Q Why do automobile rack cars have TTX Co. reporting marks but also bear a logo from a railroad? – Gary Gergye, Marietta, Ga. A This started in the early 1960s when autoracks first came into use. Flatcars, with TTX reporting marks, were pulled from the Trailer Train pool, but the racks were purchased by […]
Athearn HO scale EMD GP60 diesel locomotive HO GP60M is a runner This colorful HO Electro-Motive Division GP60M locomotive comes ready to run in post-merger Burlington Northern Santa Fe colors and three other prototypical paint schemes. The assembled models come with Bachmann E-Z Mate magnetic knuckle couplers and are part of Athearn’s Ready-to-Roll line. EMD […]
Atlas N scale GE Dash 8 wide-nose diesel Atlas has added a pair of General Electric modern road diesel locomotives to its N scale line. The Dash 8-32BWH is an Amtrak passenger unit while the similar Dash 8-40BW is a freight locomotive. Both have North American wide-nose safety cabs and share many mechanism parts with […]
Life-Like’s HO SD60M is a heavyweight hauler Life-Like has released an Electro-Motive Division SD60M as its latest Proto 2000 locomotive and it’s a fine piece of work. The prototype 3,800-hp SD60M is a heavy-duty drag locomotive, and this model’s exceptional tractive effort allows it to perform the same role. Measuring more than 70 scale feet […]
Athearn Genesis HO scale Trinity 110-ton covered hopper Athearn is marketing a finely detailed HO model of a covered hopper commonly used to haul grain. It’s a replica of the 5,161-cubic-foot-capacity prototype introduced by Trinity Industries in 1995. This Genesis model comes ready-to-run with metal running boards, very fine carbody details, simulated roller bearing trucks, […]
JOHN W. BARRIGER III: One of the most peripatetic chief executives in railroading-he led Monon, P&LE, Katy, and Boston & Maine-was also one of the most sagacious. “J.W.B.’s” vision of the Super Railroad was the template for every Class 1 of the 1990’s. D.W. BROSNAN RALPH BUDD: Scholar as well as railroader, Budd ran Great […]
