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CSX and Canadian National today announced they plan to develop a new interline intermodal service linking Nashville, Tenn., with Vancouver and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. This international container traffic currently runs over CN to Memphis, where it is then trucked to Nashville. Once the railroads finalize their deal, the loads will run via CSX between […]
Fun and fancy fill Lionel 2025 Catalog Volume 1. What am I writing here? You will recall that I recently explored for Trains.com the latest additions to the roster of O gauge sets, locomotives, and rolling stock presented in Lionel’s brand-new catalog. There, I focused on a handful of great trains that impressed me because […]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and Norfolk Southern today reached a settlement in the right of preference lawsuit the government brought last year regarding the railroad’s handling of Amtrak’s Crescent. The Justice Department — in only the second case of its kind since Amtrak was granted the right of preference in 1973 — had alleged […]
BALTIMORE — Tyler Horner has been named as CEO of Canton Development Corp. and its subsidiaries Canton Railroad Co. and Freestate Logistics Services. Horner will succeed Paul Barnes, who the company said is moving on to pursue other challenges after turning around the organization and bringing it to a more efficient level of performance. The […]
News & Products for the week of September 8th 2025 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of September 8th, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) on Friday introduced legislation to overturn the Federal Railroad Administration’s two-person crew rule adopted in 2024. “This bill is about stopping union bosses from using Washington to get what they can’t win at the bargaining table,” Burlison said in a brief press release.” “Previously, in 2019, the FRA […]
MONTREAL — The Montreal Port Authority and the Canadian arm of Dubai’s DP World announced that they have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to develop a new container terminal. The new facility will add 1.15 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs, the standard measure of container volume) to the port’s annual handling capacity. It is […]
WASHINGTON — Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have overwhelmingly approved a new contract with Union Pacific, the union announced today. IBEW International President Kenneth W. Cooper said the agreement “reflects a new era of partnership and progress that recognizes the important contributions of IBEW-represented railroad electricians while embracing the challenges and opportunities […]
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — R.J. Corman Railroad Group today promoted Alín Campián to executive vice president and chief financial officer. “Since joining the company in 2020, Alín’s contributions have been absolutely transformative, driving major positive change across our organization,” R.J. Corman CEO Justin Broyles said in a statement. “His visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to excellence […]
WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: $31.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Features on WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar: 33” metal wheels All-new tooling Auxiliary, emergency, and brake cylinder pipes Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers Detailed underbody with factory-applied air reservoir, brake cylinder, and […]
Enthusiasts of railroad engineering will enjoy this helpful, instruction episode, which details how to build and install bridges and abutments on a model train layout. Following the Canadian National prototype, this video focuses on a 70-foot single-track deck girder bridge and a 30-foot single-track through girder bridge. Learn how to properly use a Walthers bridge […]
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Efforts to replenish the beach in San Clemente to protect the Surf Line rail line used by Amtrak, Metrolink, and BNSF Railway began last week with the first deliveries of sand on Friday. The Orange County Transportation Authority says some 300 truckloads of sand from a quarry in Palm Springs will […]
