No. 9806 is one of Chicago River & Indiana’s 21 800 h.p. Lima-Hamilton switchers, built in 1951. The little road’s name is in an oval on the cabside, while CR&I parent New York Central System is identified on the hood. Robert A. Janz photo […]
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A four-unit set of FT diesels leads a 125-car Burlington Route freight west at Galesburg, Ill., in June 1953. R. R. Malinoski photo […]
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The 10-cylinder version of the new lighter-weight GE Transportation “high speed” engine, unveiled at InnoTrans. GE Transportation BERLIN — GE Transportation announced the launch of a new series of lighter-weight high speed diesel engines, developed in particular for export markets like Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and New Zealand, where track gauge or the quality […]
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ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Progress Rail will provide new locomotives for Egyptian National Railways and and modernize, overhaul, and maintain part of the existing ENR locomotive fleet under a Memoradum of Understanding announced Tuesday. Progress Rail’s EMD products have served the Egyptian market since the 1950s and powered or supplied the majority of the current ENR […]
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LILESVILLE, N.C. — Sharp-eyed railroaders and railroad enthusiasts watching Hurricane Florence coverage have noted the presence of export units in the Sunday night derailment of a CSX train near the crossroads terminal of Hamlet. Eastbound train Q583 derailed about 6 p.m., possibly when it hit a washout, near Lilesville, N.C., between Monroe and Hamlet. In […]
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Western Maryland Scenic has acquired F40 No. 450 for its tourist railroad at Cumberland, Md. WMS: John Garner CUMBERLAND, MD. — Look for a new face on Helmstetter’s Curve this fall. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tells Trains Newswire today that it has acquired an F40PHR, rebuilt into an F40M-2F, No. 450, from Larry’s Truck Electric […]
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Bachmann Trains HO scale ACS-64 locomotive News & Products for the week of September 20, 2018 HO scale locomotives Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive. Amtrak (large Travelmark herald in two road numbers; “America’s Railroad Salutes our Veterans” and demonstrator with American flag in one number each) and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (one number). Injection-molded plastic body […]
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C&O EMD GP7 No. 5704 and its new as-delivered cosmetic restoration on the Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, Ohio. Lebanon Mason & Monroe Railroad LEBANON, Ohio – A Chesapeake & Ohio EMD GP7 has been restored to its as-delivered blue-and-gold paint scheme. C&O GP7 No. 5704 is the latest restoration project to ply […]
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The Rock Island locomotives were originally built in the 1940s to power the railroad’s premiere ‘Rocket’ trains Rob Schriener CHICAGO – An appearance at LaSalle Street Station by two historic streamlined Rock Island diesels — E8 No. 652 and E6 No. 630 — during Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765’s Joliet Rocket event Sept. 15 […]
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The great thing about N scale is you can do so much in a small space — in this case, 2 x 4 feet. It’s a layout that got me back into the hobby some years ago. Although I now have a much larger layout, this is still physically attached to it. I purchased the […]
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The great thing about N scale is you can do so much in a small space — in this case, 2 x 4 feet. It’s a layout that got me back into the hobby some years ago. Although I now have a much larger layout, this is still physically attached to it. I purchased the […]
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A GE-built Tier 4 emission compliant locomotive for Canadian National rests outside the GE Transportation factory near Fort Worth, Texas, in 2017. GE Transportation CHICAGO — GE Transportation announced today that Canadian National has ordered 60 more locomotives, adding to an order of 200 placed in December 2017. The units will be built at GE […]
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