News & Products for the week of May 13, 2021

Ron’s Books Plymouth Locomotives Vol. 1 cover

Books Plymouth Locomotives Vol. 1. Reprints of ads and brochures for Plymouth Locomotive Works. Includes Plymouth Mine-O-Motives, Plymouth Torqomotive, Plymouth bulletins, and MDT four- and six-wheel locomotives. Softcover, 86 pages. $35. Manufacturers’ Catalog Archive series. SilverLake Images LLC and Ron’s Books, 914-967-7541, ronsbooks.com Tools 21-piece mini tool set. Includes five hex-nut drivers, six slotted screwdrivers, […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, detail, book, tool, and club announcements for May 13, 2021

Broadway Limited Imports BNSF Ry. Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of May 13, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 and GP40-2L diesel […]

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STB approves Canadian Pacific request to put Kansas City Southern in voting trust

Logos for Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators on Thursday approved Canadian Pacific’s request to put Kansas City Southern into a voting trust while their proposed $29 billion merger is under review. Canadian National, which has a dueling $33.7 billion unsolicited offer under review by the KCS board, also has asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to consider its […]

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Canadian National plans major upgrade to IC-KCS route to Kansas City

Freight train curves through town behind depot

MONTREAL – As part of its proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern, Canadian National envisions spending $250 million to create an upgraded route linking Kansas City, Mo., with Eastern Canada via Springfield, Ill. The big prize in a CN-KCS merger is connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. But the combined CN-KCS route to Kansas City would […]

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News & Products for the week of May 6, 2021

Mushroom pin vise

2-1/2” scale locomotives Whitcomb 45-ton center cab side-rod diesel locomotive. 7.25” or 7.5” gauge. Base model comes with powered trucks, 2.5” Sharon couplers, electrical controls, and gray primer finish. $9,250. Following upgrades available: Paint, $500; sound system, $600; and battery installation, $500. Produced by Accucraft, available from Live Steam Station, livesteamstation.com Tools  Mushroom-handle pin vise. […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, detail, and tool announcements for May 6, 2021

Athearn Genesis HO scale Buffalo & Pittsburgh Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive

Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of May 6, 2021. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD60M and SD60I diesel […]

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Training with the Turlan Family: Walthers Adult Team Contestants

Gabriel Turlan stands in front of a model layout, running the trains

WAUKESHA, Wis. – Meet the Turlans, a Connecticut family of three participating in the Walthers National Model Railroad Build-off. Entering in the HO-scale adult team category, this talented trio is on a mission to show the world that modeling isn’t just for the experts. When quarantine first struck back in March 2020, Xavier and Lindsay […]

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Pandemic needs reset train show model

Two men standing on either side of a table-based toy train layout.

  WAUKESHA, Wis. — The humble train show may be the next institution a global pandemic transforms. One visible sign of that transformation in-progress is the World’s Greatest Hobby Online virtual train show held April 17 — in part because Covid-19 precautions have delayed or cancelled most public events for the past 12 months. Virtual […]

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Model railroad locomotive, freight car, structure, detail, tool, and club announcements for April 29, 2021

Three bay covered hopper

Product news  Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of April 29, 2021. HO scale freight cars  Association of American Railroads 50-ton […]

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News & Products for the week of April 29, 2021

Ruler squares

Tools Assorted machines squares. 4” ($19.99), 6” ($24.99), 8” ($29.99), and 10” ($34.99). Carbon steel construction with inch and metric measurements. Produced by Excel Blades Corp., available from Kalmbach Hobby Store, KalmbachHobbyStore.com Snap blade knives. K10 9mm ($3.49) and K13 18mm ($3.99). Both knives have a plastic handle, push lock, and replaceable blades (replacement blades […]

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News & Products for the week of April 29, 2021

Two model gas pumps

O scale details and accessories 1950s-1960s gas pumps. 1:43.5 scale. Laser-cut cardboard kit with nozzles, hoses, and volumetric display. Each pump measures .78” x .39” x 1.57”. Platform not included. Two-pack, $17.92. Price may vary based on exchange rate. Minifer, minifer.fr/en Tools Assorted machines squares. 4” ($19.99), 6” ($24.99), 8” ($29.99), and 10” ($34.99). Carbon […]

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