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Classic Toy Trains, Summer 2024
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Amtrak Superliner Cars
The recent shortage of Amtrak long-distance sleeper cars has hoisted the venerable, but rapidly aging, Superliner equipment into the spotlight again. You can read more about past and present Superliner woes in the article, “Superliner capacity not a new issue”, appearing in the July 2024 issue of Trains magazine. But first, catch a glimpse of […]
Drew James’ Canada, Spokane & Pacific RR in HO scale
Drew James’ Canada, Spokane & Pacific RR in HO scale portrays a bridge line operation connecting the Burlington Northern and Canadian Pacific railroads in the 1980s. You can read more about the layout in the June 2024 issue of Model Railroader magazine. But first, you’ll want to see the action on this distinctive Pacific Northwest […]
Drew James’ Canada, Spokane & Pacific RR in HO scale
Drew James’ CS&P HO scale model railroad portrays a bridge line operation connecting Burlington Northern and Canadian Pacific railroads in the 1980s. You can read more about the layout in the June 2024 issue of Model Railroader magazine. But first, you’ll want to see the action on this distinctive Pacific Northwest setting — where you’ll […]
Spaces to Places V | Highway construction, part 5
Host Gerry Leone sets his sights on highway construction for his HO scale Bona Vista model railroad. Catch up with his off-camera preliminary efforts, before following his technique for making authentic roads and streets using medium-grit sandpaper. As he notes, even more insights regarding this technique can be viewed in a prior Trains.com video series, […]
STB’s Oberman retires
WASHINGTON — Martin J. Oberman retired from the Surface Transportation Board today (May 10), concluding more than five years on the board, three of those as chairman. President Joe Biden intends to designate current board member Robert Primus as the new STB chairman, the board said in a press release saluting Oberman’s service. The 79-year-old […]
CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour | Canada into U.S.
Welcome to Canada! It’s April 26th, 2024, and Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 is on its way to Mexico. The preserved vintage steam locomotive is on a public relations tour to celebrate the one year anniversary of the merger between the Canadian Pacific and the Kansas City Southern to create the CPKC railroad, operating a […]
Classic Trains, Summer 2024
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Trains LIVE — Rail news analysis with Bill Stephens
Trains LIVE — Rail news analysis with Bill Stephens — 5-3-2024 — Every day Trains News Wire brings you the latest railroading news. There are some stories that unfold over weeks and months with each new twist adding to the story’s depth. Bill Stephens, Trains business analyst, reports on the most significant railroad business events, […]
Trains LIVE — Rail news analysis with Bill Stephens
Trains LIVE — Rail news analysis with Bill Stephens — 5-3-2024 — Every day Trains News Wire brings you the latest railroading news. There are some stories that unfold over weeks and months with each new twist adding to the story’s depth. Bill Stephens, Trains business analyst, reports on the most significant railroad business events, […]
May 2024
In every issue Trains.com, p. 4 Guide to the latest on the web News, p. 6 Latest on Norfolk Southern’s proxy fight; steam ends in China; FRA proposes 15 new Amtrak long-distance routes Bill Stephens, p. 10 Fate of freight rail hinges on Norfolk Southern proxy fight Preservation, p. 44 Detroit’s landmark Michigan Central Station […]
