Green Mountain Railroad summary The Green Mountain Railroad (GMRC) is a short line railroad that operates in Vermont. It is a subsidiary of Vermont Rail System, a privately held firm that is owned by the Wulfson family for more than 50 years. From the state line in North Walpole, New Hampshire, to Bellows Falls and […]
Blacklands Railroad summary The Blacklands Railroad (BLR) is a Class III short line railroad that operates in northeast Texas. It’s owned by Public Works Incorporated, an infrastructure investment firm. With headquarters out of Sulphur Springs, the railroad operates 8 miles of former Cotton Belt standard-gauge track between Mount Pleasant and Winfield. History The line of […]
Lowville and Beaver River Railroad summary The Lowville and Beaver River Railroad (LBR) is a short line railroad that’s located in the Adirondack Region of New York. It’s owned by the Genesee Valley Transportation Company, a holding firm that manages four other shortline railroads in both New York and Pennsylvania. The railroad uses 11 miles […]
Lycoming Valley Railroad summary The Lycoming Valley Railroad (LVRR) is a short line railroad that operates in Pennsylvania. The line is owned by Susquehanna Economic Development Association-Council of Governments, while operations fall under the North Shore Railroad Company and Affiliates. With freight traffic centered in Williamsport, the railroad reaches to Muncy in the east and […]
Massachusetts Central Railroad summary The Massachusetts Central Railroad (MCER) is a short line railroad whose name implies, operates near the geographic center of the state. It’s owned by John J. Pondelli Jr., who also owns two reload facilities which make up the railroad’s largest customers. Nearly 25 miles of standard-gauge track of the former New […]
Meeker Southern Railroad summary The Meeker Southern Railroad (MSN) is a Class III short line railroad that operates in the Tacoma, Washington area. It’s a subsidiary to the Seattle-based Ballard Terminal Railroad. Less than 5 miles of the former Northern Pacific Railway’s standard-gauge track is used in the Meeker-McMillin area, just south of Tacoma. History […]
How to add DCC sound to a compact HO switcher: When Bachmann introduced an HO scale General Electric 44-ton switcher, I knew it would make a great addition to my Boston & Maine roster. The model includes a Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder, and I bought a version in the B&M livery. Out of the […]
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — A former freight station built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1905 will be sold at public auction on Friday by a public agency that no longer needs the brick structure for storage. The Hoptown Chronicle reports the building is owned by the Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority, which has owned it […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Railcar manufacturer The Greenbrier Cos. will close its Gunderson plant this spring, laying off 101 workers as it shifts production to other factories, the Oregonian newspaper reports. Layoffs will begin in March; some production at the plant will continue until May, at which time the company expects to complete the plant closure […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa city council will seek a negotiated settlement in its long-running dispute over the builder of its troubled light rail Confederation Line, the CBC reports. The council directed its head of transit services to negotiate a settlement with builder Rideau Transit Group after spending five hours in a closed-door update on […]
The 3-foot-gauge East Broad Top had two standard-gauge 0-6-0s to switch the dual-gauge yard at Mount Union, Pa., where EBT interchanged with the Pennsylvania. Here, EBT’s Three-Spot moves a PRR hopper in September 1955. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA CEO Janno Lieber were among an estimated 100 passengers on the first Long Island Rail Road train today (Wednesday, Jan. 25) to Grand Central Madison, the new Manhattan station deep beneath Grand Central Terminal. “Grand Central Madison is a game changer for New Yorkers, and I look […]
