BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Just because a tie looks black, it doesn’t mean it’s been properly preserved for railroad use. It’s something Norfolk Southern officials discovered, and they are now accusing a Birmingham, Ala., tie supplier of fraud and conspiracy to pass off improperly treated ties that have begun deteriorating on the railroad’s rights-of-way. In a […]
Bachmann Eggliner LGB Alpine Classic Salon Car Piko Railbus Locomotives and rolling stock Bachmann Trains, 1400 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19124, is releasing the former Aristo-Craft Eggliners in five new paint schemes: Christmas (illustrated), Easter, Independence Day, Halloween, and Ladybug. These self-propelled units feature a seamless one-piece shell, LED headlights and marker lights, and […]
Marc Horovitz 16mm scale coach kit Brandbright Ltd. Unit 3 Holland Business Park Holland Way Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7TA United Kingdom Price: £57.50 + s&h Website: http://brandbright.co.uk 16mm scale, all-wood coach kit (#PS23); white-metal and brass detail parts; supplied without wheels and couplers; laser-cut wooden parts; tab-and-slot construction; window glazing; full interior; painting guide; […]
Garden Railways: The Complete Collection 1984-2015 Kalmbach Publishing Co. PO Box 1612 Waukesha WI 53187 Price: $89.95 Website: www.KalmbachHobbyStore.com Pros: Two-DVD set contains all issues of Garden Railways from 1984 through 2015, plus scaled plans and the Sidestreet Banner; definitive archival collection; functional and attractive user interface; fast searches Cons: Text sharpness of early issues […]
A broadside view of Vermilion Valley Railroad F9 No. 4210 painted in Erie Mining colors. Jim Montgerard An inside cab view of former Erie Mining F9 No. 4210. Jim Montgerard Vermilion Valley Railroad officials have painted former Erie Mining F9 No. 4210 into Erie Mining yellow-and-maroon colors. Jim Montgerard OLIN, Ind. — The Vermilion Valley […]
WASHINGTON — CSX Transportation is now operating as well as or better than it did in 2016 thanks to improved terminal dwell and average train speeds holding steady, railroad executives told federal regulators this week. But a merchandise shipper told regulators that key performance metrics don’t show much that matters to them. On-time arrivals, re-crew […]
Then Canadian National CEO E. Hunter Harrison, left, and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer James Foote worked well together when this picture was taken for CN’s annual report in 2008. Foote now works for Harrison again, as CSX Corp.’s chief operating officer. Canadian National JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Management changes happening at CSX Transportation echo the […]
MAJESTY IN MOTION: Atlas O’s much anticipated F7 diesels have arrived, and these are some of the most striking locomotives to ride the three-rails. The O gauge models have two can-style motors, a die-cast metal chassis, and a smoke unit. A-units include a scale pilot and operate on O-36 or wider-diameter track. B units require […]
Cindy Sanborn, CSX’s chief operating officer CSX Corp. Fredrik Eliasson, CSX’s chief marketing officer CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. today announced that James M. Foote is joining the company as chief operating officer. Foote will have responsibility for both operations and sales and marketing and will be based at the company’s headquarters in […]
The MTH S scale Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel features the firm’s Digital Command System (DCS) and Proto-Sound 3.0 system. The locomotive operates on DCS, Digital Command Control (DCC), alternating current (AC), and direct-current (DC) layouts. The model comes equipped with American Flyer style wheels and couplers, but scale parts are included. (The conversion was detailed […]
NEW YORK — Building high speed passenger trains is not only technically intense, but a new Alstom video shows that it is also equal parts art and science fiction. The France-based locomotive and trainset manufacturer recently debuted a new video showing how Alstom engineers and designers collaborate to make digital three-dimensional models of new equipment […]
Iowa Pacific’s E9 No. 101 operates on a Polar Express excursion out of Middleton, Wis., in 2015. Due to an ongoing dispute, Iowa Pacific will not operate Polar Express trains this year. David Lassen DURANGO, Colo. — Polar Express trains will not be stopping at tourist railroads owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings and the company’s […]
