Canadian Pacific CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific has unveiled five locomotives honoring Canadian and U.S. armed forces. Each of the five rebuilt SD70ACU locomotives was painted in a different design inspired by various aspects of Canadian military equipment, both past and present. “As a leading employer of veterans, CP is proud to commemorate military machines and […]
WEST GLACIER, Mont. — A coalition of wildlife groups are threatening to sue BNSF Railway over the death of eight federally protected grizzly bears in the mountains of northwest Montana in 2019, the most killed in a single year. The groups allege that the railroad is not doing enough to protect the animals from being […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific revenue and profits declined in the third quarter as the railroad’s efficiency gains and cost-cutting were not enough to offset an 8% decline in traffic volume. Operating income declined 2%, to $2.2 billion, as revenue sank 7%, to $5.5 billion. Net income also fell 2%, to $1.5 billion. Earnings per […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads on Wednesday reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 28, 2019, as well as volumes for Sept. 2019. U.S. railroads originated 992,542 carloads in Sept. 2019, down 7%, or 74,172 carloads, from Sept. 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,061,483 containers and trailers […]
WalthersMainline HO wide-vision caboose A newly tooled model of a steel International Car Co. extended wide-vision caboose is available from Walthers. Part of the WalthersMainline series, the value-priced model features accurate dimensions and is solidly built, but doesn’t feature all the factory-applied separate detail of a WalthersProto model. For those who wish to add grab […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7u diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet, five road numbers); Bangor & Aroostook (gray, red, and black scheme, four numbers); Cargill (green and white, one number); Integrated Grain & Milling (red, white, and yellow, one number); Morristown & Erie (Bangor & Aroostook patchout and red and black […]
Vossloh Tie Technologies has opened a new plant in British Columbia. Vossloh North America MONTE LAKE, British Columbia — Vossloh North America’s Tie Technologies division has opened a new plant in Monte Lake to produced prestressed concrete ties for Canadian customers. The facility near Kamloops, B.C., uses an automated production system and can produced 100,000 […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 3, as well as volumes for July 2019. U.S. railroads originated 1,264,100 carloads in July 2019, down 4.8%, or 64,406 carloads, from July 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,314,333 containers and trailers in July […]
Waterscape your garden railway: Swirling water stirs the imagination. Splashing shuts out city sounds, and viewers remember seeing famous falls at national parks or smaller watercourses near home. Bridges over brooks urge us to see connections to the land and how plantings create the habitat for a popular scenic attraction. There are countless reasons why […]
Fox Valley Models N scale Pullman-Standard coal gondola Price: Single car, $27.95; six-pack, $159.95 Manufacturer Fox Valley Models P.O. Box 1970 Des Plaines, IL 60017 www.foxvalleymodels.com Era: 1975 to present (as decorated) Road names: Burlington Northern (four six-packs), Cajon Electric Power (three six-packs), and Fayette Power (three six-packs and one single car) Comments: Modeling unit […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 1, as well as volumes for May 2019. U.S. railroads originated 1,291,671 carloads in May 2019, down 2.1%, or 28,065 carloads, from May 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,315,684 containers and trailers in May […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD7 and SD9 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD7 and SD9 diesel locomotive. SD7: Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks); CSX (fictional scheme, dark blue and yellow with boxcar herald); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black and gray with “Way of the Zephyrs” slogan); Pennsylvania RR […]
