Report: KCS interested in operating yet-to-be-built Mexican rail line NEWSWIRE

MEXICO CITY — Kansas City Southern, rail company Ferromex, and bus company Autobuses de Oriente have already expressed interest in operating Mexico’s Maya train project, even though construction has not yet begun, according to Latin America business site BNamericas. The $6.3-billion project would build a 900-mile tourist route on the Yucatan Peninsula, connecting archaeological sites, […]

Read More…

New model railroad produts for the week of November 28, 2019

Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern (Maersk Sealand, Operation Lifesaver, and horsehead silhouette, one road number each), Rock Island (red and yellow with italic lettering, four numbers), and Union Pacific (Desert Victory, one number). Vinyl m.u. hoses, bi-directional light-emitting-diode headlights, and see-through cab […]

Read More…

New model railroad products for the week of November 21, 2019

Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD45T-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 diesel locomotive. St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt, American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one number, scarlet and gray with Roman lettering in four numbers), Southern Pacific (1990s version with SP light removed and faded paint in three numbers), National Railway Equipment (Southern […]

Read More…

KCS invokes Force Majeure over protests in Mexico NEWSWIRE

This map shows, highlighted in orange, the area where protests shut down Kansas City Southern de Mexico on Friday. The railroad invoked Force Majeure as a result of the protests, the fifth this year to shut down operations to the port of Lázaro Cárdenas. Kansas City Southern KANSAS CITY – As a result of another […]

Read More…

Trainfest 2019 show report

HO scale locomotives General Electric U28 and U28CG diesel locomotives. Road names to be announced. All-new tooling; etched-metal grills; steam generator details on U28CG; separate, factory-applied detail parts; prototype-specific headlight placement; and metal knuckle couplers. Direct-current and Digital Command Control versions will be offered. Pricing and release date to be announced in January 2020. Master […]

Read More…

Precision Scheduled Railroading moves south of the border NEWSWIRE

KANSAS CITY – Kansas City Southern is introducing precision scheduled railroading to subsidiary Kansas City Southern de Mexico. The first phase is scheduled for about Nov. 18, officials say, with full implementation by January 2020. KCS is launching PSR in Mexico “to improve service and achieve our vision to consistently be the fastest-growing, best-performing, most […]

Read More…

New model trains for the week of November 7, 2019

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Reading & Northern (green and yellow), GATX Locomotive Group (blue and black), Providence & Worcester (brown and orange), Kansas City Southern (Southern Belle scheme), and New Hampshire Northcoast (green, black, and yellow). New […]

Read More…