HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel locomotive. Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks), Chicago & North Western, CSX (gray and blue in one number, Chessie System patchout in three numbers), Erie Lackawanna (fictional paint scheme, three numbers), Norfolk Southern, Northern Pacific (fictional paint scheme, three numbers), and Union Pacific. Four numbers per scheme […]
Manawa, Wis., is located on the original Green Bay & Western and is now part of the CN network. The rail line through town has not seen a freight shipment since 2012. Google Maps MANAWA, Wis. – Canadian National is in the early stages of issuing a formal discontinuance on a section of the original […]
The first passenger train on the new high-speed line arrives at Bordeaux on Saturday. The brand new TGV L’Océane train with the latest InOui branding is an Alstom product from early 2017. Two photos, Keith Fender BORDEAUX, France – French rail operator SNCF added another 302.5 miles to its high speed rail network on July […]
The general vicinity of where a two-vehicle crash took place after a railfan struck a truck head-on while chasing UP No. 844. Google Maps KENNARD, Neb. – Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Saturday after a railfan hit another truck head-on while chasing Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 on its run back […]
Brandon, S.D. Google Maps BRANDON, S.D. — Residents of Brandon got a rude awakening this month when officials with the Ellis & Eastern Railroad said they would rebuild the railroad’s tracks through the community. The line had not been operational since 1994. Ellis & Eastern wants to rebuild the track between Brandon and Manley, Minn., […]
Incoming Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson Delta Air Lines WASHINGTON — Although incoming Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson made a name for himself in the airline industry, he comes from a railroad family. His father, Hale, was an office worker for the Santa Fe in his native Texas. The family followed railroad work from Galveston to Dallas […]
Portions of an Indiana Rail Road map show the short line (in red) and CSX Transportation line (in blue.) Indiana Rail Road officials say they’d like to abandon their rights to operate over tracks between Bedford and New Albany, Ind. Indiana Rail Road website INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Rail Road has petitioned the Surface Transportation […]
An eastbound CSX coal train passes a refinery near Catlettsburg, Ky., on the railroad’s Big Sandy Subdivision. The eastern Kentucky route was once dispatched by Huntington Division dispatchers in nearby Huntington, W.Va., but is now managed by the railroad’s Louisville Division offices in Kentucky. Soon, this route will be managed by Jacksonville-based dispatchers. Chase Gunnoe […]
Marc Horovitz 1:19 scale, dual gauge, live steam 2-6-2T Accucraft Trains 33268 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $1,995 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:19 (16mm) scale live-steam locomotive; gas fired; single-flue boiler; 60 psi blow-off pressure; twin safety valves; pseudo-Walschaerts valve gear; D-valve cylinders; reversing from the cab; water glass, pressure gauge; displacement lubricator with drain; […]
Kevin Strong TCS WowSound 5-amp DCC decoder Train Control Systems 845 Blooming Glen Road Blooming Glen PA 18911 Website: www.tcsdcc.com Price: $199.95 Five-amp capacity DCC motor/sound decoder; available for steam and diesel. Size: 3″ x 17/16″ x 9/16″ Pros: Good motor control; high-quality sound reproduction; many sound options programmed onto the decoder; prototypical braking; “Audio […]
Kevin Strong 8-ohm Visaton speakers Available from: Train-Li 3 Kensington Way Upton MA 01568 Prices: $14.95 – $24.95 Website: www.trainli.com Moderately priced speakers for use with locomotive sound systems; size: 2″ to 3.3″ diameter Pros: Great sound reproduction even without enclosure Cons: None Anyone who has worked with sound systems knows that speakers need a […]
C&O EMD SD40 No. 7534 outside of CSX’s Huntington locomotive shops after being repainted in late May and early June. Joseph M. Rosenthal CLIFTON FORGE, Va. — CSX Transportation is in the process of moving Chesapeake & Ohio EMD SD40 No. 7534 from Huntington, W.Va., to its new home at the C&O Heritage Center in […]
