Join Eric White as he reviews the new Atlas HO GE U23B locomotive! Learn all about this product’s facts and features, and see how it runs on the track. […]
Product Review: Atlas HO GE U23B
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How to keep rust off your trains
Those little packets of silica gel that come in model train and other boxes are there for a reason – to keep moisture away from your valuable items. Classic Toy Trains Editor Hal Miller tells you how they work and where you can get more if you’ve thrown yours away. […]
Rapido Trains HO scale EMD SW1200
An Electro-Motive Division SW1200 end-cab switcher joins the ever-growing lineup of HO scale diesel locomotives from Rapido Trains. The model has an injection-molded plastic body with railroad-specific details; a die-cast metal frame, chassis, and gearboxes; and loads of separate, factory-applied, prototype-specific detail parts. The prototype Electro-Motive Division produced the SW1200 from January 1954 to May […]
Man shot at Chicago Union Station was wanted for California murder four days earlier
CHICAGO — The man killed by Amtrak police in a shootout at Chicago Union Station on Tuesday had allegedly shot and killed a man in Oakland just four days before. Jamar Jason Taylor, 33, of San Leandro, Calif., died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after being shot in an exchange of gunfire with police on a […]
Cab roof acquisition allows PA restoration project to move forward
FRISCO, Texas — A critical part in the restoration of Santa Fe Alco PA 59L at the Museum of the American Railroad has arrived in Texas. The cab roof and front windshield from a FP4A arrived Aug. 16 and was set down next to the legendary locomotive. The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio provided […]
Europe’s railways face up to decarbonization
In Europe, a widespread consensus has developed among politicians and national governments that climate change is a real and present danger, and that it is primarily caused by human activity, both historic and now. Addressing this concern could spell major changes for railway activity across the continent. While much of the historic climate damage from […]
NTSB to investigate three-train collision in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to the site of a Wednesday collision involving Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific, and BNSF Railway trains. The Associated Press reports the accident occurred about 5 p.m. Wednesday, with a Canadian Pacific spokesman saying it led to the derailment of two CP locomotives, one […]
FRA to offer $362 million in CRISI grants
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration has announced it will make available almost $362 million for rail projects through its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements, or CRISI, grant program. The funding is for projects that reduce congestion, improve shortline and regional rail infrastructure, relocate rail lines or improve multi-modal coordination at locations such as […]
New technology offers predictive maintenance for railcar wheelsets
CARY, N.C. — A new unit of rail information technology firm Railinc offers railcar owners and users a new tool for predictive maintenance of wheelsets, determining their optimal time for replacement. The new TransmetriQ unit has launched Wheelset Intelligence, which predicts wheelset failures. The company says it will allow maximum mileage between repairs, minimize operational […]
Savage opens new Chicago transload terminal
CHICAGO — Infrastructure and supply-chain firm Savage has opened a new transload facility at Canadian Pacific’s Bensenville, Ill., yard. The CPT Chicago Transload facility offers direct access to rail lines and major highways including Interstates 290, 294, and 355, as well as State Route 390, the Elgin-O’Hare Tollway. “We’re excited to work with CP to […]
NARS meeting adds online option
CHICAGO — The North American Rail Shippers Association has added an online participation option to its annual meeting, to be held in Chicago Sept. 7-9. “To make attending as convenient as possible we have added online options because we know there is still uncertainty about traveling due to COVID-19,” NARS President Tom Tisa said in a […]
GP39
GP39 Chesapeake & Ohio No. 3909 is a GP39. It looks like a GP38 but it /has a single turbo stack in front of the dynamic brake fan. The GP39 was an “in-between” locomotive, using a smaller (12-cylinder) turbocharged 645 engine rated at 2,300 hp, putting it between the GP38 and GP40. It never became […]
