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U34CH No. 3372 in transit in late October. Michael William Sullivan BOONTON, N.J. – For the first time in more than a decade, a General Electric U34CH rolled along the NJ Transit main line. Last week, the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey moved the world’s last surviving U34CH, No. 3372, from the New […]
N&W Y6a 2-8-8-2 No. 2156 sits at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation. David Huelsing ST. LOUIS – One of the strongest steam locomotives ever built is just weeks away from a long-awaited homecoming. As of this week, Norfolk & Western Y6a 2-8-8-2 steam locomotive No. 2156 is awaiting final approval to begin a 700 […]
A banner on the bridge marks the opening. Bob Johnston CHICAGO – The westbound Lake Shore Limited was just a little more than an hour late when it charged past the crowd of politicians and railroad officials lining up to cut the ribbon Thursday. The ceremony would officially open a $142 million grade separation of […]
Running four hours late, the westbound ‘Capitol Limited’ passes Whiting, Ind., on Oct 2, 2014. Bob Johnston CHICAGO – The hours-long delays have begun to disappear not only from Norfolk Southern’s Chicago-Toledo segment of the Capitol Limited, but also on the Empire Builder route. The improvements follow an Oct. 6 letter from Surface Transportation Board […]
Some men go to war for their country. Others build railroads. In both ventures, there is sacrifice, struggle, and honor. The driving of the Canadian Pacific’s final spike at Craigellachie, B.C., in 1885 marked a defining moment in Canada’s transformation from a vast swath of land into a nation — a political and economic engine […]
Athearn Trains HO scale GP39X diesel locomotive appropriately detailed for the Southern Ry. Athearn HO scale GP49 Athearn also makes a GP49 detailed specifically after its Norfolk Southern prototype. An Electro-Motive Division diesel unique to the Southern Ry. is being offered for the first time in plastic by Athearn Trains. The GP39X, upgraded to a […]
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 […]
Brand-new Norfolk Southern SD70ACe No. 1117, part of the multi-year EMD order, works train No. 746 through Starkey, Va., on May 6, 2014. Samuel Phillips Scroll to the bottom of this page to download a PDF of the roster. 2013 New Locomotive Construction GE: 629; EMD/Progress Rail: 356; MPI: 42; NREC: 30 Railroad Qty. Road […]
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 […]
FULL SCREEN Mark Scott FULL SCREEN Mark Scott FULL SCREEN Mark Scott FULL SCREEN Mark Scott Tune in to our webcam live from Thomasville, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 4 for the city’s first railfan and railroad appreciation day. Join us trackside on the busy Norfolk Southern main line to watch freight action as well […]
Tom Danneman Trains Art Director Tom Danneman takes you inside Montana Rail Link’s Livingston, Mont., shop for a typical day at the railroads’ main locomotive maintenance facility in “Backstage at Livingston” in Locomotive 2014. Explore the regional’s entire all-EMD roster here and read the intriguing story about Montana Rail Link’s shop in Locomotive 2014. Order your copy now. No. […]
Norfolk Southern train 11V passes Highland Cut, Pa., on Jan. 18, 2014. Photo by Cynthia Luther […]
