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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A California tourist railroad has stepped up its campaign against potential adverse abandonment of the branch line connecting it to the national rail network, calling the railbanking effort under consideration by a local agency “a fantasy” and saying it places its tourist operation under threat. Roaring Camp Railroads, which operates the […]
MOBILE, Ala. — The Alabama Port Authority will build an intermodal container transfer facility in Montgomery, Ala., to be served by CSX Transportation, after the authority’s board of directors approved a $2.042 million purchase of 272 acres for the new inland terminal to serve traffic from the Port of Mobile. The first phase of the […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — An effort has begun to relaunch rail service between Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, a route last served by RDCs in 1985, the Edmonton Journal reports. The Alberta Regional Rail proposal estimates it would cost about $2.2 billion to upgrade infrastructure on the 185-mile route between the cities, improving existing Canadian Pacific right-of-way, […]
MONTREAL — The head of Montreal’s transit agency, the Société de transport de Montréal, has announced his resignation effective April 4, calling for changes in the current structure of the transit system. The Montreal Gazette reports that Luc Tremblay, the STM director general, announced his resignation last week, decried problems with the authority overseeing transit […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced the availability of $1.5 billion in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants, funding available for rail and other transportation-related infrastructure projects. The grant availability, detailed in a Notice of Funding Opportunity announced Friday, represents an increase of approximately $500 million over funds available in […]
Amtrak has extended some of its service cancellations and modifications in the Northeast into today (Sunday, Jan. 30) in the wake of Saturday’s major winter storm. Most trains are running, as are most of the region’s rail transit systems. Cancelled today, according to an advisory on the Amtrak website, are Northeast Regional trains 150, 160, […]
Hot wire foam tools Amherst 2022: The hot wire foam cutting tools listed here are featured at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Hot Wire Foam Factory 5-in-1 Deluxe Pro kit 5-in-1 Deluxe Pro kit. Includes Deluxe Pro Variable-Heat Pro Power Station, choice of four Hot Wire basic hand […]
These railroad books Amherst 2022 are featured by Ron’s Books and published by SilverLake Images. SilverLake Images ‘General Motors Electro-Motive Division, Volume 1’ General Motors Electro-Motive Division, Volume 1. Reproduction of General Motor’s Electro-Motive Division catalogs and brochures. Models covered include DD40A, E8, E9, F3, F7, F9, GP9, GP18, GP20, GP38, GP40, SD7, SD9, […]
Model scenery supplies Amherst 2022: The scenery supplies listed here are featured at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Cripplebush Valley Models Blocky Rock tunnel portal Blocky Rock tunnel portal. Depicts a “bare rock” tunnel (one that’s cut in rock strong enough to not require artificial support). Features sharp, blocky […]
HO buildings Amherst 2022: The buildings listed here are featured at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Conowingo Models’ ‘Whitby’s Mill’ Whitby’s Mill. Kit features Rail Scale Models real cedar shake shingles, corrugated metal roof, and working lamp. Based on mill from John Allen’s first Gorre & Daphetid. $55. […]
HO details and accessories Amherst 2022: The details and accessories listed here are featured at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts. MAC Rail ballast conveyor train series Ballast conveyor train series. Phase 1 release includes 3-D printed kit to convert Athearn Herzog HZGX 40000-series Thrall hoppers into middle or […]
HO freight cars Amherst 2022: The freight cars listed here are featured at the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Bachmann Trains 50-foot express reefer 50-foot express reefer. Pre-production sample shown. Canadian Pacific, New York Central, Pacific Fruit Express, and Railway Express Agency. One road number per scheme. Separate, […]
