Layout Update April 2019 from North Country Trains on Vimeo. Take a tour of Harrison Smith’s Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout. […]
Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout update
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Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout update
Layout Update April 2019 from North Country Trains on Vimeo. Take a tour of Harrison Smith’s Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout. […]
New York city council panel takes first look at proposed streetcar line NEWSWIRE
A route map of the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar. New York City Economic Development Corp. NEW YORK — The proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector light rail line, known as BQX, received its first city council discussion Thursday when the council’s task force on the project received an update on the 3-year-old plan. Gothamist reports that city officials […]
OmniTrax ends interest in operating New York short line, leaving one applicant NEWSWIRE
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — OmniTRAX has withdrawn its application to run the Saratoga Springs-North Creek, N.Y., line formerly operated by Iowa Pacific, leaving just one group as a potential operator. “We’ve got better opportunities elsewhere,” OmniTRAX spokesman Ron Margulis told the Albany Times Union. Originally, three groups had considered taking over the route operated by Iowa […]
Maine narrow gauge steam reunion set for early 2020 NEWSWIRE
Four Maine steam icons, including Monson No. 3, will be featured in an early 2020 event. Stephen Hussar ALNA, Me. — A grand reunion of two-foot gauge locomotives and rolling stock is set for two weekends in early 2020. This photographic event will take place on Jan. 18-19 and Feb. 8-9 at the Wiscasset Waterville […]
Massachusetts Senate moves to fund MBTA electrification study NEWSWIRE
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has passed a budget amendment to fund a study of electrification of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fairmount commuter rail line, the Bay State Banner reports. Electrification is one of the alternatives proposed by the MBTA in its Rail Vision program to evaluate the future of its commuter rail system. Electrification […]
Washington Metro returns cars to service after door malfunction NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — DC Metro returned most of its 3000-series railcars to service on Wednesday, a day after pulling them because the door on one car opened while a train was in motion. Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said a malfunctioning electrical component caused the doors to open, the Washington Post reports. Twenty-six cars with […]
New York MTA shows service improvement on subways, commuter lines NEWSWIRE
A New York subway No. 1 train arrives at the South Ferry station in May. The subway system reported improvements in on-time performance and other key metrics for April. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — On-time performance continues to improve on Metropolitan Transportation Authority rail operations, with New York City subways, Metro-North, and the Long Island […]
Video: HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page George Marshall’s HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR models upstate New York in the 1960s and 1970s. The compact model railroads features detailed scenery and structures. Model Railroader subscribers can enjoy watching trains run along the main line in this short video. […]
Video: HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page George Marshall’s HO scale Knickerbocker & Rockwell RR models upstate New York in the 1960s and 1970s. The compact model railroads features detailed scenery and structures. Model Railroader subscribers can enjoy watching trains run along the main line in this short video. […]
MBTA to add late-night service on three lines NEWSWIRE
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will add late-night trains on three South Shore commuter lines this fall, responding to a long-running request from residents who wanted the option to use transit to attend concerts, sporting events, and other evening activities. The Greenbush, Kingston/Plymouth and Middleboro/Lakeville lines will all add trains leaving Boston at […]
Amtrak, NJ Transit to invest $31 million in Northeast Corridor NEWSWIRE
Northbound Amtrak ‘Acela Express’ train No. 2164 overtakes NJ Transit train No. 2154, which has stopped at the Metuchen, N.J. station. Upgrades will speed passenger journeys soon for both operators from Trenton, N.J., to New York City. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK – Amtrak and NJ Transit will spend $31 million along the Northeast Corridor in […]
