Norfolk Southern B32-8 No. 535 leads local train P-87 near Asheville, N.C., in February 2015. The venerable Dash 8s are headed for the scrap heap. Grady McKinley ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s fleet of GE Dash B32-8 locomotives is headed for the scrap yard. Three NS B32-8 locomotives have already met the scrapper’s torch at […]
FULL SCREEN Bruce Stahl Shortly after 10 a.m. on March 12, wreck crews had Car No. 40 hooked and ready to move. FULL SCREEN Bruce Stahl About 10:30 a.m. on March 12, crews on cranes were still working to get the train derailment clear. FULL SCREEN Bruce Stahl South Shore train 600 dead on the […]
Bachmann HO scale two-truck Climax The Climax locomotive model features die-cast metal construction and an operating backup light. Die-cast metal construction and a prototypical mechanism highlighted the Bachmann HO scale two-truck Climax back when I reviewed it in the February 2006 Model Railroader. The geared logger is back and now includes a factory-installed Digital Command […]
MTH HO scale C44-9W diesel locomotive The General Electric C44-9W was one of the most popular locomotives of the 1990s, helping establish GE as the dominant locomotive builder in North America. These six-axle beasts are now available in HO scale from MTH Electric Trains. The prototype. The 4,400-horsepower Dash-9 road freight locomotives were built from […]
Blair Line N scale Farmer’s Fertilizer Supply kit Price: $37.95 Manufacturer Blair Line P.O. Box 1136 Carthage, MO 64836 www.blairline.com Era: 1960s to present Comments: A fertilizer plant kit is the latest addition to Blair Line’s N scale product lineup. The structure features a laser-cut wood floor, sub roof, and walls, all with tab-and-slot connections; […]
ScaleTrains.com HO scale insulated boxcar The ScaleTrains.com HO scale insulated boxcar kit includes everything shown above. The underside of the boxcar features well-defined molded details. Got five minutes? Then you have enough time to build ScaleTrains.com’s HO scale Evans 5,100-cubic-foot-capacity double-plug-door boxcar. The freight car, part of the company’s Kit Classics line, features a one-piece […]
Trainworx N scale PS-2CD 4,427-cubic-foot covered hopper Price: $26.95 (undecorated, $22.95) Manufacturer Trainworx Inc. P.O. Box 127 Delta, CO 81416 www.train-worx.com Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (24 road numbers); BNSF Ry. (6 numbers); Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (6 numbers); Denver & Rio Grande Western Ry. (12 numbers); Missouri Pacific (12 numbers); St. […]
FULL SCREEN Darrell Wendt A westbound empty skirts by onto single track after coming off the double main at Pleasant Dale, Neb. (MP 14.6). FULL SCREEN Darrell Wendt Tree removal and grading have started at MP 15 of BNSF’s “Ravenna Sub”, just west of Pleasant Dale, Neb. A private contractor is clearing land and building up the right-of-way to […]
BNSF Railway recently restored former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy lounge-buffet-dome-observation car Silver Veranda as the Canyon View for its business car fleet. Canyon View was once the observation car for the Denver Zephyr. Dennis Stern TOPEKA, Kan. — BNSF Railway’s business fleet now features a newly restored dome observation car. BNSF No. 35, Canyon View […]
Union Pacific SD70AH No. 8948 leads EMDX SD70ACe-T4 Nos. 1502 and 1503 along with three other UP units on a test train from Denver to Tabernash, Colo., up the two-percent grade in Coal Creek Canyon on March 7. John Crisanti DENVER — New Electro-Motive Tier 4 SD70ACe-T4s are roaming the rails of Union Pacific’s Moffat […]
A cast Boxpok driver for a yet-to-be-built Pennsylvania T1 replica: No. 5550. The Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust says this is the first boxpok driving wheel cast in decades. Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust is passing a new milestone. The non-profit organization cast its […]
The approximate location of the J&L Tunnel in Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Google Maps PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A westbound CSX Transportation merchandise freight train en route to Chicago from Cumberland, Md., caught fire early Monday near J&L Tunnel in downtown Pittsburgh. The incident occurred around 7:50 a.m. on the railroad’s Pittsburgh Subdivision near Milepost […]
