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No. 4501 leads a 14 car train through Orange, Va., on the former Southern Railway main line, in May 1985. Alex Mayes CHATANOOGA, Tenn. – Inspired by an affirmation for steam and the startup of Norfolk Southern’s 21st Century Steam program, a documentary discussing the history of Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 is now available. […]
Metra’s newly re-built F40PH no. 175 arrived in early September from Progress Rail Services Metra Engineer Kyle Nanfeldt stands in front of the locomotive, which wears a paint scheme he designed. Mark Llanuza The cover of Locomotive 2016, on-sale in late September. CHICAGO — Metra, Chicago’s commuter operator, received its first rebuilt F40PH No. 175 […]
The Kinston & Snow Hill’s first run on Sep. 1 featured a light engine move with ex- L&C SW900 No. 90 Ward C. Sutton KINSTON, N.C. — A new short line railroad is up and running in the Tarheel state. The Gulf & Ohio Railways has added the Kinston & Snow Hill Railroad to its […]
Norfolk Southern AC44C6M No. 4002 in the railroad’s latest “mane” paint scheme, a “Roanoke prototype” mane with a Tuscan Red stripe. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern has released an image of the latest version of its prototype “mane” paint scheme: a mane with a Tuscan Red stripe behind the cab. According to a […]
Copy of a Progress Rail letter to customers received by Trains News Wire. MILWAUKEE — On Sept. 1, Progress Rail will officially eliminate the Electro-Motive Diesel name from its business entities, according to a letter Trains News Wire received. This change only affects the business side of the companies and does not affect the locomotive […]
RailModeller Pro, v. 5.1.2 Layout-design software Isle of the Kakapo Price: $39.99 Website: www.railmodeller.com Size: 9.2MB Railmodeller Pro, from Isle of Kakapo, is a downloadable layout-design program for Macintosh computers (OSX 10.8 or higher), intended to aid in designing track layouts using commercial sectional track. The program offers over 200 track libraries, from 1:450 scale […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak is contracting with Alstom to produce 28 next-generation high-speed trainsets that will replace the equipment used to provide Amtrak’s premium Acela Express service. The contract is part of $2.45 billion that will be invested on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor as part of a multifaceted modernization program to renew and expand the […]
New York’s Penn Station hosts liquid crystal display or simulated Solari-style or sign board that will soon be replaced with more advanced electronic signs. Philadelphia’s 30th Street station is among the last in the U.S. to have an electro-mechanical Solari board. Joseph M. Calisi WASHINGTON — Sorry, Bob Dylan, the signs they are a-changing. Those […]
CHRISTMAS CHEER – LCCA STYLE: The Lionel Collectors Club of America shares the holiday spirit with the new “Share the Joy” 2016 Christmas boxcar made by Lionel. The 10½-inch boxcar has die-cast metal trucks and operating couples, a metal frame, and jovial Santa and snowman Christmas graphics. Orders must be received by November 30, 2016, […]
Earlier in the year I watched Matt at Sommerfeld’s Trains in Butler, Wis., control MTH locomotives on the store’s test track using his cell phone and an MTH no. 50-1034 Wi-Fi Interface Unit, or WIU. It was pretty nifty, but my warning lights came on. Would this be another DIVX? Still, I was intrigued when […]
An artist’s rendering of a nightclub scene at the proposed “Headwaters Junction” waterfront development that will be the centerpiece of new development in Fort Wayne, Ind., and a home for Nickel Plate Road No. 765. Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society crew members unveil the Nickel Plate Road No. 765’s new […]
NS AC44C6M No. 4004 at the Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pa. Norfolk Southern Corp. ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern’s latest DC to AC conversion locomotive has been released from the railroad’s Juniata shops in Altoona in a paint scheme slightly different than previous rebuilds. NS AC44C6M No. 4004 is part of the railroad’s DC to […]
