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Ready for a long-awaited return to Toy Train Mecca – otherwise known as the Eastern Division TCA York Train Meet in York, PA? Even if you can’t make it to the York Fairgrounds for the October 21-23, 2021, O and S gauge event, you’ll appreciate a glimpse at the fun enjoyed by Kent and Carl […]
All through October 2021, the Reading Company is Classic Trains‘ Railroad of the Month! In this photo gallery, please enjoy images of Reading passenger trains selected from the archives of the David P. Morgan Library at Kalmbach Media! This photo gallery had previously been published in June 2020. Only from Trains.com! […]
Large scale locomotives Austrian Federal Rys. Taurus Railjet locomotive. Digital Command Control sound decoder; molded and separate, factory-applied parts, including lights, windshield wipers, handrails, horn, vents, fans, bumpers, and exhaust stack; hook-and-loop couplers; and can-type ball-bearing motor. $779.99. November 2021. PIKO America, 619-280-2800, piko-america.com Large scale passenger equipment Austrian Federal Rys. Railjet first-class coach. Plastic wheelsets, molded […]
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of October 14, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. CSX […]
SALTILLO, Pa. – The Friends of the East Broad Top, an auxiliary group whose membership has exploded since the rebirth of the narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad starting in 2020, announced over the weekend that it is moving forward to help the railroad’s owner, the EBT Foundation, reopen its main line south 20 miles […]
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ROCKHILL FURNACE, Pa. – East Broad Top Railroad staff and volunteers went the extra mile – literally – to fully reopen the company’s line from here to its tourist-era (1961-2011) wye and picnic area at Colgate Grove, just in time for this past weekend’s Friends of The East Broad Top annual reunion. Since 2020, when […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s fiscal 2021 results saw ticket revenue and ridership both off 63% from 2019, the last year when the October-September fiscal calendar was not impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions and massive service cuts. Long-distance trains, however, suffered less of a setback than state-supported and Northeast Corridor operations. For the fiscal year ending Sept. […]
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — Brightline’s newest equipment is making its way to Florida. On Friday, Oct. 8, Union Pacific ET44AH No. 2603 leads a new trainset, operating as CSX train CSX W989 on the Henderson Subdivision at CSX Casky yard in Hopkinsville, Ky. The new equipment — to be used as service is expanded to Orlando, […]
CORVALLIS, Ore. — After two years of COVID-19 disruptions, Winterail is set to return in March 2022 at Corvallis High School with a two-day event featuring shows for 2020, 2021, and 2022. The 2020 show will be held on Saturday, March 19, with digital presentations from noon to 10 p.m. and a collectables sale from […]
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train will again be sidelined by COVID-19 considerations in 2021, but the railroad will continue with the actions it took in 2020, donating to food banks and holding an online benefit concert. “The spirit of the Holiday Train is about giving generously and inspiring those around us to give […]
BOSTON — Membership for the new Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of directors is complete after Gov. Charlie Baker appointed five members to the seven-member board. State House News Service reports Betsy Taylor, a veteran of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation board, will chair the new board, which replaces the Fiscal and Management Control Board. […]
