Trains Magazine event features U.S. Sugar steam operation

Train with steam locomotive crosses wooden bridge

CLEWISTON, Fla. — Trains Magazine, U.S. Sugar, and FMW Solutions partnered Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29-30, to provide an unforgettable experience for 60 enthusiasts who enjoyed the sights and sounds of U.S. Sugar’s restored 1920 Alco 4-6-2 No. 148 on both a replica cane train and a passenger train. The event was the second public […]

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N scale locomotives Amherst 2022 in review

Black and grey locomotive with tender.

See what products manufacturers are featuring in January 2022 at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show, including N scale locomotives Amherst 2022. Bachmann Trains Siemens SC-44 and ALC-42 Charger diesel locomotives Siemens SC-44 and ALC-42 Charger diesel locomotives. Pre-production sample shown. SC-44 Charger: Amtrak (Cascades, Midwest [two road numbers], and Pacific Surfliner). One number […]

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Lionel locomotives at Amherst 2022

Black locomotive with tender.

Lionel locomotives at Amherst 2022: Check out these locomotives featured by Lionel at the Amherst Railway Society’s Railroad Hobby Show held Jan. 29 and 30. Lionel Norfolk & Western class A 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive Norfolk & Western class A 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive. All-new tooling. Multiple road numbers with different detail configurations to match the changes […]

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HO locomotives Amherst 2022 in review

Group illustration showing different paint schemes on HO scale Montreal Locomotive Works M420W diesel locomotive from Rapido Trains.

Featured HO locomotives Amherst 2022: These HO Scale locomotives are what manufacturers tell Model Railroader that they are featuring at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show Jan. 29 and 30. Athearn Electro-Motive Diesel/Progress Rail SD70ACU diesel locomotive Electro-Motive Diesel/Progress Rail SD70ACU diesel locomotive. Canadian Pacific (Army Arid Regions and Navy schemes in one road […]

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Narrow gauge in paradise

Oahu Railway & Land Co.

Consolidation No. 22 of the Oahu Railway & Land Co. has a freight train from Honolulu in tow as it skirts the Pacific Ocean en route to Kahuku on the island’s northern tip. The picturesque OR&L was largely abandoned shortly after World War II. Kent W. Cochrane photo […]

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Rebuilt Reading & Northern 4-8-4 to debut on freight trains

Three-quarters view of steam locomotive in shop building

PORT CLINTON, Pa. — Reading & Northern 4-8-4 No. 2102 will mark its return to service following a six-year, $1.45 million rebuild by pulling freight, according to railroad owner and CEO Andrew M. Muller Jr. Muller told Trains News Wire that he expects the engine to break in on R&N freight trains in mid-March. Four […]

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ScaleTrains four-axle locomotive announcement at Amherst 2022

ScaleTrains gray, black, and white announcement ad.

ScaleTrains four-axle locomotive announcement is set for this weekend. Officials with ScaleTrains say they’ll unveil the new HO Scale model during the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show at 10:50 a.m. Eastern time, January 29. Attendees will be able to see the unveiling live at booth BLC No. 34A. More details will be available from […]

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Civil trial against Durango & Silverton is delayed

Steam locomotive leads train onto dirt street

DURANGO, Colo. — A trial in which more than 30 property owners and businesses are seeking damages from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad over a 2018 wildfire has been delayed, the Durango Herald reports. The civil lawsuit was delayed by 6th Judicial District Judge Suzanne Carlson to Aug. 29 because of ongoing negotiations […]

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Wabash’s Banner Blue

Wabash Railroad

Hudson type 706 leads the Wabash’s Chicago–St. Louis Banner Blue through Chicago Ridge, Ill., in August 1948. The train retained its heavyweight equipment – including open-platform observation car – until 1960. Bob Borcherding photo […]

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A rare 0-10-2 Union type

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 605 simmers at Proctor, Minn., on a September 1954 night. She’s a rare 0-10-2, of which only nine were built, all for Pittsburgh’s Union Railroad, in 1936-37. They came to sister U.S. Steel road DM&IR in 1949. Philip R. Hastings photo […]

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