FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has received the first overhauled locomotives from new rebuild programs at GE Transportation and EMD within the last two weeks. Each program is unique, with both designed to improve the reliability of the locomotives while standardizing much of the mechanical equipment inside. BNSF will overhaul 12 SD70MACs and 20 […]
Former Seaboard Coast Line SD45 No. 2024 as it appeared on Sept. 4. The locomotive is being restored for service in Tennessee. Southern Appalachia Railway Museum OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Southern Appalachia Railway Museum has acquired former Seaboard Coast Line SD45 No. 2024. Built in September 1971 by EMD, it is operational and includes […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45-2 diesel locomotives. Arizona & California (two road numbers); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail (Quality scheme); Maine Central (Pan Am Rys. scheme, three numbers); Montana Rail Link (two numbers); and Trona Ry. (three numbers). Road-number-specific details, RP-25 contour metal wheels, and McHenry scale couplers. Direct-current model with Quick Plug […]
CSX Transportation’s latest heritage logo features a reprise of the Chesapeake & Ohio on engine No. 7376, a GE CW40-8. Allan Williams, Jr. WAYCROSS, Ga. – CSX Transportation has unveiled its latest predecessor railroad emblem on a recent repaint at its Waycross, Ga., Locomotive Shops. CSX GE CW40-8 No. 7376 emerged from Waycross late last […]
A bi-level passenger car mock-up stands gleaming under shop lights at the Nippon Sharyo Rochelle, Ill., plant in May 2014. Bob Johnston ROCHELLE, Ill. — Nippon Sharyo is laying off workers at the plant assembling bilevel passenger cars after a prototype failed key safety tests. Plant managers announced the layoffs on Thursday saying they are […]
American Limited Models HO scale Trinity covered hopper A modern covered hopper suitable for cement and other high density lading is now available for modelers who like present day operations. The Trinity 3281 cubic feet, 2 bay, covered hopper is ubiquitous on the North American scene. Modelers have been asking for one for years. American […]
The Apache Rail turn to Holbrook departs the BNSF Railway interchange with loads of animal feed and recycled paper to be made into newsprint at the mill in Snowflake. The Apache Railway in Arizona has a reprieve from a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to find new owners. William P. Diven A federal bankruptcy judge has […]
The Central Maine & Quebec train No. 1 is seen westhbound heading towards Farnham, Maine, at sunset. The Central Maine & Quebec Railway is a Class III freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec. Frank Jolin ROCKLAND, Maine – The Maine Department of Transportation confirmed […]
Ed Ellis, fifth from left, attends a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand re-opening of the Grenada Railway as the Grenada Railroad in Mississippi on Wednesday. Ellis is president of Iowa Pacific Holdings, which operates the railroad. Pablo Diaz GRENADA, Miss. – Officials from Iowa Pacific Holdings and the North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. announced that it has acquired tooling for several Weaver Models O scale products. Weaver Models went out of business at the end of June 2015. The O scale tooling acquired includes the 2-8-0 steam locomotive and the General Electric U25B, Alco RS-11, and Baldwin VO-1000 diesel locomotives. Passenger train cars include […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP39-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Burlington Northern; Delaware & Hudson; Portland & Western; Reading Co.; and Willamette & Pacific. Detailed cab interior, railroad-specific long hood, and prototype-specific details. Direct-current model, $169.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx sound decoder, $269.98. Genesis series. […]
No. 1275 at NRE in Silvis, Ill. ELDON, Iowa – The Eldon Depot Museum has brought back a piece of the “Rock” with the renumbering and repainting of a GP7 in Rock Island colors. Members of the museum recalled working with Rock Island GP7 1275, which was well liked by engineers. To honor the unit, […]
