Monday morning preservation and tourist railroad news: Diesel engine from GE test locomotive declared a mechanical engineering landmark A prototype diesel engine built for use in a General Electric test locomotive has been declared an Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ National History & Heritage Committee. The 1,200-hp Cooper-Bessemer FVAL8T […]
ERIE, Pa. – General Electric engineer Benjamin F. Anthony Jr., age 92, died Aug. 4, 2020. He started his railroad career as a crew “call boy” in the summer of 1945 at a Pennsylvania Railroad enginehouse in Cleveland, Ohio. His railroad career included time as a signalman helper and brakeman on the Nickel Pate Road, […]
All this month — August 2020 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include L&HR diesel- and steam-powered freight trains through time. You might also […]
History of the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway The Lehigh & Hudson River Railway was a bridge route in the most literal sense. For much of its lifetime, New England freight moving via the 6,747-foot-long (including approaches), 212-foot-high Poughkeepsie Bridge over the Hudson River at that New York town was L&HR’s essential lifeblood and key […]
Neil Besougloff, editor of Model Railroader from June 2007 to June 2017, passed away on July 26 from complications related to COVID-19. He was 61 years old. Neil was born in Toms River, N.J., and graduated from Toms River High School South. After earning an associate degree from Ocean County College in Toms River, he […]
Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and lore of famed (and infamous) railroads. In July 2020, we celebrate the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo. Please enjoy a collection of locomotive images located in the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include the TH&B’s iconic locomotives and classic scenic photos. […]
More Tuesday morning rail news: Conrail Historical Society to turn donated boxcar into museum The Conrail Historical Society in Shippensburg, Pa., has acquired an 86-foot auto-parts boxcar for use as a Conrail museum. CSX Transportation has donated the car, built in 1970 and formerly Conrail No. 295633. It will eventually be repainted in Conrail colors, […]
For more than 35 years, Garden Railways has been the leading magazine devoted to the hobby of outdoor model railroading. While we remain committed to serving garden railroaders, we regret to announce that we are discontinuing publication of Garden Railways magazine. The Fall 2020 issue will be the last. However, the Garden Railways brand will […]
All this month — July 2020 — Classic Trains editors are celebrating the heritage, history, and images of the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway. Please enjoy this photo gallery of images from the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include TH&B diesel- and steam-powered freight trains through time. […]
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo passenger service consisted mainly of trains linking its three namesake cities, operated in conjunction with the Canadian Pacific and New York Central. […]
E. Kevin O’Connor, 1939-2020 Kevin O’Connor passed away on May 30, 2020, in Sacramento, California, age 80. Born Eugene O’Connor in Long Island on September 8, 1939, he later gave himself the middle name of Kevin, which is the name by which his friends knew him. Kevin’s working life was spent in the military. […]
John “Jack” Ozanich of Paw Paw, Mich., died on May 29. He was 76 years old. Jack’s well-known HO scale Atlantic Great Eastern layout was featured in Great Model Railroads 2005. In that same issue he shared the story of his 3-3/4” scale Sandy Ridge & Clear Lake Ry. that operated through 29 acres around […]
