Atlas O Pullman troop sleeper Price: $104.95 Manufacturer Atlas O 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlaso.com Era: 1943 to 1945 (as decorated) Comments: Atlas mobilizes O scale model railroads for war with its latest release, a 40-foot Pullman troop sleeper based on ex-Weaver tooling. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, […]
Bachmann Sound Value HO scale GS-4 The Sound Value model features a SoundTraxx decoder and well-enclosed, downward-facing speaker in the tender. The tender includes metal handrails and a working backup light. Southern Pacific no. 4449, one of the world’s most famous steam locomotives, has been part of Bachmann’s HO scale product line for many years. […]
InterMountain HO scale GP10 diesel A Paducah, Ky.,-rebuilt Illinois Central GP10 diesel locomotive is now available for the first time in injection-molded plastic from InterMountain Railway Co. The HO scale model features railroad-specific details, a die-cast metal frame, and etched-metal grills and step treads. A rebuilding bonanza. From May 1967 until December 1982, Illinois Central […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Soo Line 2-8-2 No. 1003 with a Wisconsin & Southern Geep leading, deadheads through Waukesha, Wis., Thursday morning en route to a display event in Chicago for Shriners Hospital for Children. The engine was to overnight in Janesville, Wis., and continue its journey Chicago Friday. Video by Jim Wrinn […]
Stephen C. Tobias Norfolk Southern NORFOLK, Va. — Stephen C. Tobias, Norfolk Southern’s former vice chairman and chief operating officer, died Aug. 7. He was 72. Under Tobias’ operations leadership, NS won an unprecedented 15 consecutive Harriman Gold Medal Awards for the best safety performance among U.S. Class I railroads. “He was a great railroader […]
Westbound passengers have missed Canadian Rockies scenery at Jasper, Alta., on a 6 hours-late Canadian on Nov. 21, 2014 Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, B.C. — If you had any doubt that VIA Rail Canada trains are suffering schedule setbacks, look no further than the Aug. 6 Canadian that arrived in Vancouver nearly 24 hours late. The […]
Soo Line 2-8-2 No. 1003 waits at a Wisconsin & Southern siding in Slinger, Wis., to head to a Metra employee event in Chicago. Dan Steingraber HARTFORD, Wis. — Railfans are already capturing images of Soo Line 2-8-2 No. 1003 as it heads south this weekend for Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago. The locomotive […]
The 2017 National Train Show was held August 4-6 in Orlando. Here are some of the items that were on display at the show. You’ll find additional model railroading products in part 1 of the 2017 National Train Show report. You can also watch video highlights of the show. Bachmann Trains HO scale Siemens ACS-64 […]
WASHINGTON — Two transportation agencies are withdrawing a proposed rule that would have been the first step in regulations that could lead to mandatory treatment of obstructive sleep apnea for railroad operating personnel and truck drivers. The timing of the withdrawal on Aug. 5 is consistent with the Trump administration’s initiative to reduce regulatory burden […]
This TSB photo shows a pair of Canadian Pacific locomotives derailed near an interlocking in Toronto after colliding with an eastbound intermodal train. Transportation Safety Board of Canada RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada have determined an August 2016 collision between two Canadian Pacific freight trains occurred when one […]
CHICAGO — The private corporation seeking to build a new 261-mile railroad to bypass Chicago freight congestion is challenging objections from opponents of the $2.8 billion project in a new filing with the federal regulatory agency that will ultimately decide the proposal’s fate. Great Lakes Basin Transportation Inc. told the U.S. Surface Transportation Board last […]
The two refurbished NCDOT locomotives are former GO Transit commuter rail units. North Carolina Department of Transportation RALEIGH, N.C. — A pair of former Toronto GO Transit locomotives will now haul passengers between Raleigh and Charlotte for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Elected officials, rail representatives, and North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper gathered […]
