Amtrak sued over lease of retired locomotives NEWSWIRE

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Nine decommissioned HHP-8 locomotives cross a highway in Bear, Del., in an March 27, 2017, work-train move from Amtrak facilities in Bear to the company’s Wilmington, Del., shops. Amtrak is being sued over the lease contracts for eight of its 15 HHP-8s. Michael S. Murray NEW YORK — Two investment groups are suing Amtrak over […]

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NJ Transit provides more details on heritage units NEWSWIRE

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Currently used as a switcher, NJ Transit GP40H-2 No. 4109 will have HEP equipment installed for use on revenue trains. Ralph Spielman The Erie Lackawanna-scheme dual-mode ALP-46DP will, at least initially, be used on NJ Transit’s positive train control test train. Ralph Spielman NJ Transit’s Pennsylvania-scheme ALP-46A locomotive is expected to enter commuter service in […]

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NJ Transit reveals heritage locomotives

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KEARNY, N.J. — NJ Transit unveiled three heritage locomotives Saturday at its annual Family Days event at its Meadows Maintenance Complex, and is scheduled to debut the locomotives for the general public on Tuesday. The three locomotives are GP40PH-2 No. 4109, repainted to a version of the Central of New Jersey livery it wore when […]

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ALP-46 electric locomotive from MTH Electric Trains

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O gauge ALP-46 electric locomotive from MTH Electric Trains Price: $549.95 (20-5701-1) Cmd low: 2.1 scale miles per hour Cnv low: 4.2 smph High speed: 97 smph Drawbar pull: 1 pound, 2 ounces Features: O-72 operation, two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, directionally raising pantographs, two remote couplers. Current-production road name: NJ […]

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Video: ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40T-2 tunnel motors

ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40T-2 tunnel motors

Featuring roadname and roadnumber specific detailing, these HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 tunnel motor diesels are part of the ScaleTrains.com Rivet Counter series. The model’s also feature prototype-specific sound and lighting effects and an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear a pair of these spectacular tunnel motors handle a freight train […]

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Video: ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40T-2 tunnel motors

ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40T-2 tunnel motors

Featuring roadname and roadnumber specific detailing, these HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 tunnel motor diesels are part of the ScaleTrains.com Rivet Counter series. The model’s also feature prototype-specific sound and lighting effects and an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear a pair of these spectacular tunnel motors handle a freight train […]

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Wabtec has high hopes for battery-electric road unit NEWSWIRE

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An artist’s rendering of Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive. Wabtec Corp. MINNEAPOLIS — How can you quickly create a U.S. fleet of hybrid heavy-haul locomotives? The answer, it Wabtec officials seem to say, is by creating an all-electric unit that can be mixed into a consist with existing conventional diesel-electric power. That’s the idea behind the battery-electric […]

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Wabtec releases video about new main line battery locomotive NEWSWIRE

WILMERDING, Pa. — Locomotive maker Wabtec is amping up promotion of its coming main line battery-powered locomotive. On Sunday, the Wilmerding-based rail supplier posted a new video to YouTube highlighting the proposed workings and benefits of a battery-powered locomotive for main line running.  The approximately 3-minute video shows artists renderings of the locomotive along with […]

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Protecting a GG1

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A crossing watchman is out with his STOP sign to warn motorists to stay clear of a fast-moving Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 racing north at Seabrook, Md., in April 1963. William D. Middleton photo […]

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First Look: Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Pennsylvania P5a electric

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Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric left side Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric (right side) Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric (front view) Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR P5a electric truck detail Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania […]

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Black Mesa & Lake Powell visitors’ guide NEWSWIRE

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Black Mesa & Lake Powell crosses a bridge near Cow Springs, Ariz. Andy Kirol PAGE, Ariz. – The end is in sight for the isolated Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad in northern Arizona, with some reports putting the end of operation in August yet. Each day, except Wednesday, a single set of hoppers makes […]

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India-made locomotive reaches 110 mph NEWSWIRE

Railways has manufactured a high speed locomotive in West Bengal’s Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, achieving a top speed of 180km/hr. This new locomotive produced under ‘Make In India’ initiative, will speed up trains like never before. Watch the video: pic.twitter.com/E5QCi0dSa7 — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 12, 2019 NEW DELHI — India’s politicians are touting the country’s […]

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