MONTREAL – Ian Barry Scott, former Chairman and CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway, died in Montreal April 17. He was 90. Born Feb. 2, 1930, Scott had a 45-year career with CP, culminating in being named chairman and CEO in 1985. He retired on Feb. 28, 1995, and was succeeded by Robert J. Ritchie. In retirement […]
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division F40PH diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F40PH diesel locomotive. Amtrak (phase 2, 3, and 4 schemes) and VIA Rail Canada (Renaissance scheme in two road numbers and Canada scheme). Four numbers per scheme (two each in direct current and with dual-mode sound decoder) unless noted. Factory-installed […]
Micro-Trains N scale heavyweight coach Removing the heavy-weight coach’s press-fit roof reveals a one-piece interior with seat and partition detail. A workhorse New York Central heavyweight coach is now available in N scale from Micro-Trains Line Co. Our review sample is accurately detailed and decorated for NYC coach no. 2347. The prototype no. 2347 was […]
Saturday morning rail news: — New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking another $3.9 billion in federal aid to offset losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The MTA received $4 billion as part of the coronavirus relief act passed in March, but Newsday reports that MTA chairman Patrick Foye says the agency’s original estimates of […]
The model features separate handrails and other detail parts. For the first time in plastic an accurate, roadname- and roadnumber-specific version of a Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) RS-18 is available as a ready-to-run, HO scale plastic model. The Canadian road switcher is available with a factory-installed LokSound 5 dual-mode decoder, featuring sound files recorded from […]
A Metra UP North train passes through Glencoe, Ill. Metra is among the commuter rail agencies joining Thursday’s “Sound The Horn” salute to essential workers. TRAINS: David Lassen Wednesday afternoon rail news: — Commuter rail operators throughout the U.S. have joined the “Sound The Horn” effort launched by Amtrak and New York-area transit agencies to […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 11, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 412,503 carloads and intermodal units, down 21.9% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending April 11 were […]
The Oklahoma Railway Museum is acquiring two coaches from short line railroad Farmrail. Oklahoma Railway Museum Tuesday afternoon rail news: — With William Flynn set to take over Wednesday as Amtrak president and CEO, outgoing CEO Richard Anderson sent a message to employees today thanking employees for their efforts during his tenure and in the […]
The publicly traded Class I railroads will begin to report first-quarter earnings this week, with Kansas City Southern kicking off results on Friday. Investors may be more interested in learning how railroad management teams expect their systems to weather the economic storm caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which week by week has accelerated already-declining North […]
WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic this week for the week ending March 28, 2020, as well as volumes for March 2020. U.S. railroads originated 899,673 carloads in March 2020, down 6%, or 57,148 carloads, from March 2019. U.S. railroads also originated 935,380 containers and trailers in March 2020, […]
Canada’s Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has announced new orders restricting speeds of trains transporting hazardous materials, and updating rules regarding track safety and inspections. The first of the three ministerial orders issued Friday replaces temporary rules issued on Feb. 6 in response to a Canadian Pacific derailment and fire [see “Canadian government orders speed […]
Saturday morning COVID-19-related rail news: — Several transit agencies have announced further service cuts. – Altamont Corridor Express will reduce service by an additional round trip as of Monday. Trains 5 and 6 are suspended until further notice; with trains 7 and 10 having been suspended in March, the service now provides two weekday roundtrips, […]
