When choosing a command system, you may encounter starter sets from three current train makers: Lionel, MTH, and Williams by Bachmann. The Bachmann sets have conventionally controlled locomotives and are operated by a traditional power supply, where speed is manipulated with a dial or lever raising or lowering track power. Lionel LionChief sets feature locomotives […]
RailSmith Models 8-duplex-roomette, 6-roomette, 3-bedroom, 1-compartment lightweight sleeper Scale: N (1:160) Price: See individual passenger cars Era: 1947 to early 1970s (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: RailSmith Models, P.O. Box 188, Prineville, OR 97754, lowellsmith.net RailSmith Models 8-duplex-roomette, 6-roomette, 3-bedroom, 1-compartment lightweight sleeper features: Clear window glazing Injection-molded plastic body Metal wheels on plastic […]
The U.S. Class I railroads’ recurring crew shortages, related bouts of service problems, and a lack of meaningful volume growth are intertwined. You can lay the blame for all three problems at just one place: Wall Street. BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific are in the midst of the mother of all […]
Albert-Modell HO scale Moroccan ballast hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $52.49 (may vary based on exchange rate) Era: 1990 to 2006 Manufacturer: Naumann Modelleisenbahnen, naumann-online.de Albert-Modell HO scale Moroccan ballast hopper features: Injection-molded plastic Metal wheels Modeler-installed European-style couplers NEM 362 coupler pockets 80 separate, factory-installed parts Available now Road name: Moroccan National Railways Office […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National says it has “met or exceeded” the demands of striking Canadian signal and communications workers in negotiations, while the chief negotiator for those workers said that claim was technically correct but misleading. Some 750 workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical workers walked out across Canada on Saturday. The railroad […]
LONDON — Most trains in Britain have been cancelled or rescheduled as of today (Tuesday, June 21) due to a widespread strike. The action involves some, but not all, railway workers at 13 passenger companies, plus national rail infrastructure company Network Rail and the London subway (Tube) system. In total, around 40,000 people are striking. […]
CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal judge has barred the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has been barred from initiating future strikes against NJ Transit following a job action that shut down commuter rail operations last Friday. NorthJersey.com reports the emergency order issued by U.S. District Judge Christine O’Hearn also requires the union to immediately […]
CHICAGO — U.S. railroads may see high demand for coal exports continue as Germany looks to fire up its coal-fired power plants in the months ahead. Germany’s renewed focus on coal is due to its need to conserve natural gas after Russia pulled back its gas exports last week due to European sanctions. Germany had […]
MONTREAL — Opening of Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain light rail network has been pushed back because of issues with the Mount Royal Tunnel, the system’s developer has announced. The CBC reports initial plans had called for 18 of the 26 stations on the 41.6-mile REM system to open in phases between fall 2023 and fall […]
Accurail June 2022 HO scale freight car kit Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: See individual cars below Era: Varies depending on car type Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119, 630-365-1173, accurail.com Accurail June 2022 HO scale freight car kit features: Injection-molded plastic kits Plastic wheelsets Solid-or roller-bearing trucks as appropriate Steel weight(s) Screws for trucks […]
The Kettle Valley Railway – Bruce Division is a coal and lumber garden railroad modeled after the Kettle Valley Railway that at one time carried freight and passengers through the Thomson/Okanagan Region of British Columbia. The garden railway was started in 2004 and covers a triangular-shaped hillside on Brian Swanton’s property. The railroad features two […]
Q: Is there a relatively simple answer to the question as to why you find the wheel flanges on the inside rather than the outside of the rail on railroad engines and cars? – Gerald Roberts A: Who knows what thought went into that decision way back when. The real answer might come down to “because […]
