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53-foot intermodal container with refrigeration unit from Walthers

By | September 21, 2022

53-foot reefer container Scale: HO (1:87:1) Price: $17.98 Era: Modern Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com 53-foot reefer container features: Injection-molded plastic construction Refrigeration unit Compatible with WalthersProto or Mainline well cars (sold separately) Release date: Winter 2023 Paint schemes: Axsun (white, black, and yellow), Canadian National (white, green, and black […]

Chicago’s CREATE lands $70 million federal grant for Westside project

By | September 21, 2022

Freight train with yellow locomotive against Chicago skyline

CHICAGO — Chicago’s CREATE Program will receive $70 million in federal funding for a $170 million project to modernize a 2-mile stretch of Union Pacific track on the city’s west side, the partners in the Chicago Region Environment and Transportation Efficiency Program have announced. The Westside Gateway or Ogden Junction project, project WA1 on CREATE’s […]

Atlas O bulkhead flatcar

By Cody Grivno | September 21, 2022

Screen shot of O scale freight car on wood workshop bench

The Atlas O 68-foot bulkhead flatcar is back in new paint schemes and road numbers. Model Railroader magazine Senior Editor Cody Grivno hosts our latest product review video, taking an in-depth look at the Trainman series model. Features on the bulkhead flatcar include side stake pockets, simulated tie loops, a fish-belly center sill, pull plates, […]

Westerfield Models LLC re-releases Norfolk & Western 46-foot battleship gondola

By | September 21, 2022

Norfolk & Western 46-foot battleship gondola Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $47 plus shipping Era: 1914-1930 Manufacturer: Westerfield Models LLC, 1964 Lacey Ct., Gardnerville, NV 89410; 303-658-9343; westerfieldmodels.com Norfolk & Western class GKa/GKb 46-foot battleship gondola features: Unpainted one-piece cast urethane body with integral frame Cast urethane detail parts Yarmouth etched bronze eyebolts Decals covering all versions […]

Preliminary NTSB report on UP fatality says train struck derail

By | September 21, 2022

EL PASO, Texas — A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says a Union Pacific conductor was killed last month when riding on a car that struck a derail during a switching move near UP’s Alfalfa Yard in El Paso. Train ISIEP-29, consisting of a locomotive and 61 cars, was making a reverse […]

Stadler unveils first hydrogen train for U.S., announces order for up to 29 more

By Keith Fender | September 21, 2022

Blue and white two-car passenger trainset on display track

BERLIN — The first hydrogen-powered trainset for use in the U.S. has been presented to its owners at the InnoTrans trade fair by manufacturer Stadler — which also announced an order for more of the equipment for use in Amtrak California intercity service. The two-car trainset was ordered by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority […]

Indiana man sentenced to eight years in prison for arson at Amtrak’s Beech Grove shops

By | September 21, 2022

Buildings on fire next to Amtrak locomotive

INDIANAPOLIS — A Beech Grove, Ind., man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for a pair of arson fires, including one at Amtrak’s Beech Grove heavy maintenance facility that caused more than $1.1 million in damage. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana says in a press release that […]

Progress Rail to offer diesel-battery hybrid locomotives

By | September 21, 2022

Blue and gray end-cab locomotive with three-axle trucks

BERLIN — Progress rail will begin offering diesel-battery-electric hybrid locomotives, with the first two such units to be delivered this year to Rumo, a Brazilian railway and logistics company. The company announced the addition of the hybrid locomotive to its offerings on Tuesday at the InnoTrans rail trade fair. Rumo will begin testing two GT38H […]

Five commuter rail systems receive grants for grade crossing safety

By | September 21, 2022

Light blue locomotie with bilevel commuter cars crossing street

WASHINGTON — Five projects in four states will receive a total of $59 million for grade-crossing improvements through grants announced Tuesday under the Federal Highway Adminstration’s Commuter Authority Safety Rail Safety Improvement, or CARSI, program. “These grants show how multi-modal coordination and investment will improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling where roads and […]

New York City to install security cameras on all subway cars

By | September 21, 2022

Man and woman talking on platform between subway trains

NEW YORK — New York City Transit will install security cameras on its entire fleet of subway cars, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. “I am proud that we will be installing cameras on all Subway cars — expanding our security capabilities, deterring crime, and providing our law enforcement with support,” Hochul said in a press […]

Rail workers’ group calls for Wednesday picketing

By | September 20, 2022

An ad-hoc rail workers’ group is calling for informational picketing on Wednesday to address what it calls “the staffing shortages and lack of a decent quality of life” for employees as railroads, employees, and customers wait to see if unions will ratify tentative agreements that averted a strike last week. Meanwhile, the International Association of […]

Amtrak’s Maple Leaf overtakes a freight train

By Bob Johnston | September 20, 2022

Passenger train approaches on track next to passing freight

Amtrak’s Maple Leaf catches a CSX intermodal train With vehicle-train collisions near the top of the issues list following the Southwest Chief derailment at a Missouri roadway earlier in the summer, Trains News Wire scouted an appropriate photo location in western New York during a recent trip to capture an Amtrak train at a […]

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53-foot intermodal container with refrigeration unit from Walthers

Chicago’s CREATE lands $70 million federal grant for Westside project

Atlas O bulkhead flatcar

Westerfield Models LLC re-releases Norfolk & Western 46-foot battleship gondola

Preliminary NTSB report on UP fatality says train struck derail

Stadler unveils first hydrogen train for U.S., announces order for up to 29 more

Indiana man sentenced to eight years in prison for arson at Amtrak’s Beech Grove shops

Progress Rail to offer diesel-battery hybrid locomotives

Five commuter rail systems receive grants for grade crossing safety

New York City to install security cameras on all subway cars

Rail workers’ group calls for Wednesday picketing

Amtrak’s Maple Leaf overtakes a freight train

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