ALEXANDER, W.Va. — West Virginia’s coal history is a cyclical tale of boom-and-bust periods driven by the world’s appetite for the state’s most abundant fossil fuel. Agility and resiliency have carried coal and its closely linked partner, railroading, through periods of prosperity and dispersity. Today in one of the state’s most rural dwellings is a […]
Their debut delayed by installation and testing of Positive Train Control equipment, Rocky Mountaineer’s GP40-3 locomotives last week finally began replacing leased Union Pacific power on the “Rockies to Red Rocks” excursions to Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Moab, Utah. On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, they head west from Denver at Arvada, Colo., at milepost 9.75 […]
HARMAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — All of the cars that went into a creek as a result of a Thursday derailment of a Norfolk Southern train were removed from the water as of Sunday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Two locomotives and 17 cars of the train derailed after the train hit a dump truck loaded with […]
WASHINGTON — More Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement, or CRISI, grants from the Federail Railroad Administration have been announced by members of Congress whose areas will receive the funding. Among the latest announcements: California grants worth more than $46 million U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) announced awards of more than […]
HUMBOLDT, Kan. — The state of Kansas is awarding $11.5 million in grants for 17 railroad infrastructure rehabilitation and construction projects, Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced. The projects, involving seven railroads and eight shipper locations, will be funded through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s State Rail Service Improvement fund. Grants range […]
Chevrolet vehicles Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $24.95 Era: 1980 to 1985 model years through 2000s Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com HO scale Chevrolet vehicle features: Assorted front grill designs Multiple rim designs (wire spoke, dog dish, and more) Chrome finish on bumpers, rims, and […]
American Car & Foundry 5,701-cubic-foot-capacity Pressureaide Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $47.95 (undecorated, $37.95) Era: 1985 to present (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Features: Etched-metal running boards Detailed brake gear with piping 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with blackened metal wheels […]
New Look Bus Scale: N (1:160) Price: $34.95 (GO Transit, $39.95) Era: 1960s to 1990s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com New Look Bus features: Full underbody detail including fuel tank, cabling, and engine detail Early (5303) rear engine door […]
American Car & Foundry 3,560-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay Center Flow covered hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $33.95 (undecorated, $26.95) Era: 1967 to present (era varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com Features: Weighted, detailed underframe Accumate couplers Roller-bearing trucks with metal wheels Available now Road names: […]
Southern Pacific passenger cars Scale: Z (1:220) Price: Contact manufacturer Era: 1941 to mid-1950s Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com Southern Pacific passenger cars features: Injection-molded plastic Metal wheels AutoLatch couplers Window glazing Limited quantities available Car types: Cascade 4-compartment, 4-bedroom, 2-drawing-room sleeper with Pullman sublettering (two road numbers); […]
ROCKY RIDGE, Pa. — Flying a 21st-century drone to plot the future of two 19th-century tunnels, the East Broad Top Railroad took a step forward Thursday, May 26, by revisiting its past. Specialists set up, calibrated, and flew a drone through the Ray’s Hill (some spell it Wray’s Hill) and Sideling Hill tunnels, nestled in […]
CHICAGO — Commuter rail operator Metra will restore Saturday schedules to pre-pandemic levels on seven lines as of this Saturday, May 29, and has also announced it will revise its weekday schedule on the Union Pacific Northwest line. The new schedules will be introduced on the BNSF, Milwaukee North, Milwaukee West, Rock Island, Union Pacific […]
