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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… […]

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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… […]

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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… […]

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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… […]

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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…. […]

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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… […]

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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… […]

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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 —… […]

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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… […]

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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… […]

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Sketching with Steve: The Free-Mo modular standard

The Free-Mo modular standard is a set of rules that define how to construct a layout module that can join with others built by those who also follow the standard…. […]

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Sketching with Steve: Staging cassettes

Staging yards are how we represent the rest of the world beyond the unavoidably finite portion modeled on our layouts. Trains that come and go from staging can be arriving… […]

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