Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Electric Dash 8-40C and Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives General Electric Dash 8-40C and Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. Dash 8-40C (two road numbers each unless noted): Citicorp (Union Pacific patchout with CREX reporting marks), Kansas City Southern de Mexico (Southern Belle scheme), Lancaster […]
On our sound-equipped sample, the Tsunami2 decoder is mounted above the motor and flywheels. Lighting leads run from decoder to bulbs in the body shell. Athearn Trains has added an ES44DC version of its HO scale GEVO locomotive to its top-of-the-line Genesis series. In addition to capturing the subtle external differences between the DC and […]
Kato N scale Johnstown America BethGon protein gondola Price: Eight-pack, $155 Manufacturer Kato USA Inc. 100 Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173 www.katousa.com Road names: Wells Fargo Rail Corp. (SBTX reporting marks) and Burlington Northern. Two eight-packs per name. Era: April/May 2009 to present Comments: Bring the modern era to your N scale layout with protein […]
In May, CN train L502 passes the Port Huron waterfront with the Port Huron-Sarnia Ontario Blue Water Bridge in the background, enroute to service Dunn Paper located at the end of the line. Stephen C. Host PORT HURON, Mich. — Lake State Railway is a little longer today. The short line on Monday began operating […]
Scott Shields, Steam Railroading Institute Crews working on behalf of Michigan’s Steam Railroading Institute load the boiler for Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 No. 175 onto a flatbed truck last weekend. Scott Shields, Steam Railroading Institute OWOSSO, Mich. — The Steam Railroading Institute has nearly completed the successful move of former Chicago & North Western […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3a 4-8-4 Greenbrier steam locomotive HO scale locomotives Chesapeake & Ohio class J3a 4-8-4 Greenbrier steam locomotive. “The Greenbrier Presidential Express” (one road number), in-service version (with smoke deflectors in one number, without in four numbers), and excursion service (Chesapeake & Ohio, Chessie System Railroads, and […]
Rapido Trains HO Budd Rail Diesel Car The car that revived branchline passenger operations for many railroads after World War II stands ready to do the same for HO scale railroads. Rapido Trains has released a highly accurate model of the Budd Rail Diesel Car, or RDC, in three body styles. Available equipped with an […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 diesel locomotive. National Railway Equipment (Southern Pacific speed and Roman lettering patchouts and painted light gray with red lettering in one road number each), Montana Rail Link (fictional paint scheme, three numbers), Southern Ry. of British Columbia (fictional paint scheme, one number), St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt, American Revolution […]
Churchill, Manitoba Google Maps CHURCHILL, Manitoba — A group of Manitoba First Nations and a company called iChurchill Inc. has entered into a deal with OmniTRAX of Colorado to purchase the Hudson Bay Railway and assets, including the port of Churchill. This will be good news for Churchill as the community has had its rail […]
First Quarter 2018 operating ratios Source: Class I railroads CSX Transportation has claimed the industry’s lead in operating ratio by vaulting to first place from its second-to-last position a year ago. The railroad’s closely watched operating ratio was 63.7 percent in the first quarter, down from an adjusted 69.4 percent a year ago, and 0.9 […]
New England Central SD40-2 No. 3405 leads a welded rail train through Willimantic, Conn., on May 3, 2018. Scott A. Hartley WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — The southern 55 miles of Genesee & Wyoming’s New England Central Railroad will begin to handle industry-standard 286,000-pound freight cars later this year, thanks to track improvements made possible by a […]
“Wee Jimmie” Brown examines a Canadian Pacific switch stand beside the Don Mills Road crossing in North Toronto. His fascination soon turned to fear when a doubleheaded freight came along. Alvin Brown Despite his son’s concern for their safety, Alvin Brown managed to photograph an eastbound freight coming and going at the crossing. Two photos, […]
