ATLANTA – Amtrak will open an information technology office in metropolitan Atlanta later this summer. The new office will be located at Concourse Office Park in Sandy Springs, Ga. Workers there will support Amtrak operations nationwide. Amtrak officials say the railroad will employ as many as 200 more people in the office in five years. […]
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WalthersProto HO scale EMD GP30 diesel locomotive
WalthersProto HO scale GP30 diesel locomotive Featuring a high level of protoypical detail and available with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control decoder, the WalthersProto HO scale GP30 captures the sights and sounds of its second-generation prototype. The decoder delivers realistic sound on direct-current and DCC layouts. In the early 1960s, General Electric had severed […]
Simpson Lumber to close sawmill, railroad NEWSWIRE
Simpson Lumber at Shelton, Wash., in September 2013. Justin Franz SHELTON, Wash. – The Pacific Northwest’s last logging railroad will shut down at the end of June. On Tuesday, the Simpson Lumber Co. announced it had sold its sawmill operations in Shelton to Sierra Pacific Industries. In a separate announcement, SPI stated it would not […]
Buffalo Creek & Gauley No. 4 to move next month NEWSWIRE
SPENCER, N.C. – Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 No. 4 will be moved from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to the Cass Scenic Railroad next month. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad will load the locomotive and parts on May 19, and deliver it to the Cass Scenic shops in Cass, W.Va., on […]
Arkansas & Missouri Chairman Reilly McCarren dies NEWSWIRE
KENILWORTH, Ill. – J. Reilly McCarren, majority owner and chairman of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad, died of cancer Sunday at his home in Kenilworth. McCarren, a 1978 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, enjoyed a long career in the railroad industry. He served as president and CEO of Wisconsin Central and led the […]
CN begins repainting Bessemer & Lake Erie motive power NEWSWIRE
BLE No. 902 sits in the dead line in Centralia, Ill. Joe Ferguson CENTRALIA, Illinois – Canadian National has released the first former Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40-3 from the paint shop in CN’s corporate paint scheme. B&LE No. 902 was sent to Quality Rail Services in Venice for rebuilding and repainting after being displaced […]
Video: Kato Sound Box analog sound controller for model trains
The Kato Sound Box provides an easy way to add realistic sound effects to a direct-current (DC) layout without having to install Digital Command Control (DCC). Senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates the Sound Box connected to a Kato power pack on the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project model train layout. […]
House of Balsa false front building kit
Kevin Strong 1:24 scale, false-front building kit House of Balsa 10101 Yucca Rd. Adelanto CA 92301 Price: $39.95 Website: www.houseofbalsa.com 1:24 scale, plywood and balsa building-flat kit for wood-frame storefront. Dimensions: length, 9½”; depth: 1¾; height: 9½” Pros: Good instructions; easy construction; laser-cut parts fit well together Cons: Not suitable for outdoor use; smaller parts […]
Northwest Short Line wheelsets
Kevin Strong Replacement wheels for USA Trains diesel locomotives Northwest Short Line PO Box 1349 Hamilton MT 59840 Price: $36.95 for 8 wheels Website: www.nwsl.com Nickel-silver replacement wheels for USA Trains diesel locomotives (#2662-6); 40″ diameter at 1:29 scale Pros: Smooth finish, easy to install Cons: None Kevin Strong Kevin Strong I’m modifying a USA […]
Preiser police figures
Marc Horovitz 1:22.5-scale police figures Preiser Available in the US from: Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. 5601 W. Florist Avenue Milwaukee WI 53218 Price: $38.99 per set Website: www.walthers.com 1:22.5 scale, plastic, hand-painted figures; two per set, one male and one female; each figure around 3″ tall over peak of hat. In 1:22.5 scale, this works […]
Former DT&I Lima depot demolished NEWSWIRE
Crews clear the last debris from the depot site on Wednesday. The trackage belongs to Indiana & Ohio. Eric Davis LIMA, Ohio – Northwest Ohio has lost a piece of its railroad history this month. Crews recently razed the former Detroit, Toledo & Ironton freight depot in Lima, completing the job on April 15. The […]
New website dedicated to Santa Fe 4-6-4 No. 3463 launched NEWSWIRE
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. – The Coalition for Sustainable Rail has launched an online repository dedicated to former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 4-6-4 No. 3463. The website, www.santafe3463.org, provides detail on the history of the engine, its service, and the planned overhaul of the locomotive. The nonprofit Coalition is attempting to reconstruct No. 3463 […]
