CSX Chief Operating Officer James M. Foote CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New CSX Transportation Chief Operating Officer James Foote took home a $400,000 signing bonus and is earning a higher base salary than either of the executives he is replacing. A veteran of Canadian National, Foote was hired last week to replace Chief Operating […]
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WASHINGTON — Maryland’s entire congressional delegation has written to CSX Transportation CEO E. Hunter Harrison, asking him to explain the railroad’s decision to drop out of a partnership to raise clearances in the Howard Street Tunnel. On Nov. 1, in response to media inquiries, CSX confirmed that it no longer considered the long-sought tunnel project […]
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Flemming Örneholm A scene from the HO scale Eaglecreek & Northern. Flemming Örneholm, 83, of Vanlose, Denmark, died on Sept. 30, 2017. Three versions of his HO scale Eaglecreek & Northern Ry. were featured in Model Railroader magazine. The first appeared in July 2005; the second was the cover story in October 2006; and the […]
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HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe diesel locomotive. New paint scheme: Union Pacific (“Spirit of the Union Pacific”). Vinyl m.u. hoses, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and late handrails. Direct-current model, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $329.98. June 2018. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, 800-338-4639, www.athearn.com General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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; […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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