Charlie Conway brings you real railroad operation like you’ve never seen it before when he captures Morristown & Erie Railway crews Taking Care of Business in New Jersey! In this first of two episodes, you’ll see a rare insider’s look at what goes into running a unique shortline operation. […]
NEW YORK — For the second time in a decade, the Florida East Coast Railway eluded the grasp of Genesee & Wyoming. Mexican mining company Grupo Mexico won the FEC in March with a $2.1 billion bid, a price that raised eyebrows in the industry. G&W’s bid for the FEC was “not competitive,” CEO Jack […]
NEWPORT, R.I. — Omya, a producer of calcium carbonate that’s an essential ingredient in paper manufacturing, had an expensive problem: It had to resort to using as many as 300 trucks per quarter to ship product from its Vermont plant to paper mills in Maine. The struggling mills, facing long-term declines in paper demand and […]
Burlington Northern No. 6234 on a photo charter at the St. Croix River Bridge in 2008. This unit will be used on the BN photo charter in May. Steve Glischinski OSCEOLA, Wis. — A diesel photo charter in Wisconsin next month aims to recreate the Burlington Northern Railroad of the 1970s. The May 8 charter […]
To launch our all-new operation-oriented series, Charlie Conway captures a day in the life of a hardworking SMS Rail Lines crew in New Jersey. In this narrated show, you’ll discover useful modeling insights and prototype railroad information you can apply to your own layout operating sessions. You won’t want to miss any of the shortline […]
To launch our all-new operation-oriented series, Charlie Conway captures a day in the life of a hardworking SMS Rail Lines crew in New Jersey. In this narrated show, you’ll discover useful modeling insights and prototype railroad information you can apply to your own layout operating sessions. You won’t want to miss any of the shortline […]
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train Red unit rounds a bend near a Worcester, Mass., golf course on Monday, April 17. Kevin Burkholder BOSTON — Pan Am Railways added an extra touch of class to Monday’s Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Red Unit train as it moved from Worcester, Mass., […]
Union City, Tenn. Google Maps UNION CITY, Tenn. – Twenty-six years after Brent Lee left Union City to go railroading, he is coming home to run his own short line. The Union City Terminal Railroad is expected to debut in May. The line is an eight-mile stub of the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad […]
East Penn Railroad SW900 No. 52 leads the last train of cars on the Venice Branch north of Philadelphia on April 4 over the Schuylkill River. The branch will now sit idle from lack of business. Gary Pancavage The East Penn Railroad locomotive crew pose for a final run photograph with No. 52 on April […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – GMéxico Transportes S.A. de C.V., the transportation business unit of Grupo México, and the Florida East Coast Railway Holdings Corp. have entered into a purchase agreement to acquire FEC in an all-cash transaction for an undisclosed value. FEC President and CEO Jim Hertwig says, “The FEC team looks forward to working with […]
An Albany & Eastern excursion operated east from Lebanon on March 17. Here it returns westbound in late morning. Brian Schmidt ALBANY, Ore. — The Albany & Eastern Railroad in Oregon has published its 2017 schedule for its Santiam excursion trains. This year, several holiday themed excursions trains will take passengers along the 17-mile Sweet […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ferromex owner Grupo Mexico is in the process of acquiring Florida East Coast Railway at a cost of more than $2 billion, reports the Reuters news service, which cites people familiar with the matter. The deal could be finalized as early as this week. According to the article, Mexico’s largest railroad has […]
