INDIANA, Pa. — “The East Broad Top is sleeping,” Joe Kovalchick says. Indeed, it’s been five years since the legendary narrow gauge railroad has operated for the public. The famed narrow-gauge coal hauler’s modern-day owner, Kovalchick, says he’s trying to find someone, some group or agency to buy the 33-mile railroad. “I want to keep […]
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NY judge sides with railroad in trail case NEWSWIRE
An Adirondack Scenic Railroad passenger train to Thendara, N.Y., prepares to depart the station at Big Moose, N.Y. The four-car train is powered by RS18 No. 1845, built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1958. This line was previously the New York Central’s Adirondack Division, and saw as many as 10 passenger trains a day. Alex […]
“All aboard — and that’s an order!”
Newly inducted soldiers at Maryland’s Fort George G. Meade are lined up to board a Baltimore & Ohio troop train in May 1953. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
Remembering 9/11 NEWSWIRE
PATH Car No. 143: A survivor of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001. Ralph Spielman An emergency sign inside Car No. 143. Planners could not have envisioned the emergency passengers in this car might have had to endure. Fortunately, the train this car was in was […]
College student falls asleep on train, wakes up to an empty car NEWSWIRE
only i would wake up on an empty NJTransit train parked and shut down in a trainyard 2 hours from my home. that was an interesting 911 call pic.twitter.com/cdSkCTtQry — claire bridget (@claaiirreeyyy) September 6, 2017 NEWARK, N.J. — A college student who was evacuated from her campus in Florida woke up on an empty […]
N scale Woodland Railroad
Mike Schindel’s N scale Woodland Railroad layout features a short line connecting to Western Maryland Railroad. […]
N scale Woodland Railroad
Mike Schindel’s N scale Woodland Railroad layout features a short line connecting to Western Maryland Railroad. […]
GG1 at Swarthmore
GG1 4903 heads a westbound rush-hour commuter train at Swarthmore, Pa., sometime during World War II. A mainline motor like this was a rarity on PRR’s West Chester Branch. George Gillespie As were many railroads during the busy World War II years, the Pennsylvania Railroad was hard-pressed for equipment. Many of us remember seeing locomotives and […]
MRVP Layout Visit: Robert Gross’ New Haven Waterbury Line in HO scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Waterbury, Connecticut in a garage? In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, subscribers will get to view Robert Gross’ HO scale New Haven layout located inside a two-car garage in sunny Florida! While Robert’s layout is under construction, we thought you’d still enjoy seeing […]
MRVP Layout Visit: Robert Gross’ New Haven Waterbury Line in HO scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Waterbury, Connecticut in a garage? In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, subscribers will get to view Robert Gross’ HO scale New Haven layout located inside a two-car garage in sunny Florida! While Robert’s layout is under construction, we thought you’d still enjoy seeing […]
Amtrak trains to Grand Central Terminal NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK CITY — Inbound Amtrak Albany-to-Grand Central Terminal Train No. 242 is passing through Marble Hill in the Bronx at 4:55 p.m. on July 26, 2017, as one of three Monday through Friday round trips from Albany, due to track work reconstruction at New York Penn Station. Led by non-dual power mode P42DC No. […]
Connecticut to run more than 30 trains a day on ‘Hartford Line’ NEWSWIRE
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, left, speaks to media at Wallingford, Conn., on July 24, as Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Commissioner of Transportation James P. Redeker look on. Scott A. Hartley WALLINGFORD, Conn. — The long-anticipated commuter rail service on Amtrak’s 62-mile New Haven, Conn.-Springfield, Mass., line is expected to become a reality in […]
