ST. CHARLES, Mo — American Railcar Industries’ board of directors has appointed John O’Bryan as the company’s president and CEO. The board had appointed O’Bryan as president and interim CEO on Jan. 1. “We are pleased to appoint John as President and Chief Executive Officer of ARI. John joined ARI as Chief Commercial Officer in […]
Type of Train: Rolling Stock
New model trains for the week of February 8, 2018
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40 diesel locomotive. CSX (Norfolk Southern patchout), Pennsylvania RR (four road numbers), Southern Pacific (no. 7342 in orange and Daylight Red and orange), and Southern Ry. (as-delivered scheme and Norfolk Southern heritage unit no. 3170). Three numbers per scheme unless noted. Prototype-specific details, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, and […]
In Memoriam: Bill (William) Miller 1939-2018
Bill Miller demonstrates a swing bridge on he and his wife’s Colorado & Southern Ohio Creek extension for the article in Great Model Railroads 2009. Noted narrow gauge modeler Bill Miller died in Hagerstown, Md., on Jan. 29. He was 78 years old. Bill and his wife, Mary, both National Model Railroad Association Master Model […]
MARTA signs deal to refurbish cars NEWSWIRE
ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has signed a $146-million contract to refurbish 118 of its railcars. Kinkisharyo International, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Kinki Shayro Corp., will do the work at its factory in Piscataway, N.J., a former plastics factory converted by the company in 2015. The contract, part of MARTA’s Rail […]
GREX business car looms large in honoring company’s founding family NEWSWIRE
An exterior image of GREX Business Car No. 400, Edwin Brazelton Snead. The car served presidents Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, and served multiple politicians and dignitaries before ownership was transferred to GREX in the 1990s. GREX An interior image from GREX Business Car No. 400, Edwin Brazelton Snead. GREX GEORGETOWN, Texas — On Monday […]
2018 Railroad Hobby Show report
Athearn Trains HO scale Altoona, Pa.,-rebuilt SD60E diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Altoona, Pa.,-rebuilt SD60E diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern with Crescent cab. Four road numbers, including “Honoring First Responders.” Detailed cab interior, standard cab roof or Positive Train Control antenna array as appropriate, and railroad-specific long-hood detail. Direct-current model, $219.98; with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control […]
Former Milwaukee Road cars set to form mini-‘Hiawatha’ in Washington State NEWSWIRE
Former Milwaukee Road cars form the rear of the Empire Builder on Jan. 23 on their way to Washington State for a special excursion. Justin Franz SEATTLE — It’s been 56 years since the Milwaukee Road’s Olympian Hiawatha rolled its last miles through the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, but on Jan. 27 a “mini-Hiawatha” […]
In Memoriam: Steve Rodgers, 1952-2018
Steve Rodgers of Iuka, Ill., died Jan. 22, 2018. Steve was a veteran of the model railroad industry, starting with Micro Engineering in 1986. A decade later he became general manager of DeLuxe Innovations. In 2007 he co-founded Bluford Shops LLC, a manufacturer of HO and N scale products, with Craig Ross. […]
Quick Look: Atlas O 55-ton coal hopper
Atlas O 55-ton coal hopper Price: $74.95 Manufacturer Atlas O 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1960s (as decorated) Road names: Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf; Boston & Maine; Canadian National; Virginian; and Westmoreland Coal Co. Four road numbers each. Data only and undecorated versions also available. Comments: One of the enduring freight-car designs […]
Amtrak permanently retiring Pacific Parlour Cars NEWSWIRE
Amtrak’s Seattle-to-Los Angeles Coast Starlight crosses a trestle at Goleta, Calif. Pacific Parlour cars used in the train’s consist will soon be removed from Amtrak service. Bob Johnston The Pacific Parlour Cars, which were built by Pullman-Standard for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway as hi-level lounge cars and have been a regular part […]
New model trains for the week of January 18, 2018
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Algoma Central (maroon, gray, and yellow), Amtrak (silver and black), Central California Traction (red), Great Northern (Empire Builder scheme), and Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green and yellow). New road numbers: Bangor & Aroostook (gray, red, and black), Belt Ry. of Chicago (gray, black, and yellow, two numbers), […]
Quick Look: Walthers HO scale 89-foot channel-side flatcar
Walthers HO scale 89-foot channel-side flatcar Walthers HO scale 89-foot channel-side flatcars Price: $27.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Era: 1963 to present Road names: TTX (yellow and 1960s brown for 40-foot trailers, Twin 45 with KTTX marks in yellow and brown for 45-foot trailers, and general […]
