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No. 261 heads west on Twin Cities & Western trackage at Augusta, Minn., in September 2017. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – The Friends of the 261 will operate excursions pulled by Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad Sept. 8-9. The locomotive has traveled the route several times before, so the […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — RGCX LLC announced that is has been acquired by Corrum Capital. The acquisition provides RGCX with greater resources and flexibility in the railcar market and enables the company to pursue a long-term growth strategy. “RGCX is very pleased to welcome Corrum Capital as our new owner,” says Nick Tupper, president of RGCX. […]
No. 2719 crosses the French River on Minnesota’s North Shore Scenic Railroad in September 2007. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. – Soo Line 4-6-2 No. 2719, owned by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, may return to Eau Claire, Wis., for static display. Two members of the Eau Claire City Council, Dave Strobel and Jeremy […]
Roomette No. 1 on Viewliner No. 62039 on the southbound ‘Silver Meteor’ in May 2018. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON – Amtrak is offering a free ride for the second passenger traveling in a roomette for trips beginning Aug. 20, but only for trips booked by the end of Tuesday. The 2-for-1 deal is valid for travel […]
LGB Factory Trains Piko locomotive East Coast Large Scale Show boxcar USA Trains passenger car Engines & rolling stock LGB (Märklin) has released a digital “Factory Train” (#L29050) to commemorate LGB’s 50th anniversary in 2018. The prototype of the so-called Factory Train stood for many years in front of LGB’s plant in Nürnberg. The model […]
3D Printing & Laser Cutting: A Railway Modelling Companion by Jeff Geary & Dave Renshaw Published by Ian Allan Available in the US from: Specialty Press 838 Lake Street S Forest Lake MN 55025 Hardcover, 8″ x 10 1/2″, 160 pgs., 325 illustrations Price: $24.95 If you are new to 3D printing and/or laser cutting, […]
Marc Horovitz 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 ‘E’ van Accucraft Trains 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $105 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:20.3 scale, gauge-1 model of Isle of Man Railway guard’s van; gauge-0 wheelsets also supplied; all-plastic construction; metal wheels; chopper-type couplers; maroon-and-cream livery; non-opening doors; no interior detail. Dimensions: Length, 10″; width over duckets, 5 […]
Marc Horovitz 1:19 scale, live-steam 0-4-0+0-4-0 Accucraft Trains 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $4,250 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:19 scale, Tasmanian K1 Garratt; all metal construction; regaugeable; gas fired twin-flue boiler; pressure gauge, water glass, twin safety valves, throttle, filler plug; displacement lubricator; gas tank in rear bunker; dummy coal load; dummy Walschaerts valve […]
Truss bridge for ga. 1 track American Made Steel Bridges 26374 Hernando Road Winter Haven FL 33884 Price: $210 Website: www.americanmadesteelbridges.com Stainless-steel truss bridge (#10048); made from 18-gauge sheet metal; welded construction; can be used alone or combined with other units to make a longer bridge. Dimensions: Length, 18″; width, 6″; height, 93/4″ (91/4″ clear) […]
Marc Horovitz 1:32 scale, gauge-1 hopper car AMS (Division of Accucraft Trains) 33260 Central Ave. Union City CA 94587 Price: $89.40 Website: www.accucraft.com 1:32 scale, gauge 1, three-bay hopper car; plastic body; metal trucks, fully sprung; operating scale knuckle couplers; blackened wheels; non-opening hopper doors; minimum radius, 48″. Dimensions: Length, 155/8″; width, 4″; height 45/8″. […]
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WASHINGTON — Raton Pass may lose the Southwest Chief. In a 16-slide Power Point presentation he delivered to Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico lawmakers on June 19, Amtrak President Richard Anderson talked about several ways that passenger train service would be cut for the famed mountain route. Sources familiar with the meeting say Anderson used […]
