Rectifier Corporation has announced that they will produce and market Model Power’s railroad products under the Model Power brand. Model Power and Mantua railroad and accessory products will now be available worldwide from MRC. Frank Ritota, president of MRC, explained that “the plan is to use the obvious synergy from the melding of the product lines to […]
Remainder of J.J. Young Jr. photo collection to be available online NEWSWIRE
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The vast collection of photos taken by the late J.J. Young Jr. will soon be made available to the public. As a result of a Flickr page set up earlier this year showing Young’s images from the area in and around Binghamton, N.Y., Young’s widow Liz has agreed to allow access to […]
Book Review: Garratt Locomotives
Garratt Locomotives Reprinted by Heimburger House Publishing, 7236 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130; 36 pages, 50 illustrations; softcover, 11.5 x 8.5 in.; $18.95 Heimburger House has published this reprint of a 1920s-era Beyer, Peacock & Co. Garratt locomotive catalog. To North American eyes, the Garratt is an unusual-looking machine, but the fact that […]
Book Review: Rock Island Requiem: The Collapse of a Mighty Fine Line
Rock Island Requiem: The Collapse of a Mighty Fine Line By Gregory L. Schneider University Press of Kansas, 2502 Westbrooke Cir., Lawrence, KS 66045; 392 pages, 26 photos; hardcover, 6.125 x 9.25 in.; $37.50 This impressive volume chronicles the long, sad decline of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, and illustrates how federal regulation […]
Book Review: The Ligonier Valley Rail Road
The Ligonier Valley Rail Road by Robert D. Stutzman Arcadia Publishing, 420 Wando Park Blvd., Charleston, SC 29464; 128 pages; softcover, 6.5 x 9.25 in.; $21.99 Pennsylvania is known today for having more than 50 shortline railroads within its borders, most of which are castoff segments of the Class I railroads. In the 19th and […]
Book Review: The Twilight of Steam: Great Photography from the Last Days of Steam Locomotives in America
The Twilight of Steam: Great Photography from the Last Days of Steam Locomotives in America By Brian Solomon Voyageur Press, 400 First Avenue North, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55401; 192 pages, 128 b&w photos; hardcover, 12 x 10 in.; $50.00 More than 50 years after the last steam engines ran in revenue service, the fascination […]
Bachmann trolley car
Dave Goodson 1:29 scale, gauge-1 trolley car Bachmann Industries 1400 E. Erie Avenue Philadelphia PA 19124 Price: $419 Website: www.bachmanntrains.com Mostly plastic model of a Los Angeles Transit streetcar (#91702); also available: Toronto, (#91703), Chicago Surface Line (#91704), Baltimore Transit (#91701); single-end car; all-metal gears; two powered trucks; all axles powered; DCC ready; working trolley […]
Locomotion Works ballast and binder mix update
Kevin Strong Ballast/binder mix Locomotion Works 205 Mountside Drive Columbus NC 28722 Price: 2 gallons, $29.95; 5 gallons, $59.95; +s&h Website: www.locomotionworks.com Stone ballast mixed with binder for permanent outdoor use Pros: Prototypical appearance; easy to apply Cons: Track must be on a solid foundation for best results—binder has insufficient strength to hold track solid […]
