This video highlights how Thomas Klimoski modeled an operating overhead rolling door on his Georgia Northeastern model railroad. See the May 2018 issue of Model Railroader for more information. […]
How to model an operating overhead rolling door
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How to model an operating overhead rolling door
This video highlights how Thomas Klimoski modeled an operating overhead rolling door on his Georgia Northeastern model railroad. See the May 2018 issue of Model Railroader for more information. […]
Suburban Atlanta county votes on MARTA expansion NEWSWIRE
ATLANTA — Suburban Gwinnett County is voting today on whether to fund an expansion of the Atlanta-area MARTA transit agency, including an expansion of its heavy rail system, into the county. The referendum asks voters to approve a contract between the county and MARTA that would allow MARTA to take over existing Gwinnett County transit […]
NS freight train nearly hits house on Georgia tracks NEWSWIRE
A Norfolk Southern train stopped within feet of striking a modular home stuck on railroad tracks in Georgia on March 8. Phil Maton ATLANTA — Truck drivers in Georgia will now be routed around a troublesome railroad crossing, thanks to a near-collision last week between a Norfolk Southern freight train and a manufactured home stuck […]
NC&StL No. 576 pauses at Union Station on way to restoration NEWSWIRE
CSX temporarily renumbered a diesel to 576 to tow NC&StL No. 576 at Nashville Saturday. The two paused at Union Station. John Biehn NASHVILLE — Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 is safe at the Tennessee Central Railway Museum today after pausing over the weekend for photos en route at Union Station. The […]
‘City of New Orleans’ route truncated indefinitely by flood mitigation
JACKSON, Miss. – Beginning Thursday, and just days before the big Mardi Gras weekend, Amtrak’s City of New Orleans from Chicago will start making a same day turn at Jackson with chartered Amtrak Thruway buses making all scheduled intermediate stops to and from the Crescent City. The northbound bus will leave New Orleans Passenger terminal […]
Florida tourist line loses route NEWSWIRE
Clinchfield No. 800 pulls a Royal Palm Railway Experience train to Mount Dora in January 2018. Trains: Jim Wrinn MOUNT DORA, Fla. — What’s good for one railroad may not necessarily be good for another, and a tourist railroad in Florida will have to cope with that reality this spring. The Royal Palm Railway Experience, […]
When the train left, the fun paled
Central of Georgia’s 500-series Consolidations possessed good lines accented by interesting detail: visored headlight, capped stack, serif numerals, striped sandbox, generous cab. Classic Trains collection An alligator crosshead moving back and forth on its greased guides to the dictates of a hot piston rod; the hurried, hollow sighs up the stack as a pair of […]
Union Pacific announces another round of layoffs, closure of Pine Bluff shop NEWSWIRE
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific announced another round of layoffs on Tuesday that affects 700 employees and includes the closure of the locomotive shop in Pine Bluff, Ark. UP has notified the mechanical department that 450 positions will be eliminated across the system this month. In addition, 250 other jobs were eliminated, most of them […]
South Carolina mayor lashes out at NS over grade-crossing blockage; legislator proposes stiff penalties NEWSWIRE
A screenshot from a video on the North Charleston, S.C., city government Facebook page shows Mayor Keith Summey standing in the middle of a railroad track to harshly criticize Norfolk Southern over daytime work that blocked a busy grade crossing. North Charleston city government Facebook page NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — North Charleston’s mayor has taken […]
Kentucky company launches line of new tourist railroad passenger cars NEWSWIRE
STEARNS, Ky. — A restoration shop in Kentucky is branching out to produce new open-air passenger cars for tourist lines. Crossroads Railcar Services, which refurbishes passenger cars in the former Kentucky & Tennessee Railway steam shop in Stearns, Ky., has begun construction on the prototype for what is planned to be a full line of […]
MARTA preparations for Super Bowl include expanded service NEWSWIRE
ATLANTA — With the city bracing for the arrival of a huge number of visitors for Super Bowl week, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is anticipating anywhere from 30,000 to 90,000 additional daily riders, expanding schedules to accommodate the influx. Numerous road closures will make driving to the game a poor choice. “Please, please, […]
