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CHICAGO — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has reached a tentative agreement with Metra that would provide 93 BLET members with 3.5% general wage increases, the union said today. The agreement covers BLET members employed by Metra who operate on the Metra-UP Lines and are represented by the Union Pacific Northern Region General […]
In the waning months of World War I, the USRA worked to develop a locomotive that would provide mixed service to railroads across the country. The 4-8-2 Light Mountain, with its longer wheelbase and lighter build, can navigate railroads with light-weight track where its heftier cousins can’t. These locomotives were built between 1918 and 1930, […]
WalthersProto HO EMD GP7 Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct current with factory-installed speaker and 21-pin DCC plug, $219.98; with dual-mode ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, $319.98 Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com WalthersProto HO EMD GP7 features: Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers Constant, directional warm white light-emitting diode […]
Travel with CTT Editor Rene Schweitzer and the Art Crew, as they work the angles at the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club in New Berlin, Wisconsin! That’s where they went on assignment to capture a photos for use in the forthcoming special issue (SIP), Great Layouts You Can Visit, coming soon to the Trains.com Store. Watch […]
SEATTLE—Though most state-supported and long distance trains across Amtrak’s far-flung network have been operating with minimal delays, a number of significant disruptions occurred over the weekend which continue to underscore the shortage of sufficient serviceable equipment Pacific Northwest cancellations Problems for Amtrak’s Cascades began Friday afternoon, Sept. 19, when Portland, Ore., to Vancouver, B.C. train […]
News & Products for the week of September 22nd 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 22nd, […]
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — The National Railroad Museum has opened its new Fox River Expansion, a 21,000 square foot, climate-controlled exhibit hall, which faces the waterway running along the museum campus. The $17 million project is the first of four museum expansion phases and has been nearly 10 years in the making. The new facility, says […]
WASHINGTON — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs provided an update today on recent actions to facilitate and expedite the resolution of several outstanding board proceedings. They include: Lake Providence Port Commission—Feeder Line Application—Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll & Madison Parishes, La. (FD 36447). This longstanding proceeding involves efforts by LPPC, […]
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions, today announced the acquisition of Freightliner UK Intermodal Logistics. The transaction encompasses rail and road operations, inland terminals, as well as the Freightliner brand. CMA CGM said the acquisition underscores its ambition to build a sustainable and […]
PITTSBURGH — Wabtec today announced its largest-ever locomotive agreement, a $4.2 billion deal to deliver Evolution Series locomotives and provide long-term service support to the national railway of Kazakhstan. The new locomotives, part of National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy’s (KTZ) expansion and fleet renewal, are designed to operate in the demanding weather conditions and mountainous […]
CSX’s rebuilt Blue Ridge Subdivision — the former Clinchfield Railroad in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina which was heavily damaged by flooding after Hurricane Helene last fall — hosted its first revenue freight train over the weekend. With Clinchfield heritage locomotive No. 1902 on the point, train U248-20 traversed the line on Saturday. CSX […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration today issued a $5 billion-plus Notice of Funding Opportunity for the National Railroad Partnership Program, which aims to enhance safety on intercity passenger routes. The program now includes $2.4 billion that the FRA clawed back from the California High-Speed Rail Project. “The funding will help advance FRA’s top priority […]
