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WalthersProto Electro-Motive Division SW9, SW900, and SW1200 diesel locomotives

By | September 19, 2022

Model of orange and black train locomotive

Electro-Motive Division SW9/SW900/SW1200 diesel locomotives Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model with Next18 plug, $199.98; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $299.98. Era: 1954 to 1990s (varies depending on scheme) Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Electro-Motive Division SW9, SW900, and SW1200 diesel locomotives features: Road-specific details Detailed cab interior with […]

Monticello museum hosts Railroad Days event (with video)

By Steve Smedley | September 19, 2022

Blue, white, and gray streamlined diesel with passenger train

MONTICELLO, Ill. — The Monticello Railway Museum hosted its annual Railroad Days event Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17-18, 2022, drawing hundreds of people to the museum in central Illinois. The event featured Southern Railway Consolidation No. 401 pulling a coach passenger train; Wabash F7 No. 1189 pulling a three-car train; a caboose hop powered by […]

Lehigh Stone three-bay offset-side hoppers from the Kankakee Model Railroad Club

By | September 19, 2022

Lehigh Stone three-bay offset-side hopper Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Kit, $30; assembled with Kadee couplers, $35. Add $6 shipping per car. Manufacturer: Produced by Accurail, available from Kankakee Model Railroad Club, 197 S. East Ave., Kankakee, IL 60901 Features: Injection-molded plastic kit Plastic wheelsets Steel weight(s) Release Date: Available now Road name: Lehigh Stone (red […]

As stopgap to relieve crew shortages, CSX seeks transfers to Water Level Route terminals

By Bill Stephens | September 19, 2022

Intermodal train with two blue and yellow locomotives at grade crossing

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation expected train crew availability to improve at its Selkirk, N.Y., hub after Labor Day as the summer vacation season wound down. But it appears crew shortages at Selkirk and elsewhere on the former Water Level Route across New York are getting worse, not better. In system notices sent last week, […]

Parts of an Electro-Motive Division F40PH diesel locomotive

By Cody Grivno | September 19, 2022

Photo of front of HO scale cowl-bodied diesel on white background

Parts of an Electro-Motive Division F40PH diesel locomotive The Electro-Motive Division (EMD) F40PH diesel locomotive was the backbone of Amtrak’s fleet for many years. The four-axle unit earned its keep on several commuter lines, too. GO Transit (Toronto), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston), Metra (Chicago), and NJ Transit were just some of the places the […]

Amtrak suspensions bring brief relief from long-distance coach sellouts

By Bob Johnston | September 19, 2022

Passenger train with locomotive and five cars passes yard full of passenger equipment

CHICAGO — With the threat of a national railroad work stoppage prompting travelers to make alternate plans, many long-distance trains that are normally sold out for at least a portion of their journeys had space available as service resumed. Trains that had been suspended Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 13-15, all returned as scheduled Friday [see […]

Mid-Continent Museum to restore early EMC gas-electric car to operating condition

By | September 19, 2022

NORTH FREEDOM, Wis. — Mid-Continent Railway Museum will restore Montana Western gas-electric railcar No. 31 — built in 1925 by Electro-Motive Corp. — to operating condition, the museum has announced. The car, one of the oldest surviving pieces of equipment built by Electro-Motive, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in August, was built for Great Northern […]

Vote on rail labor deal awaits final contract language

By | September 19, 2022

WASHINGTON — Ratification of the tentative agreement between railroads and a dozen unions remains in limbo while final contact language is being formalized, according to a message from one of the operating unions to its members. A final version of the tentative agreement not expected until sometime this week at the earliest, the International Association […]

UP makes minor change to new paint scheme

By | September 19, 2022

Three-quarter view of yellow locomotive showing American flag decal near nose

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Union Pacific has adjusted the revision of its locomotive paint scheme, changing the American flag decal at the front of the locomotive to a design based on the one introduced on the long hood of the locomotive 20 years ago. UP announced the revision earlier this year, returning “Union Pacific” […]

OmniTRAX has agreement in principle to buy San Luis & Rio Grande, bankruptcy trustee says

By | September 19, 2022

ALAMOSA, Colo. — Denver-based short line operator OmniTRAX has signed an agreement in principle to purchase the bankrupt San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad, Colorado’s Valley Courier newspaper reports. Bankruptcy trustee William Brandt told the newspaper that a letter of intent has been signed but negotiations are continuing to purchase the former Iowa Pacific Holdings […]

Mt. Rainier Scenic to return in 2024 or 2025, museum official says

By | September 19, 2022

ELBE, Wash. — The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad and Museum, shut down by owner American Heritage Railways in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume operation in 2024 or 2025, according to the executive director of the Western Forest Industries Museum. The Centralia Chronicle reports Forest Industries Museum Executive Director Bethan Maher […]

MBTA’s Orange Line service to resume Monday as scheduled

By | September 18, 2022

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s 30-day shut down of the Orange Line — the second most-used route on the MBTA rail rapid-transit system — will reopen as scheduled on Monday morning after a 30-day shutdown, MBTA officials said Sunday. The unprecedented shutdown led to significant disruptions for commuters, but also allowed the transit […]

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WalthersProto Electro-Motive Division SW9, SW900, and SW1200 diesel locomotives

Monticello museum hosts Railroad Days event (with video)

Lehigh Stone three-bay offset-side hoppers from the Kankakee Model Railroad Club

As stopgap to relieve crew shortages, CSX seeks transfers to Water Level Route terminals

Parts of an Electro-Motive Division F40PH diesel locomotive

Amtrak suspensions bring brief relief from long-distance coach sellouts

Mid-Continent Museum to restore early EMC gas-electric car to operating condition

Vote on rail labor deal awaits final contract language

UP makes minor change to new paint scheme

OmniTRAX has agreement in principle to buy San Luis & Rio Grande, bankruptcy trustee says

Mt. Rainier Scenic to return in 2024 or 2025, museum official says

MBTA’s Orange Line service to resume Monday as scheduled

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