AIS 708 runs around an empty Wisconsin Central boxcar for spotting at City Carton at the north end of the IAIS Hills Industrial Spur. Video by James McNab. […]
CIC Yard Runaround
Type of Train: Diesel Locomotives
Westbound double-stack train at Caliente
Removing shell of model locomotive Watch this double-stack train as it travels around Horseshoe Curve at Caliente, Calif., on this N-scale model railroad. Video submitted by Eugen Hänseler. […]
NS purges nine locomotive models as part of 703-unit fleet reduction NEWSWIRE
A Norfolk Southern GE Dash 8-40C leads a train on the Union Pacific at River Forest, Ill., in April 2015. NS has slimmed its locomotive fleet to just 10 models through its current roster reduction program. TRAINS: David Lassen This information on the locomotive rationalization program at Norfolk Southern was presented during the railroad’s earnings […]
Locomotive news briefs for April 27 NEWSWIRE
No. 4310 poses for photos on April 20 following its repainting. Terry Redeker Rock Island in Mississippi Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad LLC is the operator of the Mississippi Delta Railroad in northwest Mississippi under a long-term contract with options to renew. The company has repainted its first locomotive in the original Chicago, Rock […]
Siemens Mobility donates to food banks NEWSWIRE
Monday afternoon rail news: — Siemens Mobility is making donations totaling $150,000 to food banks in 10 U.S. cities to support those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have all been impacted by the pandemic and each community is working to manage through its challenges,” Marc Buncher, CEO of Siemens Mobility in North America, […]
New model trains for the week of April 30, 2020
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. Amtrak (silver and blue with Travelmark herald), BNSF Ry. (blue-and-white scheme in three numbers, solid blue in one number), General American Locomotive Group (black-and-blue scheme), and Helm Leasing (burgundy-and-black scheme). Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Solid pilot face with screw-mounted coupler pockets on both ends, light-emitting-diode […]
Tips for identifying modern diesel locomotives
Many readers have asked how we identify the current crop of big, modern road diesels. Unfortunately, it isn’t easy, as many locomotive designs have evolved into a family of similar looking locomotives. This means modelers have to study the details to figure out what locomotive is represented by a specific scale model. Comparing the model […]
Universal leader
The U30C was the most popular of General Electric’s “Universal” locomotive series, selling 592 units built beginning in 1967. Buyers included Burlington Northern, Louisville & Nashville (pictured), Milwaukee Road, Pennsylvania, Reading, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and others. This unit has lost its L&N markings in the transition to a Seaboard System identity. Jim Hediger photo […]
Short-lived short line
Michigan Northern GP7 No. 1606 rolls a two-car train south along Keystone Road south of Traverse City, Mich., in 1982. The railroad operated various trackage in the Wolverine State from 1976 to 1986. Neil Plagens photo […]
Take a ride on the Reading
A Reading Company train works at Allentown, Pa., on Jan. 24, 1972, with power from three builders: GE U30C, Alco C424, EMD GP35, and Alco C630. The “Bee Line Service” logo on the lead and last units graced 15 six-axle units built in 1966-1967. Bob Wilt, J. David Ingles collection […]
New England Alcos
Three Alco RS3s lead a Boston & Maine freight near White River Junction, Vt. The railroad had 26 such units, Nos. 1505-1519 and 1535-1545, numbered around a series of similar RS2s. Jerry A. Pinkepank photo […]
Passenger power
Passenger cab units, like this twin-engine New York Central EMD E8, rode on six-wheel trucks with the center axle unpowered, denoted as A1A-A1A. EMD built 421 E8A units and 39 E8B units making it the second most popular model in the line behind the E7. Pictured is a late production E8, with stamped-metal grill along […]
