The second Super C test run set a record with a 34-hour 35-minute run from Chicago to Los Angeles in January 1968. Crane operators had the first trailer on the ground about a minute after arrival. Santa Fe photo […]
Test run for Santa Fe’s Super C
Type of Train: Diesel Locomotives
GE paints Australian locomotives pink for breast cancer awareness NEWSWIRE
Roy Hill and GE Transportation officials pose on the pilot deck of a GE ES44ACi locomotive painted pink for breast cancer awareness. GE Transportation FORT WORTH, Texas — On Thursday, Roy Hill, Hancock Prospecting, and GE celebrated a Pilbara, Australia and Australasia first with the arrival of two new pink locomotives at an event held […]
Connecticut sells its last FL9 locomotives NEWSWIRE
Connecticut Department of Transportation FL9s stored at New Haven, Conn., in 2014. Scott A. Hartley NEW HAVEN, CONN. – Six Connecticut Department of Transportation Electro-Motive FL9 locomotives, stored out of service since 2009, have found new homes from New England to Texas. The new owners include the Boston Surface Railroad Co. of Woonsocket, R.I.; Massachusetts Coastal […]
GE sells three locomotives to Iowa Interstate NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO — Iowa Interstate Railroad announced on Tuesday that it will acquire three new Evolution Series locomotives from GE Transportation. The locomotives will be produced in early 2020 and used to transport grains, ethanol, metals, and more across Iowa Interstate’s network between Chicago and Omaha, Neb. “For over a decade, [Iowa Interstate] has invested heavily […]
Model railroad company donates proceeds to save Erie Lackawanna SDP45 NEWSWIRE
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Model railroaders and railfans can now support the preservation of an Erie Lackawanna SDP45 when they purchase the HO scale version of it. The Athearn Trains announced on Sept. 28 that for every HO scale EL No. 3639 or Conrail No. 6670 sold, the model train manufacturer will make a donation to […]
CSX rolls out unit with Georgia Road decal treatment NEWSWIRE
CSX No. 3415 honors the Georgia Railroad, a predecessor line. Dean Mastoras CHICAGO — CSX Transportation today honored predecessor Georgia Railroad with a modern locomotive featuring the logo of the Peach State railroad famous for its Atlanta-Augusta main line, mixed trains, and sold black diesel paint scheme. Two-year-old General Electric-built ET44AH No. 3415 got the […]
MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit: Drew’s Side Track Adventures on Eric Brooman’s Utah Belt
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page On a recent Trackside Adventure to St. Louis, Mo., MRVP’s Drew Halverson took a short side trip to visit modeler Eric Brooman and his renowned Utah Belt HO scale layout. As captured in the December 2018 issue of Model Railroader, Eric strives to […]
MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit: Drew’s Side Track Adventures on Eric Brooman’s Utah Belt
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page On a recent Trackside Adventure to St. Louis, Mo., MRVP’s Drew Halverson took a short side trip to visit modeler Eric Brooman and his renowned Utah Belt HO scale layout. As captured in the December 2018 issue of Model Railroader, Eric strives to […]
MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit: Drew’s Side Track Adventures on Eric Brooman’s Utah Belt
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page On a recent Trackside Adventure to St. Louis, Mo., MRVP’s Drew Halverson took a short side trip to visit modeler Eric Brooman and his renowned Utah Belt HO scale layout. As captured in the December 2018 issue of Model Railroader, Eric strives to […]
New model trains for the week of September 27, 2018
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern, BNSF Ry. (Heritage III), Canadian Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line, and Union Pacific. Four road numbers (two each in direct current and Digital Command Control). Three-piece cab windshield, open grating on steps, and light-emitting-diode […]
Strasburg Rail Road acquires second diesel NEWSWIRE
STRASBURG, Pa. — The Strasburg Rail Road has acquired another diesel locomotive to bolster its burgeoning freight business. This one is an ex-ATSF SSB-1200, rebuilt from a 1953 EMD SW9. The unit was last in use at the Celanese plant at Narrows, Va. Currently identified as SRC No. 1235, the locomotive arrived in Lancaster on […]
Chicago River & Indiana Lima switcher
No. 9806 is one of Chicago River & Indiana’s 21 800 h.p. Lima-Hamilton switchers, built in 1951. The little road’s name is in an oval on the cabside, while CR&I parent New York Central System is identified on the hood. Robert A. Janz photo […]
