WASHINGTON – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been awarded up to $5,000,000 by the Federal Railroad Administration to establish the National University Rail Center of Excellence. The Center would be dedicated to developing a future railroad workforce while advancing research to enhance the safety, efficiency, and reliability of passenger and freight rail transportation. […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic government has announced it will build a new rail line from Santo Domingo to the popular tourist destination Punta Cana, Resumen Turismo reported. Other lines will link several coastal settlements on the island’s Southeastern coast. The Santo Domingo – Punta Cana section will be the first constructed […]
DULUTH, Minn. – The North Shore Scenic Railroad resumed service Sept. 29, quickly recovering from washouts that closed the railroad’s route to Two Harbors, Minn., for several days. Northeast Minnesota saw record rainfall the weekend of Sept. 23-24, with the town of Knife River on NSSR receiving 7.6 inches of rain in less that 8 […]
The estate of noted western rail photographer Ronald C. Hill has made a financial contribution totaling a little more than $1 million to the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, which is based in Madison, Wis. The gift is directed to the CRP&A Endowment Fund. “We’re over the moon and feeling tremendously grateful and humbled […]
News & Products for the week of October 2nd 2023 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of October 2nd […]
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators have issued a 626-page draft environmental assessment for Savage Tooele Railroad’s proposed 11-mile Utah spur project. The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis will accept public comment on the draft report through Oct. 30. Savage Tooele proposes connecting the Lakeview Business Park in Grantsville, Utah, with Union Pacific’s Shafter Subdivision […]
Rolling stock & accessories Menards has released Jack’s Christmas Boxcar (No. 2759153). This red boxcar has a winter scene featuring Jack the German shepherd with a red LED nose that blinks when connected to track power. The boxcar navigates O-27 curves, and each car is uniquely numbered. Available as a single car or in packs […]
Q: I am researching and modeling Jefferson, Ohio. There are a number of buildings that are constructed from glazed block, as in this photo. I’ve seen the hobby manufacturers make all kinds of brick, stone and block sheet material, but I have not found material that looks like this. Do you have any ideas on […]
EMD F2 diesel locomotive For a number of years, there was a streamlined diesel road locomotive hiding in plain sight, and it was only the savviest of fans with a penchant for details and numbers that could ferret them out from the rest of the herd. It is the EMD F2. Only 104 were built […]
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration issued two safety advisories last week: One covering crossing gates and another regarding the operation of track maintenance machines. The grade crossing advisory notes that crossing gates attached using a king pin system could fail suddenly. King pin assemblies came into use in the early 1990s as railroads shifted […]
DELTA, British Columbia — The British Columbia government has provided environmental clearance for expansion of the container port at Roberts Bank, B.C., the Canadian Press reports, saying it could not prohibit the project from going forward in light of earlier federal approval. The C$3.5 billion Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project was approved by the Canadian […]
NEWINGTON, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Transportation will hold the first of a series of hearings on proposed changes to rail and bus service today in New Haven, Conn., with three other hearing also set for this week. Fare increases are also being proposed. The most significant changes will come on the Shore Line […]
