Atlas N scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive Atlas Model RR Co. has upgraded its N scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel with an improved drivetrain that offers smoother performance at more prototypical speeds. The Master Line series model is also available in new paint schemes, both of which model locomotives still on the rails today. Now-retired […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD39 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Illinois Terminal; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern; Norfolk & Western; and Southern Pacific. Multiple road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated. Models will feature railroad-specific details. Direct-current model, $134.98; with RTR Sound Digital Command Control […]
Korea Brass HO scale U25C diesel locomotive A General Electric U25C marks the debut of Korea Brass USA as a new brand in the HO scale locomotive market. The six-axle locomotive accurately models its second-generation diesel prototype. The best news for Digital Command Control operators is that the model is available with a factory-installed Train […]
Cummins’ test locomotive for its Tier 4 compliant QSK-95 engine is CECX No. 1919, a re-powered SD90AC. Photographers spotted the locomotive dead-in-tow on CSX Transportation’s westbound Q369 in Fostoria, Ohio. The Indiana Rail Road will host further tests on the locomotive. Dale A. DeVene Jr. WILLARD, Ohio — Despite depressing news from other locomotive makers, Cummins […]
One of Metra’s most recently acquired locomotives is No. 97, an F59PH locomotive originally built for Go Transit in Toronto. Tom Danneman Another view of Metra No. 97 on test runs. Mark Llanuza CHICAGO — Be on the lookout for new locomotives and paint schemes on Metra in the coming weeks as the Chicago commuter […]
Union Pacific’s former Chicago & North Western locomotives Nos. 8646 and 8701 lead a manifest train into Milwaukee. The units are now in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Ill. Chris Guss UNION, Ill. — As Union Pacific continues to store excess locomotives this fall due to depressed business levels, two of the […]
Walthers is introducing three new passenger car body styles in its WalthersMainline HO scale Budd passenger car series. This photo shows pre-production samples of the baggage/Railway Post Office (top), small window coach (middle), and the observation car (bottom). Model Railroader magazine recently received pre-production photos of the next three passenger cars in the WalthersMainline HO […]
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This Montana Rail Link photo roster from 2015 is a testament to the motive power and scenery of a great regional railroad. BNSF Railway is set to end its operations in the near future as of January 2022. At its start-up in October 1987, Montana Rail Link purchased a total of 52 locomotives, […]
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