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FORT WORTH, Texas — The engineering and construction teams have been selected for Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway project, parent Rio Grande Pacific Corp. has announced. Companies selected to take part in development of the 85-mile railroad in northeastern Utah are: — AECOM, which will design the railroad, except for its tunnels; — Skanska-WW Clyde Joint […]
2.0 Electro-Motive Division SD70M-2 diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current with 21-pin NEM connector, $249.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound decoder, $339.98 Era: 2005+ to 2019+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com 2.0 Electro-Motive Division SD70M-2 diesel locomotive features: All-wheel drive and electrical pickup […]
Rail labor leaders have given mixed reviews to a call from CSX Transportation CEO Jim Foote for railroads to mend fences with their unionized employees and negotiate new contracts, with the union officials saying the relationship with management is the worst it has been in decades. Foote has called for a change several times in […]
5 tips for moving a layout Many people spend years building their dream layout in their home, building it in permanently, thinking they will never move. But we know that life happens, and things change. When building your dream layout, even though you’re not planning on moving, build it in sections, so that it can be […]
Packing up a model train layout: There are many reasons for packing up a model train layout. For John Lehnan of Pewaukee, Wis., the reason was to rebuild. His first layout had reached a point that the best way to improve it was to replace it, so the old layout had to come down. One […]
IHOP restaurant Price: $110 Manufacturer: Summit USA LLC, 512A Ford St., Lake Charles, LA 70601, 337-436-8481, summit-customcuts.com IHOP restaurant features Unpainted milled styrene, laser-cut acrylic, and self-adhesive micro-plywood parts Parts may require light sanding in joints for cosmetic reasons Photo-illustrated instructions Measures 11½” x 7-3/8” x 3¾” Available now Company Information: Summit Customcuts is a […]
The Professionals filming location. The Professionals is a perfect Saturday afternoon popcorn picture. Four mercenaries in the waning days of the wild American West dive deep into Mexico to rescue the abducted wife of a multi-millionaire railroad tycoon. Along the way are bandits, memories of yesterday’s glory days, and plot twists that make what looks […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has modified its controversial Hi-Viz train crew attendance policy in response to employee feedback, but officials at two unions say the changes fall far short of what is needed. The changes, which take effect June 1, were announced in a video released on Friday. BNSF launched the policy in […]
Q: I have a new HO scale 2-6-0 steam locomotive that has trouble negotiating my layout’s 18-inch radius curves. My 4-4-0 locomotive runs fine on the layout. I’ve read that on longer wheelbase locomotives, the center drivers have their wheel flanges removed for tight radius layouts. Is removing the flanges from locomotive drivers a thing to do? Or […]
BNSF Ry. business cars Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Pullman-Standard 36-seat diner BNSF no. 11 (Fred Harvey): standard, $94.98; lighted, $104.98. Budd Big Dome bar-lounge dormitory no. 31 (Bay View): standard, $99.98; lighted, $109.98. Era: late 1990s to mid-2000s Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers, Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com Features: 36” turned-metal […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friends and admirers of Peter A. Hansen, the late editor of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s scholarly journal Railroad History, gathered here at Union Station Sunday (May 15, 2022) for the ceremonial unveiling of a plaque in his honor. Hansen, who edited the publication for 13 years, died two years […]
SEATTLE — Transportation officials in Washington state and Oregon are protesting an announcement by Amtrak that it does not plan to restart Amtrak Cascades service between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, before December 2022. The Associated Press reports Ray Lang, Amtrak vice president of state-supported services, informed the rail directors in both states that the […]
