Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern (Maersk Sealand, Operation Lifesaver, and horsehead silhouette, one road number each), Rock Island (red and yellow with italic lettering, four numbers), and Union Pacific (Desert Victory, one number). Vinyl m.u. hoses, bi-directional light-emitting-diode headlights, and see-through cab […]
Type of Train: Diesel Locomotives
Reading & Northern buys two of NS’s fab four F units (updated) NEWSWIRE
NS’s four executive F-units pull an office car train through Harrisburg, Pa., in August 2012. Trains: Jim Wrinn ALTOONA, Pa. — Two of Norfolk Southern’s “Fab Four” Electro-Motive F units — F9A No. 270 and F7B No. 275 — have been purchased by Pennsylvania regional Reading & Northern, the railroad announced Saturday. “We’re going to fix […]
Group attempting to save Great Northern SD9 from scrapper NEWSWIRE
The Go Fund Me page for a group attempting to save a Great Northern SD9 from the scrapper. Image from Save 599 Go Fund Me page SEATTLE — A GoFundMe campaign has been launched by rail-heritage enthusiasts in an effort to save a former Great Northern SD9 locomotive in Skykomish, Wash., from the threat of […]
Pennsylvania museum saves another GE locomotive NEWSWIRE
A new acquisition for the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society & Museum: No. 10, a GE 45-ton center cab locomotive built in 1943 for the U.S. Army. Lake Shore Railway Historical Society & Museum NORTH EAST, Pa. — The historical society that dedicates itself to preserving GE locomotives just scored another this week, with the […]
Iowa Interstate bolsters locomotive fleet NEWSWIRE
ES44AC No. 510 leads train SIPE east at Bureau, Ill., in February 2014. The railroad’s three new locomotives will have the same appearance. Jeremy J. Schrader FORT WORTH, Texas – The first of three new Iowa Interstate Wabtec Corp. ES44AC (T4C) locomotives was spotted outside of Wabtec’s Ft. Worth plant recently. No. 517 was released […]
St. Louis road acquires first ‘comfort cab’ units NEWSWIRE
No. 4001 is at Metro East Industries in East St. Louis, Ill., on Nov. 20. Mark Mautner EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Metro East Industries has released the first Terminal Railroad Association “comfort cab” locomotive from its paint booth. No. 4001 is a one of two SD60I units the railroad has acquired from Metro East. […]
Cody’s Workshop: Ep. 41, SW8 shell modification
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody continues working on his HO scale EMD SW8 diesel switcher. In this episode, he’ll continue working on the shell. Follow his techniques for patching up holes, removing parts, and adding details. […]
Cody’s Workshop: Ep. 41, SW8 shell modification
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody continues working on his HO scale EMD SW8 diesel switcher. In this episode, he’ll continue working on the shell. Follow his techniques for patching up holes, removing parts, and adding details. […]
Nickel Plate Road GP7 to be returned to operating condition NEWSWIRE
Nickel Plate Road GP7 No. 426 will soon be restored to operating condition. City of Noblesville, Ind. INDIANAPOLIS — Former Nickel Plate Road GP7 No. 426 is getting a new lease on life thanks to a campaign by the Nickel Plate Express. Nickel Plate Express took over about 12 miles of former Nickel Plate tracks […]
British Columbia museum restores CN FP9 to ‘zebra stripe’ scheme NEWSWIRE
British Columbia’s West Coast Railway Association has unveiled its FP9 restored to Canadian National’s ‘zebra stripe’ paint scheme. Christian Vazzaz SQUAMISH, British Columbia — A British Columbia railroad museum has restored a Canadian National FP9 to its historic red, black, and white zebra stripe scheme. On Nov. 17, the West Coast Railway Association celebrated the […]
New model railroad products for the week of November 21, 2019
Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD45T-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 diesel locomotive. St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt, American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one number, scarlet and gray with Roman lettering in four numbers), Southern Pacific (1990s version with SP light removed and faded paint in three numbers), National Railway Equipment (Southern […]
WalthersMainline HO scale Alco PA and PB diesel locomotives
WalthersMainline HO scale Alco PA and PB diesel locomotives The distinctive styling of the Alco PA diesel-electric locomotives made them transition-era icons. These instantly recognizable passenger locomotives are now available in PA-1 and PB-1 versions from Wm. K. Walthers as part of the firm’s accurately dimensioned, modestly priced WalthersMainline series. WalthersMainline models may not have […]