The 2011 AAPRCO special makes its way north from Fort Worth, Texas, to Newton, Kan., BNSF Railway’s Red Rock Subdivision. Keel Middleton EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter is a response to Trains News Wire regarding comments Bennett Levin made about private passenger car owner safety and behavior. The story is published online. In order to respond […]
The massive class FF1 was the Pennsylvania RR’s first heavy-duty, alternating current (AC) mainline locomotive. Eisenbahn Canada has released a museum-quality HO scale brass model of this pioneering electric. The model is exquisitely detailed with more than 1,250 parts and is available in three prototypical paint schemes. The prototype. In 1917 the Pennsylvania RR needed […]
The ‘Empire Builder’ engine crew changes at Whitefish, Mont., on Feb 4, 2017. Bob Johnston ST. PAUL, Minn. – Winter storm Xanto, which is threatening travelers with blizzard conditions from the Dakotas through Minnesota and Wisconsin on April 13, and 14, is the type of weather system that the Empire Builder typically slogs through between […]
Matt Rose, BNSF Railway’s executive chairman, answers questions from Linda Bauer Darr, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association at the association’s annual conference held in Nashville, Tenn., in April 2018. Topics include Rose’s opinions on positive train control, battery-powered locomotives, and more. See Jim Wrinn’s synopsis of Rose’s comments online. […]
Bachmann HO scale Sound Value GP30 The model features an accurately detailed plastic body shell with flexible plastic handrails. Bachmann Trains’ GP30 is now part of the Sound Value line of dual-mode Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped locomotives. This model was first reviewed by now-retired senior editor Jim Hediger in the December 1988 Model Railroader. While […]
Tangent HO scale General American tank car The model includes fine rivet detail and accurately reproduces the radial-course tank. The straps that hold the tank to the frame are separate plastic parts. A tank car you won’t find anywhere else is available in HO scale. Tangent Scale Models’ 10,000-gallon radial course tank car is based […]
Walthers HO scale The UPS Store Price: $39.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Era: 2003 to present Comments: An injection-molded plastic modern-era storefront is one of several new UPS-branded items available from Wm. K. Walthers Inc. The HO scale UPS Store is part of the Cornerstone Series […]
A view on the aftermath of a March 18 train crash in Georgetown, Ky. Norfolk Southern is suing two of the railroaders for negligence in the crash that destroyed two locomotives, derailed 13 freight cars, and injured four railroaders. Tyler Hardin LEXINGTON, Ky. — A labor union official says Norfolk Southern’s lawsuit against two railroaders […]
An Amtrak Lincoln Service train, led by P42 No. 168 and with an Amfleet car at the rear of the consist, passes through Lemont, Ill., on Jan. 20, 2018. Amtrak is hoping to order replacements for the P42s and Amfleet equipment this year. TRAINS: David Lassen Amtrak plans to seek proposals from manufacturers and award […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division F-series diesel locomotives. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe F7A, F7B, and F7A-B set (one number each), blue warbonnet. Central RR of New Jersey F3A and F3A-B set (one numbered and unnumbered [includes decals] unit/set each), orange and blue scheme. Electro-Motive Division F7A and F7A-B set (one number each), red and […]
CHICAGO — Metra is asking the Surface Transportation Board to resolve a disagreement between the commuter rail agency and Amtrak involving its lease and trackage rights at Chicago Union Station — a dispute that could have ramifications elsewhere. The issue was prompted by the merger last year between Amtrak and Chicago Union Station Co., which […]
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose TRAINS: David Lassen NASHVILLE, Tenn. — BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose says Tuesday his company hopes to extract efficiencies out of positive train control implementation, but added that he is not about eliminating crews from cabs. He also says that BNSF is less interested in natural gas as […]
