WASHINGTON — A private railroad serving an industrial park in the Houston area has filed paperwork with the Surface Transportation Board to become a common-carrier operation. TGS Cedar Port Railroad will operate 1.28 miles of track in the Cedar Port Industrial Park in Baytown, Texas. The trackage, which connects with Union Pacific, originally was part […]
STOCKTON, Calif. — The parent agency of Altamont Corridor Express commuter rail service has received $57 million in state funding for planned extension of ACE service from Ceres to Turlock, Calif. The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission says the funds for the 10-mile southward extension come from the state’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program […]
MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada has received a 72-hour strike notice from the union representing 2,400 of its workers, creating the possibility the passenger operator will suspend all services as of 12:01 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 11. The Unifor union represents VIA on-board, station, maintenance, administrative, and customer-center employees. Unifor said this week that […]
34-foot war emergency two-bay hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Three-pack, $94.99 Era: 1942 through 1970s Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com 34-foot war emergency two-bay hopper features: 33” machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours Body-mounted McHenry scale couplers Injection-molded plastic body Minimum radius: 15” Removable coal load Separate, factory-applied brake wheel Scheduled for release […]
OGDEN, Utah — A U.S. Forest Service review has upheld a decision granting right-of-way to a portion of the Uinta Basin Railway project, the last major regulatory barrier to the proposed 85-mile line to serve oilfields in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports several environmental groups had challenged the Forest Service’s decision to approve the […]
CALGARY — Canadian Pacific says it has become the first North American freight railroad to take part in the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. More than 15,000 companies in more than 160 countries are part of the program, launched in 2000, for the development, implementation, and disclosure of socially responsible […]
CHICAGO — Key contributors seeking $251.1 million from a federal competitive grant program focused on Chicago Union Station improvements at a Thursday event to announce their involvement. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, and Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski were among the speakers at the station’s Burlington Room, explaining […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation will cut 137 information technology jobs, outsourcing them through a deal with a company based in India. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports CSX said Tata Consultancy Services will provide operation, maintenance and support for the company’s IT systems. “Many impacted employees will have an opportunity to join TCS,” the company […]
Berwick Forge & Fabricating 50-foot boxcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $47.95 (undecorated, $37.95) Era: 1978 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Berwick Forge & Fabricating 50-foot boxcar features: Accumate couplers Blackened metal wheels End ladders and brake gear Late sill variation Non-terminating sine wave ends […]
Code 80 nickel silver 17” radius track Scale: N (1:160) Price: Six-pack, $5.95 Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com N scale code 80 nickel silver 17” radius track features: Code 80 nickel silver rail Injection-molded plastic ties Rail joiners Scheduled for release in July 2022 News & Products is a regular feature […]
New Haven EP-5 electric The Rapido Trains HO scale New Haven EP-5 electric takes weary commuters to their homes on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy in this video review of this new model. Beautifully weathered Rapido passenger cars from Trains.com director David Popp’s fleet make the perfect consist for the EP-5. […]
Athearn Genesis HO scale International Car Co. cabooses Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: With NCE Digital Command Control decoder and lights, $119.99; with lights and SoundTraxx Tsunami SoundCar decoder, $149.99 Era: Late 1960s to 1980s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com International Car Co. caboose features: Axle generator detail […]
