MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Mineral Range Railroad has pulled its first revenue carloads of nickel and copper concentrate from the Humboldt Mill. Ore is trucked from the Eagle Mine northwest of Marquette to the Humboldt Mill west of Ishpeming – making about 15 trips per day – where it is processed into concentrates that are […]
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First Southern Pacific SD45 gets makeover at Utah museum NEWSWIRE
FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell FULL SCREEN Chris Fussell OGDEN, Utah – The first Southern Pacific SD45 built is getting a facelift at the Utah State Railroad Museum. Volunteers there have recently started installing SP’s unique light kit on the […]
2014 iHobby Expo show report
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco C-424 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco C-424 and C-425 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. C-424 (Phase II): Erie Mining (one road number); Springfield Terminal (Guilford); and Toledo, Peoria & Western (two numbers). C-424 (Phase III): Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Morristown & Erie (two numbers). C-425 (Phase […]
Iowa Pacific launches restoration campaign for Milwaukee Road Skytop sleeper NEWSWIRE
ALAMOSA, Colo. – Iowa Pacific is seeking to restore an iconic observation sleeping car through an innovative campaign that allows donors and contributors an opportunity to enjoy services offered by the railroad. Former Milwaukee Road Skytop sleeping car Coffee Creek is being restored at the Iowa Pacific shop complex in Alamosa after arriving on the […]
Ferromex, Ferrosur order SD70ACes NEWSWIRE
One of Ferromex’s existing SD70ACe locomotives. William H. Davis Jr. MUNCIE, Ind. – Electro-Motive Diesel has secured two orders for its successful SD70ACe locomotive. Ferromex and Ferrosur, both part of the Transportation division of GrupoMexico, have ordered a combined 34 SD70ACe’s for delivery in the summer of 2015. Ferromex has ordered 19 locomotives which will […]
VIDEO: MTH RailKing 19th century freight cars
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First Look: WalthersMainline HO scale Budd passenger cars
Model Railroader recently had a chance to look at hand-painted, pre-production samples of the HO scale WalthersMainline Budd 85-foot passenger cars, scheduled for release in January 2015. The newly tooled cars, which can operate on 18” radius curves, will feature truck-mounted couplers, 36” turned-metal wheelsets, sprung diaphragms, and Proto-Max knuckle couplers. The gap between the […]
New products for November 2014
HOLIDAY HIGHBALL: A popular point of view for folks interested in getting more youngsters in the hobby is “Offer train sets with trains that kids actually see.” Fair enough, so MTH is offering the no. 30-4230-1 RailKing Genesis train set. The ready-to-run O gauge outfit includes an Amtrak Genesis diesel, three Amfleet passenger cars, a […]
O gauge MP54 electric multiple unit set from MTH
Price: $499.95 (no. 30-20174-1) Features: O-42 operation, one powered unit and three unpowered cars, interior decoration and illumination, powered unit has two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 sound and control system, coil couplers on powered unit. One of the last, great memorials to the majesty of the Pennsylvania RR is the electrified railway line between New […]
Percy joins Thomas at Strasburg Rail Road NEWSWIRE
Percy waits for his next run at the Strasburg Rail Road on Sept. 16. Hemade its debut on Sept. 13 and has been popular. Wayne Laepple STRASBURG, Pa. – Percy, the small green engine, has joined Thomas the Tank Engine on North America’s rails. The pint-sized 0-4-0 debuted over the weekend and has been “great,” […]
Milwaukee Road 261 steams, restoration of Skytop complete NEWSWIRE
FULL SCREEN Steve Glischinski FULL SCREEN Steve Glischinski FULL SCREEN Steve Glischinski FULL SCREEN Steve Glischinski FULL SCREEN Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 was steamed up Saturday for the first time since October 2013. Friends of the 261 Chief Operating Officer Steve Sandberg told Trains News Wire the engine was being […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale UP 4-8-2 steam locomotive
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale UP 4-8-2 steam locomotive A Union Pacific class MT-73 available in multiple versions joins Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale steam roster. The detailed model, which features a dual-mode BLI Paragon2 sound decoder and a synchronized puffing smoke unit, operates smoothly on both Digital Command Control and direct-current (DC) layouts. The […]
