SMS Rail Lines 0-6-0 returns to steam, certified for operation (updated)
SMS Rail Lines 0-6-0 No. 9 operates after receiving its FRA certification on Nov. 16. Steve Jensen Jr. WOODSTOWN, N.J. — SMS Rail Lines Alco 0-6-0 locomotive No. 9 has… […]
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Poll finds strong support for Caltrain
…and they are seeing the results of the service improvements we have been able to deliver through electrification.” Said Caltrain Board Chair Steve Heminger, “These results show strong public support… […]
Teamsters Canada returning to work at CN, remains out at CPKC
…Thursday’s order from Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon. “Despite the Labour Minister’s referral,” the TCRC said in its statement, “there is no clear indication that the CIRB will actually order an… […]
Building the HO scale Winter Hill Quarry Branch part 10
The asphalt shingle plant is one of the structures on the Winter Hill Branch model train layout. Follow along as Model Railroader associate editor Steve Otte show you some of… […]
The great freight paint schemes: Classy hues from the 1940s to the 1980s
…its flashy paint scheme began disappearing into the mother company. Great Northern Railway Steve Glischinski collection You would be hard pressed to find more traditional railroading locomotive colors than the… […]
Chicago, railroads celebrate completion of Forest Hill Flyover
…Steve Angel speaks at the Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, ceremony marking completion of the Forest Hill Flyover in South Chicago. David Lassen CSX CEO Steve Angel rattled off some of… […]
Keolis names Shaw as chief operating officer for North America
BOSTON — Steve Shaw has been named as chief operating officer for Keolis North America, the first person to hold that position for the company’s transit operations in the region…. […]
SMART-TD welcomes departure of CSX CEO
…CEO Joe Hinrichs, saying the appointment of Steve Angel as chief executive is an opportunity to improve the labor-management relationship. “With the appointment of Steve Angel as CSX’s new Chief… […]
Becker named CEO of National Railway Equipment
…he spent more than 12 years with diesel engine and truck manufacturer Navistar Inc. Becker succeeds Steven Beal, who died in 2020; since then, the company has been led by… […]
Burlington Junction Railway marks 40th anniversary
Three of Burlington Junction Railway’s four MK1500D locomotives work at the Quincy, Ill., yard on July 3, 2019. The company recently marked its 40th anniversary. Steve Smedley BURLINGTON, Iowa —… […]
Sketching With Steve: Freight car brake details
…was, but it rhymed with “Brown Mouse.” What’s the difference between K and AB brakes on a freight car? Senior associate editor Steven Otte sketches where the components, pipes, and… […]
Sketching with Steve: Big industries for small spaces
Space constraints may restrict the width of our layout to a narrow shelf, but they don’t have to limit the scope of the industries we build on those shelves. Steven… […]
