The Wisconsin & Southern, affectionately known as the “Whizzer” to local railfans, whizzes through Waukesha, Wis., on June 2, 2014. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
Whizzer
Railroad: Short Lines/Regionals
3D Track Plans: The HO scale Milwaukee Road 14th Subdivision
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Branchline railroading is a great subject for a spare room layout. In this 3D rendering by MRVP’s Ben Lake, you’ll see how layout designer Bowen Tubbs neatly fit a scheme for an HO scale Milwaukee Road branch into a 12 x 17 space. […]
3D Track Plans: The HO scale Milwaukee Road 14th Subdivision
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Branchline railroading is a great subject for a spare room layout. In this 3D rendering by MRVP’s Ben Lake, you’ll see how layout designer Bowen Tubbs neatly fit a scheme for an HO scale Milwaukee Road branch into a 12 x 17 space. […]
Watco wins bid for North Carolina branches, famed Saluda route severed
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Watco is the winning bidder for a cluster of Norfolk Southern lines in western North Carolina. The short line holding company has filed a “Certificate Of Compliance” with the Surface Transportation Board. The name of the new operation will be Blue Ridge Southern Railroad LLC. According to the filing, the new railroad will […]
Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Central to retire U23B fleet NEWSWIRE
A Georgia Central freight with two former Norfolk Southern U23Bs passes through Dudley, Ga. Craig Douglas LYONS, Ga. – Georgia Central will begin phasing out its fleet of General Electric U23Bs this spring, a source close to the railroad tells Trains News Wire. The 171-mile Genesee & Wyoming-owned railroad, operated by its Rail Link subsidiary, […]
Fallen flag
It’s a cool, fall afternoon in Wixom, Mich., where the Michigan Air-Line Railway has completed its interchange with CSX and is retreating to its base in Walled Lake on Nov. 20, 2011. Six months after this photo was taken, these former Grand Trunk Western tracks were ripped up for a bike trail. Photo by […]
Matched set
Eastbound Providence & Worcester train FPCH with B39-8 No. 3909, B30-7A No. 3007, and B39-8 No. 3908 prepares to depart the New York & Atlantic Railway’s Fresh Pond Yard in Queens, N.Y., on Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Thomas Mik […]
Waiting game
Southbound Marquette Rail train Z151 crosses this street on its way into Comstock Park, Mich., on Nov. 8, 2012. Photo by Jim Guest […]
New railroad in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula NEWSWIRE
The Mineral Range Railroad. Dave Schauer ISHPEMING, Mich. – For years, the railroad news out of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been one of contraction and abandonment, as mines and paper mills closed. Now there is a positive story: the new Mineral Range Railroad. Owned by Mineral Range, Inc., a privately held corporation, the company purchased […]
Vermont Railway debuts 50th anniversary locomotive NEWSWIRE
No. 311 Kevin Burkholder/Vermont Rail System BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Vermont Rail System has unveiled a 50th anniversary locomotive, GP40-2W No. 311. The unit honors both the railroad’s 50 years of service and the founder’s mother, Joan Wulfson. In the fall of 1963, the end of the Rutland Railroad was in sight and, on Jan. 6, […]
R.J. Corman estate worth $270 million NEWSWIRE
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – Railroad entrepreneur R.J. Corman left an estate worth more than $270 million, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Corman died Aug. 23 at age 58 of blood cancer. R.J. Corman Railroad Group LLC, the umbrella corporation for many of the company divisions, represents the majority of the estate. Its estimated value is $226.7 million, […]
Alaska Railroad names O’Leary President and CEO NEWSWIRE
Frank Keller ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Railroad has named Bill O’Leary President and CEO, succeeding Chris Aadnesen. O’Leary will start in his new position on Nov. 1. O’Leary joined the Alaska Railroad in 2001 as vice president and chief financial officer. He was promoted to chief operating officer in March, and also served as […]
