OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific has shared more information on its new “Powered By Our People” SD70ACe No. 1111, which the railroad refers to as its “Employee Pride Locomotive.” It was officially unveiled at a June 6 celebration in Omaha. Twelve employees at the Jenks Shop in North Little Rock, Ark., contributed the repainting work, […]
Type of Train: Diesel Locomotives
New model trains for the week of June 13, 2019
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP38-2 diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (Pacific Pride II in one road number, as-delivered scheme in three numbers, and 1990s scheme in one number); Conrail (as-delivered scheme in three numbers, with white sill in two numbers, and “Quality” and Operation Lifesaver schemes in one number each); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (post-delivery […]
Wabtec, Erie labor unions reach tentative agreement; laborers to vote June 12 NEWSWIRE
ERIE, Pa. — Just days after the current contract expired Wabtec had reached a tentative deal with its unionized employees at the Wabtec Freight plant in Erie. The four year agreement is set to be voted on June 12 and contains the following agreements according to United Electrical, Machine and Radio Workers of America Local […]
UP unveils ‘Powered by our People’ special paint scheme NEWSWIRE
On the hill above the tracks is Kenefick Park, home to Big Boy No. 4023 and DDA40X No. 6900. Becky Stone OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific has unveiled its latest commemorative paint scheme on Thursday in Omaha. EMD SD70ACe No. 1111 now sports an intricate new paint scheme and the slogan “Powered by our People” […]
Norfolk Southern gearing up for major operational changes, greater use of distributed power NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern will flip the switch on its new operating plan over the Fourth of July weekend and is preparing for the change by training crews and holding two dozen town hall meetings with employees and shippers at locations across the system. “It is one big network cutover,” CEO Jim Squires told […]
EMD E6 diesel A-A set from Lionel
Bill Zuback photo O gauge E6 A-A set by Lionel Price: $999.99 (6-84650) Cmd low: 2.9 smph Conv low: 7.2 smph High Speed: 67.8 smph Drawbar pull: 1 pound, 8 ounces per A unit. Features: Two can-style motors in each unit, Lionel Legacy command and sound system, capable of conventional, TMCC, LionChief Universal Remote and […]
New model trains for June 6, 2019
Wm. K. Walthers HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP15-1 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage I), Canadian Pacific (red and black with road name only), Conrail (blue), CSX (dark blue and yellow), Norfolk Southern (Thoroughbred scheme), and Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray with lightning stripe). Direct-current […]
Friends of the 261 takes delivery of former Milwaukee Road E9 NEWSWIRE
Friends of the 261 President and Chief Operating Officer Steve Sandberg poses with former Milwaukee Road E9 No. 32A in St. Paul on May 29. Sandberg’s grandfather was a Milwaukee Road engineer who operated 32A many times on passenger trains between the Twin Cities and La Crosse, Wis. The unit will make its debut at […]
Former Great Northern SD45 No 400 Hustle Muscle heading to Duluth NEWSWIRE
Great Northern SD45 No. 400 and NW5 No. 192 pose for a night photo in Duluth in 2009. The two units will be together again when No. 400 moves from Minneapolis to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – Great Northern Railway Historical Society’s GN SD45 No. 400, “Hustle Muscle” is heading north. […]
Wabtec, workers face potential for another strike as negotiation deadline looms NEWSWIRE
ERIE, Pa. — It is hard to believe that nearly 90 days have passed since the strike at Wabtec’s locomotive plant in Erie, but June 3 marks the end of that period and the end of the current contract with union employees there. Over Memorial Day weekend, Wabtec put an ad in the Erie Times-News […]
New model trains for the week of May 30, 2019
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD7 and SD9 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD7 and SD9 diesel locomotive. SD7: Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks); CSX (fictional scheme, dark blue and yellow with boxcar herald); Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black and gray with “Way of the Zephyrs” slogan); Pennsylvania RR […]
Cimarron Valley acquires secondhand GE locomotives NEWSWIRE
Cimarron Valley C40-8 No. 4053 sits outside Metro East Industries’ paint booth in East St. Louis, Ill. The locomotive was built as CSX No. 7616 in 1990. Mark Mautner SATANTA, Kan. – Cimarron Valley Railroad has been awarded a grant by Kansas Department of Transportation to assist in replacing the train line’s 13 aging locomotives […]
