Railways has manufactured a high speed locomotive in West Bengal’s Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, achieving a top speed of 180km/hr. This new locomotive produced under ‘Make In India’ initiative, will speed up trains like never before. Watch the video: pic.twitter.com/E5QCi0dSa7 — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 12, 2019 NEW DELHI — India’s politicians are touting the country’s […]
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Nevada Northern ‘Star Train’ sells out a year in advance NEWSWIRE
EAST ELY, Nevada – Nevada Northern Railway President Mark Bassett says he’s “never seen anything like this.” A year before the railroad’s Great Basin Star Trains are expected to pull out of the depot, all 15 runs planned for 2020 have sold out and the final two runs this year, on Aug. 16 and Sept. […]
No injuries after ‘Ward Kimball’ breakdown on Disneyland Railroad Sunday NEWSWIRE
The #Disneyland Railroad Ward Kimball train engine is still stuck on the trestle by Big Thunder Trail. @DisneylandToday pic.twitter.com/OBdLBA45Lh — LaughingPlace.com (@laughing_place) August 12, 2019 ANAHEIM, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a Disneyland Railroad train broke down on a trestle at Galaxy’s Edge Sunday afternoon, the Orange County Register reported. A Disney-focused blog […]
STB urges mediation in Amtrak-CN contract renewal dispute
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board will appoint a mediator to resolve differences in long-simmering operating agreement negotiations between Amtrak and Canadian National. The agency’s decision, released late last week, provides a rare glimpse inside a document which governs on time performance measurement, financial incentives, and penalties. Amtrak and its hosts generally keep contract details […]
Atlas Master Series N scale EMD SD35 diesel
Atlas Master Series N scale EMD SD35 diesel A split die-cast metal frame surrounds the mechanism and provides electrical contact between the power pickups on the trucks and the decoder. The Electro-Motive Division SD35 is one of the latest Atlas Master Series N scale locomotives to be upgraded with factory-installed Digital Command Control (DCC) and […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P5a
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P5a NOTE: We ran an earlier sample of the P5A on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy model railroad. WATCH THE VIDEO! The boxcabs are back! Broadway Limited allowed us to get a sneak preview of its new HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electrics, and now we have production models […]
Athearn ACF Centerflow covered hopper
Athearn ACF Center Flow covered hopper An American Car & Foundry (ACF) 4,600-cubic-foot-capacity covered hopper is the latest freight car to join the Athearn Genesis lineup. The HO scale model is offered in three body styles and features see-through etched-metal running boards, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, and 100-ton trucks with rotating bearing caps. […]
Tangent HO scale GATX 1952 tank car
Tangent’s HO scale GATX 1952 tank cars feature prototype-specific domes The cars are equipped with metal grab irons, see-through running boards, and Kadee scale magnetic knuckle couplers. Tangent Scale Models has released an HO scale model of an 8,000-gallon General American Tank Lines (GATX) 1952 general-service tank car. The finely detailed, ready-to-run model represents a […]
CSX trains collide in Ohio injuring one NEWSWIRE
The scene north of Carey, Ohio, after two CSX trains collided early Monday morning. Scott Jordan CAREY, Ohio – Two CSX Transportation trains have collided north of Carey, Ohio, on Monday, injuring one person, WTVG-TV reports. The incident occurred near the north end of double track, at County Road 3. The line is CSX’s Columbus […]
Office car 10000 of brewing and Amtrak fame is for sale NEWSWIRE
One of the best known private cars of the late 20th century, the former Amtrak office car 10000, which was used by the passenger railroad’s presidents, is for sale. Railroad equipment brokerage firm Ozark Mountain Railcar has listed the car for sale from an unidentified private owner. The 65-year-old Wabash-built office is listed for $40,000. […]
Seattle streetcar’ Center City Connector is ‘on’ again NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — Seattle’s financially-troubled on-again, off-again Center City Connector streetcar project appears to be on again. The Seattle Department of Transportation has asked the City Council for $9 million for additional design and engineering work on the mile-long line through downtown that would link two operating streetcar lines. Mayor Jenny Durkan suspended work on the […]
Susquehanna River rail bridge fire extinguished with fire boats NEWSWIRE
A Susquehanna Hose Co. fire boat sprays water on a rail bridge spanning the Susquehanna River on Friday, Aug. 9. Susquehanna Hose Co., via Facebook BALTIMORE — Rail service has reportedly returned to normal after fire crews battled and extinguished a bridge fire over the Susquehanna River on Friday. The Susquehanna Hose Co. of Havre […]
