Trains Art Director Tom Danneman takes you inside Montana Rail Link’s Livingston, Mont., shop for a typical day at the railroads’ main locomotive maintenance facility in “Backstage at Livingston” in Locomotive 2014. Talk a walk with Tom as he explores the inside of the MRL shops in this video. Order your copy of Locomotive today! Only from Trains! […]
Type of Train: Diesel Locomotives
LOCOMOTIVE’S 2014 ROSTER
Tom Danneman Trains Art Director Tom Danneman takes you inside Montana Rail Link’s Livingston, Mont., shop for a typical day at the railroads’ main locomotive maintenance facility in “Backstage at Livingston” in Locomotive 2014. Explore the regional’s entire all-EMD roster here and read the intriguing story about Montana Rail Link’s shop in Locomotive 2014. Order your copy now. No. […]
Ferromex, Ferrosur order SD70ACes NEWSWIRE
One of Ferromex’s existing SD70ACe locomotives. William H. Davis Jr. MUNCIE, Ind. – Electro-Motive Diesel has secured two orders for its successful SD70ACe locomotive. Ferromex and Ferrosur, both part of the Transportation division of GrupoMexico, have ordered a combined 34 SD70ACe’s for delivery in the summer of 2015. Ferromex has ordered 19 locomotives which will […]
First Look: WalthersMainline HO scale Budd passenger cars
Model Railroader recently had a chance to look at hand-painted, pre-production samples of the HO scale WalthersMainline Budd 85-foot passenger cars, scheduled for release in January 2015. The newly tooled cars, which can operate on 18” radius curves, will feature truck-mounted couplers, 36” turned-metal wheelsets, sprung diaphragms, and Proto-Max knuckle couplers. The gap between the […]
New products for November 2014
HOLIDAY HIGHBALL: A popular point of view for folks interested in getting more youngsters in the hobby is “Offer train sets with trains that kids actually see.” Fair enough, so MTH is offering the no. 30-4230-1 RailKing Genesis train set. The ready-to-run O gauge outfit includes an Amtrak Genesis diesel, three Amfleet passenger cars, a […]
PRR E8 exits a tunnel
Pennsylvania Railroad E8 No. 5795 leads train 32, the New York–bound St. Louisan, out of one of the twin tunnels at Spruce Creek, Pa., in the mid-1950s. Don Wood photo […]
Kato N scale Electro-Motive Division F2 and F3 diesel locomotives
Kato N scale Elective-Motive Division F2 and F3 diesel locomotives Electro-Motive Division’s F series diesels are perhaps the most recognized locomotives in the world. Kato USA is offering a newly tooled N scale version of the F2/early F3 diesel in two-engine sets, wearing the vivid liveries characteristic of the booming postwar era. Kato’s models are […]
Indiana Northeastern locomotive roster
Indiana Northeastern GP30s Nos. 2185 and 2230 approach the Fox Lake Road overpass at Angola, Ind. Steve Smedley Veteran photojournalist Steve Smedley documents the history and operations of shortline Indiana Northeastern, and pays tribute to the line’s hand-me-down GP30s and hard-working railroaders in “Second-generation Sojourn” in Locomotive 2014. Explore the line’s entire all-EMD roster here […]
Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Tacoma Rail acquires two SD70ACe-P4s NEWSWIRE
Tacoma Rail No. 7001 sits outside Progress Rail’s Tacoma shop in fresh paint on Sept. 2. Steve Carter TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma Rail will soon become the latest short line to operate AC locomotives when the railroad takes delivery of two EMD SD70ACe-P4s from EMD. The two locomotives, EMDX Nos. 1211 and 1212 were once […]
Young Model Railroader reader meets favorite author
Model Railroader reader Derrick traveled all the way from California to visit contributing editor Pelle Søeborg at his home in Denmark. Model Railroader contributing editor Pelle Søeborg welcomes occasional visitors to his home in Denmark, and among the most memorable was Derrick of California. Derrick is a Model Railroader subscriber. According to Derrick’s mother, he […]
Athearn HO scale GP40-2L diesel locomotive
Athearn HO scale GP40-2L diesel locomotive For the first time in plastic, a Canadian National GP40-2L is available in HO scale. Athearn Trains’ Genesis series brings out-of-the-box superdetailing to a new level, and this Canadian-built variation of an Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 is no exception. The Digital Command Control version includes a dual-mode SoundTraxx DCC sound […]
Bachmann N scale NW2 diesel locomotive
Bachmann N scale NW2 diesel locomotive If a smooth-running, Digital Command Control-equipped N scale switcher is on your shopping list, you might want to take a look at the new Bachmann NW2. This locomotive combines an accurately modeled shell with precise performance. The prototype. Railroads across the country rostered NW2s, from a single unit by […]
