‘Selkirk’ rests beneath the Calgary skyline. Canadian Pacific CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific dome car Selkirk entered service with the railroads Heritage Fleet this summer after an extensive rebuilding. The ex-Southern Pacific dome was rebuilt in the former locomotive shop at Ogden Yard in Calgary under the supervision of Kevin Hrysak, senior manager of heritage […]
The last Canadian National last detour train on CSX Transportation, X900-08 rolls past the Wabtec test track in Harborcreek, Pa., bringing to an end more than a week’s worth of detours on three railroads in the region. Stephan Koenig ERIE, Pa. — Canadian National confirms that the St. Clair Tunnel at Sarnia, Ontario, is open […]
An artist’s rendering of the campus planned for the Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration in Leeds, England. University of Leeds LEEDS, England — The United Kingdom government has today confirmed funding to create one of the most advanced conventional and high speed rail research facilities in the world, in Leeds. The University of […]
Stathi Pappas, Director of Special Projects for the C&TSR on snowplow OY: If this thing has 90 days of service on it since it was built in 1923, I’d be very surprised. We are very fortunate because there really isn’t a whole lot of work that really needs to be done to make it operable. Thomas […]
WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Corp. was selected to provide fully integrated positive train control, digital imaging, and data transfer and analytics capabilities for Iowa Northern Railway, marking Wabtec’s first such deal since closing its merger with GE Transportation. Under the contract, Wabtec will provide an integrated offering, including its Interoperable Electronic Train Management System PTC […]
SHERIDAN, Wyo. – The city of Sheridan wants to figure out what it will do with a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 4-8-4 that has been on display in the community since the 1960s. The locomotive, No. 5631, was the subject of a special session of the city council on Monday night. During the meeting, city […]
The Model Rectifier Corp. Prodigy Express Squared is an easy-to-use Digital Command Control (DCC) starter set. In this video, senior editor Dana Kawala shows you some of the basics of this MRC DCC system down in the Model Railroader workshop. […]
Watch as we take the ScaleTrains.com N scale General Electric C39-8 diesel locomotive for a test run on our Canadian Canyons project layout. The N scale model includes an ESU LokSound decoder with realistic diesel engine, horn, bell, and other sound effects. […]
Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 USRA heavy Mikado 2-8-2 Recently I had the opportunity to review and run a preproduction sample of an N scale United States Railroad Administration Heavy 2-8-2 Mikado type from Broadway Limited Imports. Part of the firm’s Paragon3 series, the model features a dual-mode decoder that provides excellent sound on both Digital […]
Eastbound Wolverine No. 352 pounds across the South Shore diamond at Michigan City, Ind., on July 3, 2019. While Amtrak is offering a sale on coach fares, Wolverine fares illustrate that the discount is not offered on all dates and trips. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s latest fare sale is offering “Amtrak Across America” discounts […]
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone No. 227, left, and Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014. Two photos, Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. – When Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 pulls into the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth July 19, it will be within a few feet of one of its contemporaries: […]
ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Bluewater Michigan Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, well-known throughout the Midwest for its fleet of passenger equipment, is going out of business, President John C. Moore Jr. announced over the weekend. Headquartered in Royal Oak, the chapter was chartered in 1982 and had more than 900 members at […]
