C&NW Nos. 8701 and 8646 roll intermodal traffic westbound through Rochelle, Ill. earlier this year. Chris Guss NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Union Pacific is on a quest to create a unified fleet of locomotives all wearing its corporate paint scheme, and the two most visual casualties will be Chicago & North Western C44-9Ws Nos. […]
CSX CEO E. Hunter Harrison R.G. Edmonson JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX Transportation CEO E. Hunter Harrison, the influential and innovative railroader who was respected, sought after, feared, and loathed in equal measures, died today. He was 73. Harrison worked his way up through the ranks after beginning his rail career as a carman for the […]
A Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay passenger special departs the Santa Cruz boardwalk in December 2012. Elrond Lawrence SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Chicago-based Iowa Pacific Holdings is seeking to end its contract as the operator of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reports. Iowa Pacific subsidiary Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay […]
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – The National Conference of Firemen & Oilers became the latest union this week to ratify a new labor contract with the nation’s Class I railroads. The union is part of the Coordinated Bargaining Group coalition of unions that have been negotiating with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee for more than a year […]
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Southern will be suspending operations in observance of the Christmas Day. In an announcement online, railroad officials state that NS will not accept trains for interchange from 7 a.m. Dec. 24 through 10 p.m. Dec. 25. Railroad operations will cease completely at 3 p.m. Dec. 24 through 10 p.m. Dec. 25. […]
Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD20-2F The plastic body shell features many separate metal and plastic detail parts. Engineer’s side of the Bowser Trains HO scale SD40-2F For the first time in plastic, a cowl-body SD40-2F rolls along HO scale rails thanks to Bowser Trains. Dubbed “Red Barn” by railfans, the cowl body locomotive is […]
Menards HO scale Fire Station 12 Price: $69.99 Manufacturer Menards 5106 Menard Dr. Eau Claire, WI 54703 www.menards.com/trains Era: 1960s to present Comments: Fans of the 1970s-era TV show “Emergency!”, still seen in syndication on some cable channels, will recognize the architectural style of the latest HO scale factory-assembled structure from Menards. Fire Station no. […]
ScaleTrains.com HO Airslide covered hoppers The Rivet Counter version (right) features factory-installed separate detail parts, while the value-price Operator version (left) does not. Both versions feature plastic bodies that accurate model their prototypes. ScaleTrains.com has added a pair of General American Airslide covered hoppers to its HO scale freight car line-up. The first is a […]
Atlas Bulkhead Flatcar with pipe load Price: $36.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1970s to 2000s Comments: A new removable pipe load and more road names highlight the latest run of this HO scale 68-foot bulkhead flatcar from Atlas. An earlier release was reviewed in the April […]
Kato N scale Operation North Pole set The basic Operation North Pole set includes the top three cars, the bottom two make up the add-on set. Allstate Arena and Donald E. Stephens are cab cars. The cab cars have switches to turn the headlights and marker lights on or off. Kato F40PH with shell removed […]
Amtrak No. 454 rolls a ‘Pacific Surfliner’ by the Thomas Fire at Emma Wood State Beach near Ventura before service was suspended north of Oxnard on Dec. 7. Alex Gillman LOS ANGELES – Wildfires in Southern California continue to disrupt Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service between Oxnard and San Luis Obispo on the Union Pacific Coast […]
New York, Susquehanna & Western Edward S. Kaminski PATERSON, N.J. – When you gotta go, you gotta go. One New Jersey man learned that lesson in more ways than one this week when he fell into a river ahead of an oncoming train while allegedly defecating off a railroad bridge, NorthJersey.com reports. According to reports, […]
