NEW YORK — Rail service in and through the New York City metropolitan area is resuming in stages after being shut down Monday by heavy snowfall. New York’s MTA announced Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road commuter rail service were to resume Tuesday at 4 a.m., and service on the New York City Transit subway system’s outdoor […]
Milwaukee, Wis. – Wm. K. Walthers Inc. has announced the second annual National Model Railroad Build-Off. Winners will be judged on HO scale scenes built from Walthers kits in 2 x 2, 2 x 4, or 2 x 6-foot sizes, depending on the class. An open class uses a 2 x 4-foot base and can be any scale and use any materials […]
MTH Electric Trains HO and S gauge tooling has been acquired by Scaletrains.com, according to company president Shane Wilson. “The purchase of MTH’s HO products also allows us to broaden our product line into passenger cars, track, and more. We believe there is an opportunity to grow the S market as well,” he said in […]
MTH Electric Trains HO and S gauge tooling has been acquired by Scaletrains.com, according to company president Shane Wilson. “The purchase of MTH’s HO products also allows us to broaden our product line into passenger cars, track, and more. We believe there is an opportunity to grow the S market as well,” he said in […]
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of February 4, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division MP15DC diesel locomotive. New […]
Denman McNear, the chairman and CEO of Southern Pacific during its unsuccessful effort to merge with Santa Fe, and when it was acquired by Rio Grande Industries, died Jan. 5 at an assisted living residence in Bethesda, Md. He was 95. A career SP employee, he joined the railroad in 1948 after graduating from the […]
Monday midday rail news: Canadian Pacific, rail traffic controllers reach agreement on three-year contract Canadian Pacific and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract. The union represents approximately 300 rail traffic controllers in Canada. “This is positive news for these important members of our […]
Still more Monday morning rail news: Former FRA administrator Batory joins R.J. Corman board Ronald Batory, whose term as administrator of the Federal Railroad Adminstration ended concluded with the change of presidential administrations in January, has been named to the board of directors of the R.J. Corman Railroad Group. Batory’s 46-year career in the railroad […]
BALTIMORE, Md. — Baltimore & Ohio Railroad No. 51, the first Electro-Motive Corp. streamlined diesel locomotive, was placed on display in the B&O Museum’s historic roundhouse on Jan. 29 following completion of the locomotive’s restoration. The 1937 EA model set the standard for art deco locomotive design by EMC, which later became the Electro-Motive Division […]
Monday morning rail news: CDC issues mask order for domestic travel, effective tonight Responding to an executive order by President Joe Biden, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an order requiring mask use for all domestic travel, effective today at 11:59 p.m. The Washington Post reports the order, issued late Friday, will require masks […]
More Monday morning rail news: LA Metro, county government offer $35,000 reward after shooting of light rail operator A $35,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual who shot an LA Metro light rail operator early Friday morning at Indiana Station in East Los Angeles. LA Metro […]
Sunday afternoon weather-related rail news: Amtrak to modify, cancel Northeast Corridor service for Monday Amtrak, in keeping with recent practice, is canceling or modifying schedules in the Northeast in anticipation of a winter storm. A notice on the passenger railroad’s website says all Acela service is cancelled, as is the New York-Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian. Northeast Regional and Keystone Service will operate on a […]
