Con-Cor HO scale MP54 coach and trailer Con-Cor’s Pennsylvania RR MP54 has a wide-open passenger compartment, facilitated by its ceiling-mounted printed-circuit board and subfloor drivetrain. Here comes the happy couple! Con-Cor has added to its line of Pennsylvania RR MP54 commuter cars with models of the semi-permanently coupled married pairs, or bride-and-grooms. We published tests […]
ScaleTrains.com N scale 5750 carbon black covered hopper Price: $31.99 Manufacturer ScaleTrains.com Inc. 7598 Highway 411 Benton, TN 37307 www.scaletrains.com Era: September 1977 to present Road names: Columbian Chemicals, Cabot, Sid Richardson Carbon Co., and Witco. Four road numbers per scheme. Comments: A Thrall Manufacturing Co. 5,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay carbon black covered hopper is now offered […]
An MBTA commuter train crosses one of two drawbridges over the Charles River as it leaves North Station. The commuter agency is beginning the process of replacing the drawbridges, which are a bottleneck for trains entering and leaving the station. Scott A. Hartley BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun the process of […]
Kato USA HO scale General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive. Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. Two road numbers each. Late hi-adhesion trucks, deck-mounted ditch lights, and illuminated number boxes. With motor and headlight control only Digital Command Control decoder, $260; with dual-mode ESU LokSound sound decoder (special order […]
BROOKVILLE’s 50th PCC Streetcar Restoration departs from the company’s main manufacturing facility on Oct. 10, 2018. Brookville BROOKVILLE, Pa. – On Oct. 14, 2018, the fifth of six PCC streetcars to undergo a complete overhaul and modernization program arrived at its destination in El Paso, Texas, marking the 50th PCC streetcar vehicle Brookville Equipment Corp. […]
The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., now owns the railroad shop in Ravenna, Ky. KSHC RAVENNA, Ky. — The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp., a Kentucky-based nonprofit, announced Sunday that it has finalized a transaction with CSX Transportation and has taken possession of a large portion of the former Louisville & Nashville decommissioned rail yard in Ravenna, […]
SEATTLE — A South Carolina man leapt from in front of an oncoming freight train, only to succumb to a passing Amtrak train south of Seattle on Sunday, the News Tribune reports. The Tacoma, Wash., news outlet cites a local public safety official saying that a transient man in his 20s was trespassing on railroad […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is closing its locomotive shop in South Morrill, Neb., in January. UP representative Kristen South confirmed the closure in an email to Trains on Monday. She says the railroad is working with labor unions so railroaders have the opportunity to relocate within the railroad’s network, based on seniority. Workers who […]
Western Maryland Scenic’s No. 1309 steams for the first time in 61 years. Chase Gunnoe CUMBERLAND, Md. — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, fresh on the heels of test firing the boiler of Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 on Oct. 3, is offering a chance to visit the shop and see the live boiler. The […]
WalthersMainline HO scale EMD F7 diesels New tooling and realistic sound highlight these HO scale General Motors Electro-Motive Division F7 locomotives from Walthers. Part of the value-priced WalthersMainline series, the models feature accurately detailed body shells and are available with optional dual-mode sound decoders that operate on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts. […]
W&LE No. 3960 departs Minerva, Ohio, for its trip to the Age of Steam Roundhouse on Oct. 9. Age of Steam Roundhouse: John B. Corns SUGARCREEK, Ohio – Former Wheeling & Lake Erie 0-6-0 No. 3960 has arrived at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek. The arrival of the locomotive concludes nearly a decade […]
The CP Holiday Train passes through Pleasant Prairie, Wis., on Dec. 2, 2017. TRAINS: David Lassen CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific has announced the 2018 schedule for the CP Holiday Train, which will mark the 20th year the train will collect food and raise funds for food banks across the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. […]
