SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — U.S. and Massachusetts officials have reached agreement on a plan to develop the long-discussed East-West Rail project, which will extend existing rail service west from Worcester to Springfield and Pittsfield, Mass. State House News Service reports Gov. Charlie Baker and Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield) announced the plan for the state legislature to […]
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KANSAS CITY — CEOs Keith Creel of Canadian Pacific, Katie Farmer of BNSF, and Jim Foote of CSX are among those scheduled to appear at the annual meeting of the North American Rail Shippers, set for May 9-11 in Kansas City. Others set to take part are Patrick Fuchs; Anthony B. Hatch of ABH Consultiong; […]
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MADISON, Wis. — Sunday, May 1, is the submission deadline for entries in the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s 2022 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program. Up to three images, color or black and white, can be entered with the theme of “Weather Effects.” Prizes include $750 for first place, $500 for second […]
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NORTH READING, Pa. — It is appropriate that the Reading & Northern, which calls itself The Road of Anthracite, would road-test its recently rebuilt 4-8-4 by putting it on the head end of a 50-car train of coal hoppers. R&N’s 77-year old former Reading Class T-1 No. 2102 departed the railroad’s North Reading yard at 9:00 a.m. […]
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Accurail May 2022 HO scale freight car kits Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: See individual cars below Era: Varies depending on car type Manufacturer: Accurail, PO Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119, 630-365-1173, accurail@accurail.com Features: Injection-molded plastic kits Plastic wheelsets Solid-or roller-bearing trucks as appropriate Steel weight(s) Screws for trucks and draft-gear box covers Accumate couplers with modeler-installed […]
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2022 National Garden Railway Convention preview: The Denver Garden Railway Society welcomes you to Denver this June! This year’s event will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel, and will include an ice cream social, a BBQ at the Colorado Railroad Museum, daily bus tours to the railways on display, and pre- and post-convention tours. […]
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HARTFORD — As of Monday, April 25, Amtrak has restored Hartford Line service — between New Haven and Hartford, Conn., and Springfield, Mass., to pre-pandemic levels, the company announced Monday. The move means the return of seven trains — two on weekdays, one on Saturdays, and four on Sundays. The partnership between Amtrak, Connecticut’s CTrail […]
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CSX Transportation has repainted a General Electric C30-7 locomotive into the “Family Lines” paint scheme of predecessor Louisville & Nashville, completing a cosmetic restoration of the locomotive for the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., which will display the diesel at its facility in Ravenna, Ky., a former CSX rail yard. “CSX has been […]
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Railroads will not replace each coal hopper with a flat car of windmill blades, but America’s commitment to increasing its use of renewable energy is altering the relationship between railroads and energy. Whether through the transportation of raw materials, intermodal, or network capacity, renewables will affect railroads’ business because of how it is interwoven in […]
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CALGARY — Port Saint John, New Brunswick, will see additional seasonal container service, Canadian Pacific and shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd have announced. The additional call at the port via a “seasonal extra loader” follows service launched into the port in May 2021. “We are thrilled to see Hapag-Lloyd add a second solution into Port Saint John, […]
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum will return a former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western electric multiple-unit commuter coach to its home state of New Jersey for display at a new retail facility at the former DL&W terminal in Montclair, N.J. An agreement between the museum and developer BDP Holdings will see […]
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Pennsylvania RR class H32 covered hopper Scale: N (1:160) Price: two-pack $54.99 Era: 1948 to 1980s Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, LLC, 9 East Tower Circle,Ormond Beach, FL 32174, 386-673-8900, info@broadway-limited.com Features: Plastic (ABS) body and chassis Metal wheelsets Separate, factory-applied details including brake appliances, running board, roof grab irons, and brake wheel Plain welded roof […]
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