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Railroads are likely to report stellar financial results for the second quarter as traffic and freight rates continue to rise. CSX Transportation will kick off two weeks of Class I railroad earnings reports and conference calls with Wall Street analysts when it releases quarterly results on July 17. It will be followed by Canadian Pacific […]
Kansas City Southern INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, which last week lost a federal court decision regarding Kansas City Southern’s use of international crews at the Laredo, Texas, gateway, is now appealing to the court of public opinion. The union has asked President Trump to intervene on its behalf. “Mr. […]
A Kansas City Southern empty grain train stops to change crews on the International Bridge linking Laredo, Texas, with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in November 2017. The American crew climbs aboard the General Electric ES44AC as the Mexican crew begins the walk back to Nuevo Laredo. Bill Stephens INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale General Electric Dash 8-40C and Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives General Electric Dash 8-40C and Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. Dash 8-40C (two road numbers each unless noted): Citicorp (Union Pacific patchout with CREX reporting marks), Kansas City Southern de Mexico (Southern Belle scheme), Lancaster […]
CHICAGO — Kansas City Southern announced its U.S. and Mexico rail subsidiaries will acquire a combined total of 50 new locomotives from GE Transportation to be delivered during 2019, as well as digital solutions to drive improved operational and fuel efficiency. With the North American rail market improving and freight volume up roughly 5 percent […]
ScaleTrains.com HO scale covered hopper A Greenbrier (Gunderson) 5,188- cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper has been added to the ScaleTrains.com HO scale Rivet Counter line. The modern three-bay hopper is offered in four body styles. It features see-through stainless steel running boards and crossover platforms, prototype-specific hatch covers and outlet gates, and American Steel Foundries Ride-Control trucks […]
Rapido Trains HO scale Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works FA-2 and FPA-2 diesel locomotives. FA-2: Ann Arbor (delivery scheme); Burlington Northern (Spokane, Portland & Seattle patchout); Chicago & North Western (yellow and green); CP Rail (Action Red with Multimark); Erie Lackawanna (gray and maroon); Long Island […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F-series diesel locomotives. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe F7A, F7B, and F7A-B set (one number each), blue warbonnet. Central RR of New Jersey F3A and F3A-B set (one numbered and unnumbered [includes decals] unit/set each), orange and blue scheme. Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7A-B set (one number each), red and […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Kodachrome” scheme, four road numbers); BNSF Ry. (Heritage III scheme, four numbers [two each with 88” and 123” nose]); Norfolk Southern (high short hood, two numbers); RJ Corman (three numbers, two with 88” nose and one with 123” nose), and Union Pacific […]
It is still unclear precisely how railroads will fare amid a trade dispute between the U.S. and China, but railroad executives and analysts say rail traffic benefits from free trade. Last week, the Trump administration said it would impose $60 billion-worth of tariffs on Chinese goods, including electronic products, shoes, and clothing. The measures are […]
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about the widespread deterioration in railroad service metrics amid complaints from shipper groups, who say the industry is mired in a slowdown that is delaying shipments of goods from automobiles to grain. The Surface Transportation Board has asked Class I railroad chief executives to explain service problems, […]
Illinois Central, Texas & Pacific, and Kansas City Southern E units plus (barely visible) Louisville & Nashville and Southern Pacific F units) idle in the engine terminal outside New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in 1954, when the facility was new. James G. La Vake photo […]
