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No. 261 crosses the Kettle River at Sandstone, Minn., on a June 2016 excursion. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – The Friends of the 261 will operate a steam excursion from Minneapolis to Duluth over BNSF Railway June 9-10, 2018, to raise funds for the installation of the positive train control system on Milwaukee Road steam locomotive […]
Big Boy No. 4014 in the Cheyenne, Wyo., steam shop in March 2017. Trains: Jim Wrinn DENVER – Union Pacific’s restoration of Big Boy No. 4014 enters yet another phase in coming days as the steam shop crew in Cheyenne, Wyo., plans to lift the boiler and roll out the 4-8-8-4’s trailing truck for inspection […]
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific will discontinue its pioneering Expressway short-haul intermodal service on June 1, ending a nearly two-decade experiment of luring trucks off Highway 401 between Toronto and Montreal. From its launch in May 1999 as the successor to the Iron Highway concept developed by CSX Intermodal, the Expressway roll-on, roll-off trailer-on-flatcar trains […]
Milwaukee-area model railroader Dick Cecil died on Feb. 16, 2018. He was 84 years old. Dick was no stranger to Kalmbach Publishing Co. He was born Jan. 27, 1934, and often commented that he was born the same month and year as Model Railroader magazine. He appeared with Wayne Wesolowski in the Kalmbach Video production […]
Norfolk Southern terminal dwell times TRAINS; Norfolk Southern data NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is taking steps to unclog congested areas of its system in Alabama and Georgia, where a combination of traffic growth and bad weather have gummed up yards and single-track main lines. For the year-to-date compared to the first quarter of 2017, […]
Union Pacific EMD24B order will look similar to demonstrator PRLX No. 24 built in 2016. Carl M. Lehman PATTERSON, Ga. – Union Pacific is acquiring 10 Progress Rail EMD24B locomotives to be built at the manufacturer’s Patterson, Ga., facility. The locomotive model was previously called PR24B before the consolidation of the Progress and EMD line […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway reported higher revenue and earnings for 2017 amid volume growth and pricing increases. The railroad’s pre-tax earnings rose 11.2 percent last year, to $6.3 billion, as revenue climbed 7.9 percent, to $21.4 billion, BNSF’s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, reported on Saturday. BNSF’s operating ratio was 65.7 percent, an improvement […]
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific has wrestled some international intermodal traffic away from congested rival Canadian National. Beginning April 1, CP will begin hauling 85 percent of the Ocean Network Express traffic at the Port of Vancouver, CEO Keith Creel told investor conferences last week. Ocean Network Express, or ONE, is the new combination of […]
A crane and crews work to lift former Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus cars from a nearby shortline railroad siding to panel track laid at the Kirby Family Farm in Williston, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 24. The circus cars are destined for re-use as dormitories for at-risk and special needs youth. Submitted photo A […]
Kevin Strong 1:20.3 scale, push-cart kit Alscad Design Allen Pomeroy III PO Box 52 Winchester NH 03470 Price: $19.85 + s&h Laser-cut wood, metal, and styrene kit for small track-worker’s push cart. Dimensions: 4 3/4″ long over the handles, with the bed measuring 4 1/8 ” x 3″ Pros: Well detailed; easy-to-follow instructions Cons: Cast […]
Kevin Strong MyLocoSound Available in the US from: G Scale Graphics 4118 Clayton Ct. Ft. Collins CO 80525 Price: $79 Website: www.mylocosound.com MyLocoSound “Blue” sound system; economical system; provides a variety of typical steam-engine sounds; can be run with track power or battery R/C; not DCC compatible. Dimensions: 2 1/4″ x 1 3/8″ x 1/2″ […]
Marc Horovitz Replacement wheels for Aristo-Craft diesels NorthWest Short Line PO Box 1349 Hamilton MT 59840 Price: $49.95/8 wheels Website: www.nwsl.com Solid nickel-silver wheels (#2609-6) to replace plated wheels on Aristo-Craft diesels; direct replacement for factory wheels; will fit Dash 9, SD-45, GP-40, and other locomotives with tapered-axles. Dimensions: 1.379″ over tread; .214″ tread width; […]
