HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD75M diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red-and-silver warbonnet, four road numbers); BNSF Ry. (red-and-silver warbonnet and Heritage III schemes, three numbers each); Norfolk Southern (Thoroughbred scheme, three numbers); and Progress Rail (Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe warbonnet and BNSF Ry. Heritage II patchouts, two numbers each). Prototype-specific details, […]
Type of Train: Diesel Locomotives
Last two NS F-units sold to North Carolina short line NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern 4271 leads the three other F-units at Knoxville, Tenn., in November 2011 as Southern Railway 2-8-0 stands by. Trains: Jim Wrinn ALTOONA, Pa. — The last two of Norfolk Southern’s four executive F-units now have a home. F9A No. 271 and F7B No. 276 have been purchased by North Carolina’s Aberdeen Carolina & […]
NJ Transit approves bonds to fund locomotives, buses NEWSWIRE
A Newark-bound NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line train arrives at Newark Penn Station in June 2019 with ALP45-DP No. 4519 at the point. NJ Transit has approved a bond issue to pay for 17 more of the locomotives as well as 600 buses. Ralph Spielman NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s board has approved a bond […]
Video: Atlas HO scale GP40-2(W)
The Atlas HO scale EMD GP40-2(W) includes an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. See and hear this HO diesel in action as it switches cars on the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern model train layout. […]
Video: Atlas HO scale GP40-2(W)
The Atlas HO scale EMD GP40-2(W) includes an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. See and hear this HO diesel in action as it switches cars on the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern model train layout. […]
New model railroad products for the week of December 12, 2019
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP9 diesel locomotive. Canadian Pacific (maroon-and-gold passenger service scheme, four road numbers), Central Vermont (green-and-gold scheme, three numbers), Grand Trunk Western (green-and-gold scheme, three numbers), Great Northern (Empire Builder scheme, four numbers), and Southern Pacific (gray and scarlet; dual-service in two road numbers, freight service in four numbers). Prototype-specific details, […]
Wabtec delivers first 10 locomotives to Egypt from a 2017 order NEWSWIRE
One of 10 locomotives produced by Wabtec for Egyptian National Railways is unloaded in Alexandria, Egypt. Wabtec ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT — Wabtec Corp., a leading rail equipment supplier following its recent merger with GE Transportation, celebrated today the delivery of 10 ES30ACi Light Evolution Series locomotives to Egyptian National Railways and the Ministry of Transportation. The […]
Monolith Mostra 2019
Giorgio Calzoni shot and posted this video of an N scale Layout “Monolith Valley at Hobby Model – Bologna – November 2019. […]
Monolith Mostra 2019
Giorgio Calzoni shot and posted this video of an N scale Layout “Monolith Valley at Hobby Model – Bologna – November 2019. […]
New model railroad products for the week of December 5, 2019
Bowser Trains HO scale GE U25B diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Electric U25B diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (Great Northern Big Sky Blue patchout, Phases IIb and IV in one number each); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet, Phase IIa in three numbers); Chesapeake & Ohio (solid blue merger renumbering, Phase IIa); Chicago, Burlington […]
CP SD70ACUs make first return to US NEWSWIRE
CP SD70ACU No. 7003 departs Muskego Yard in Milwaukee after making a set out on Nov. 25. Chris Guss MILWAUKEE – Canadian Pacific’s SD70ACU fleet have been primarily assigned to Canadian service since the first locomotive was released for revenue service in August. That changed this week when two locomotives worked south of the border […]
Wabtec lab pioneering metal 3D printing NEWSWIRE
To be installed in December at Wabtec’s Additive Lab in Grove City, Penn., this new binder jet machine will enable production of 3D-printed metal components. Wabtec The first stop after a green part comes out of the binder jet machine is this curing oven, where the binding agent is evaporated off the formed piece. Dan […]