HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Union Pacific (“Spirit of the Union Pacific”). Vinyl m.u. hoses, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and late handrails. Direct-current model, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $329.98. June 2018. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage […]
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WASHINGTON — CSX Transportation is now operating as well as or better than it did in 2016 thanks to improved terminal dwell and average train speeds holding steady, railroad executives told federal regulators this week. But a merchandise shipper told regulators that key performance metrics don’t show much that matters to them. On-time arrivals, re-crew […]
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Then Canadian National CEO E. Hunter Harrison, left, and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer James Foote worked well together when this picture was taken for CN’s annual report in 2008. Foote now works for Harrison again, as CSX Corp.’s chief operating officer. Canadian National JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Management changes happening at CSX Transportation echo the […]
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HO scale locomotives Bombardier Transportation ALP-45DP dual-mode locomotive. New road numbers: NJ Transit (three numbers). New paint scheme: NJ Transit (100th ALP edition, one number). Light-emitting-diode headlights, ditch lights, and red marker lights; factory-installed railings, air horn, and antenna; and modeler-installed grab irons (drill template included). Direct-current model with 21-pin socket for Digital Command Control […]
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WalthersMainline HO scale EMD SD60 diesel locomotive Separate plastic details include fan grills and handrails. The combination of a die-cast metal frame, all-wheel drive, and helical gearboxes make the WalthersMainline SD60 an exceptionally smooth and power puller. An accurately proportioned body and exceptional pulling power highlight the WalthersMainline SD60. The model features many tooling and […]
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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Electric U33B and U36B diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives General Electric U33B and U36B diesel locomotives. U33B: Penn Central, Reading & Northern (two road numbers), and Rock Island (maroon and yellow). U36B: Auto Train and Seaboard Coast Line (American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one number and yellow and […]
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Host Drew Halverson, along with KJ and Mike, found themselves far north of the U.S.-Canada border, right in the thick of the rugged Canadian Rockies! For their wildest adventure yet, Drew and The Crew teamed up with local sherpas for exhilarating explorations up, down, and all around Canadian National’s Yellowhead Pass. Don’t miss the full […]
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Host Drew Halverson, along with KJ and Mike, found themselves far north of the U.S.-Canada border, right in the thick of the rugged Canadian Rockies! For their wildest adventure yet, Drew and The Crew teamed up with local sherpas for exhilarating explorations up, down, and all around Canadian National’s Yellowhead Pass. Don’t miss the full […]
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Model Power N scale 2-6-0 Mogul The MRC decoder and speaker are housed inside the tender. A die-cast metal weight adds extra heft. Die-cast metal construction and a factory-installed Model Rectifier Corp. (MRC) dual-mode decoder highlight this N scale 2-6-0 Mogul type from Model Power, which is now part of MRC. Built with existing tooling, […]
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Jerry Joe Jacobson Contributed SUGARCREEK, Ohio — Jerry Joe Jacobson, shortline entrepreneur, steam preservationist, and builder of the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, died September 13 at home after a long illness. He was 74. The Age of Steam facility was Jacobson’s pride and joy, a multi-million-dollar complex built in 2012 and sprawling over […]
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Genesee & Wyoming and SEACOR have announced a joint venture to own and operate a rail ferry service, CG Railway, between the U.S. and Mexico. Business Wire via Genesee & Wyoming One of two 585-foot roll-on-roll-off rail ferries providing four-day CG Railway service between the ports of Mobile, Ala., and Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, in Mexico. Each […]
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FULL SCREEN Steve Smedley A humid breeze wisps through the wheels of a rusted baggage cart in Champaign, Ill., at 5:28 a.m. Monday. Amtrak’s product line agent Ed Kim stands on the platform of the Illinois Terminal Intermodal Transportation Center in Champaign as the engineer of the Eclipse Express special dims the headlight for a […]
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