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WASHINGTON — Amtrak service in the Northeast Corridor has been disrupted this morning (June 23, 2025) by a track closure between Philadelphia and Washington attributed to “disabled equipment from one of our rail partners,” according to the Amtrak Northeast social media feed. The passenger operator has also announced at least one heat restriction in the […]
High winds and a tornado are blamed for a pair of derailment in North Dakota on Friday and Saturday. Thirty cars of a CPKC train were derailed on Friday, June 20, about three miles southeast of Enderlin, where a tornado killed three people. The Fargo Forum newspaper reports the storm was so destructive that authorities […]
Painting the initial backdrop installation a single shade of blue was just fine to get things started on the HO scale (1:87.1) East Troy Industrial Park project layout. However, David and Bryson share an easy technique for blending the background sky color with the adjacent wall color, and set the stage for those stunning photos […]
Michigan was and still is no stranger to railroads small yet unique enough to attract a following. The former Ann Arbor Railroad, not to be confused with today’s incarnation under Watco, certainly fit the bill with these 5 traits of the Ann Arbor Railroad that range from quirky to charming. More car ferry […]
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has turned down a suit by a group of Chicago suburbs seeking review of the Surface Transportation Board decision approving the Canadian Pacific Kansas City merger. In a decision announced today (June 20, 2025), the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia District denied the request by the […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway has announced Falcon Premium intermodal service it operates with Union Pacific and Grupo Mexico’s Ferromex has received the Silver Container (Contenedor de Plata) award from the Asociación Mexicana de Transporte Intermodal. The organization is Mexico’s leading intermodal transport association, promoting best practices in cross-border logistics. The award recognizes outstanding achievements […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot tie transportation funding to compliance with its immigration policies. In a Thursday, June 19, ruling, Judge John McConnell issued a preliminary injunction blocking the ability of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Department of Transportation from linking the funds to immigration actions, […]
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced a bill they say is designed to address the cost and reliability of freight railroad service by better defining railroads’ common carrier obligation. The “Reliable Rail Service Act of 2025” is sponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.). It would amend the requirement to serve […]
Price: Flatcar only, $43.99; flatcar with 45-foot trailer, $69.99 Manufacturer Athearn Trains 2904 Research Rd. Champaign, IL 61822 athearn.com Road names: Trailer Train (mineral red and yellow schemes), Kansas City Southern, and Southern Pacific. Three road numbers per scheme (two without trailer, one with). Era: 1960s+ to 1990s+ (varies by paint scheme) Comments: Athearn recently […]
In the August 2025 issue of Model Railroader, we featured Art Kear’s HO scale Buffalo & Susquehanna to Wellsville, Addison & Galeton. The 12 x 32-foot multi-deck walk-in layout features a logging line circa 1910 and the steam-to-diesel transition era in 1950. “Once the train room was completed, it was time to get started on […]
In the August 2025 issue of Model Railroader, we featured Art Kear’s HO scale Buffalo & Susquehanna to Wellsville, Addison & Galeton. The 12 x 32-foot multi-deck walk-in layout features a logging line circa 1910 and the steam-to-diesel transition era in 1950. “Once the train room was completed, it was time to get started on […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic was down for a second straight week compared to 2024. The first back-to-back weeks of decline this year come after 15 straight weeks ahead of 2024 levels. According to the Association of American Railroads, traffic for the week ending June 14, 2025, included 485,810 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.5% […]
