KCS dedicates North Texas intermodal terminal NEWSWIRE

Officials cut a red ribbon Thursday to mark the opening of the new Wylie terminal earlier in the month. Two photos, Kansas City Southern DALLAS – Two decades after Kansas City Southern purchased several Santa Fe lines in North Texas, KCS, on Thursday, dedicated a new intermodal terminal in Wylie. The facility, located in the […]

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New model trains for the week of July 9, 2015

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70, SD70M, and SD75M diesel locomotives. SD70: Conrail (Quality scheme) and Illinois Central. SD70M: New York, Susquehanna & Western (three road numbers); Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific (with flared radiators). SD75M: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Four numbers per scheme unless noted. Road-number-specific details, operating ditch lights, and wire grab […]

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MTH HO scale GE ES44AC diesel locomotive

For the last decade General Electric Evolution Series (GEVO) diesel locomotives have been a dominant force on Class 1 main lines, and increasingly in HO scale product lines. This latest HO GE ES44AC from MTH comes with a variety of user-controlled effects. Equipped with the firm’s Digital Command System, the model operates reliably on direct-current, […]

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Trainfest 2014 show report

Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division FP45 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F45 and FP45 diesel locomotives. F45: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (pinstripe scheme); BNSF Ry. (ex-Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe yellow bonnet), Burlington Northern, and Montana Rail Link. FP45: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Super Fleet warbonnet) and Milwaukee Road. Railroad-specific […]

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2014 Holiday Trains

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes a stop in La Crosse, Wis., in 2010. Photo by Travis Dewitz. Please scroll to the bottom to download this content in PDF form. ALABAMA Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Calera hodrrm.org North Alabama Railroad Museum Huntsville northalabamarailroadmuseum.com ARIZONA Grand Canyon Williams thetrain.com ARKANSAS Arkansas & Missouri Springdale amrailroad.com […]

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KCS reports record quarterly revenue, carloads NEWSWIRE

Mark Mautner KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Southern reports record revenue and carloads in the third quarter of 2014 revenues. Revenue is reported at $678 million, while carload volumes are 4 percent higher. Third quarter revenue growth was led by a 28 percent increase in automotive, and a 13 percent increase in industrial and […]

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MTH O gauge E6 A-B-A diesel set

Price: $729.95 (no. 20-20342-1) Features: O-42 operation, two can-style motors and smoke units in each A unit, coil couplers on A units, decorated cab interiors, MTH DCS sound and control system Current production road names: Baltimore & Ohio, Florida East Coast, Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific Getting from the Big Apple to Miami for fun, […]

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The merger puzzle

A westbound trackage rights train is seen at Otis, Ind., in March 2014 with Canadian Pacific and CSX Transportation power. Bruce Stahl Procter & Gamble agrees to buy Gil­lette. Kmart takes over Sears. Federated Department Stores gobbles up rival May. Mergers filled the business news in 2004 and early 2005, and experts predict the trend […]

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2014 iHobby Expo show report

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco C-424 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco C-424 and C-425 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. C-424 (Phase II): Erie Mining (one road number); Springfield Terminal (Guilford); and Toledo, Peoria & Western (two numbers). C-424 (Phase III): Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Morristown & Erie (two numbers). C-425 (Phase […]

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2014 National Train Show report

Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD70, SD70M, and SD75I diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70, SD70M, and SD75I diesel locomotives. SD70: Canadian National (ex-Illinois Central). SD70M: Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific (both with flared radiators). SD75I: BNSF Ry. (ex-Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe). Four road numbers per scheme. Detailed cab interior, flat […]

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New products for the week of June 12, 2014

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division FP7 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Atlantic Coast Line (black and yellow), Penn Central (black with red “P” on single unit, black with white “P” on two-packs), and Rock Island (maroon with yellow nose). Road-number-specific details, Blomberg B trucks, and etched-metal windshield wipers. Single FP7 (one road number): direct-current model, […]

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