WASHINGTON — Amtrak announced last week that new lunch options have been introduced on five overnight trains offering so-called flex meals — the premade dishes reheated on board rather than prepared in the dining car. That’s good news for sleeping car passengers who have been offered the same entrees for both lunch and dinner since […]
News & Products for the week of February 9th 2026 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. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of February 9th […]
TORONTO — Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail line opened on Sunday, Feb. 8, some 15 years after construction began and six years after it was supposed to be completed. The CBC reports it took 55 minutes for the first westbound train to cover the 19 kilometers (11.8 miles) from the Kennedy station to Mount Dennis […]
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has moved to appeal a federal court decision ordering it to release funds it is withholding from the Hudson Tunnel project. Reuters reports the administration filed the notice of appeal on Sunday, Feb. 8, to address the decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas. That decision granted a […]
Rivers and industries take center stage on the HO scale East Troy Industrial Park layout! This episode, David Popp dives into scenery by pouring a murky resin river for an authentic, deep-water appearance. You’ll also learn the math (I was told there would be no math) behind calculating resin volume for irregular shapes. Finally, we […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — Fleet availability for VIA Rail Canada’s Siemens Venture trainsets has dropped below 50% this winter, leading to a series of train cancellations over seven days that began on Saturday, Feb. 7, according to the nonprofit transit advocacy group Transport Action Canada. The organization reports that VIA has begun turning the trainsets, which […]
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday ordered the federal government to release funding for the Hudson Tunnel project while a lawsuit moves forward, setting the stage for construction to ramp back up. The decision by U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas came in the suit brought by the attorneys general of New York […]
TORONTO — The Eglinton Crosstown, a long-delayed 25-station, 19-kilometer (11.8-mile) light rail line connecting east and west Toronto, is slated to open this Sunday, Feb. 8, following a press conference to mark the occasion on Friday, Feb. 6. A phased “soft opening” of the route on Sunday will include free-first day rides. The Toronto Transit […]
STRASBURG, Pa. — A new year brings new resolutions. For RJD America LLC, a group of railroaders and businessmen who purchased Chesapeake & Ohio No. 614 in 2024, its 2026 resolution hopes to go above and beyond the ongoing restoration to return the Class J3a 4-8-4 to service. 2025 recap In an interview with Trains.com, […]
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has released its heritage locomotive honoring the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. It is the second in a planned series of three locomotives honoring predecessor operators of commuter rail service in the MBTA service area. The orange, black, and white locomotive — displaying the New Haven […]
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration offered to release funds for the Hudson Tunnel project if New York Penn Station and Washington’s Dulles International Airport are renamed for President Donald Trump, according to multiple news reports. ABC News, citing “two sources familiar with the conversation,” reports Trump made the offer to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer […]
MUNSTER, Ind. — One aspect of the Federal Railroad Administration’s certification process for any new passenger route before revenue service begins is to supervise simulated scheduled operations. These replicate actual service except for a lack of passengers. Wednesday and today (Feb. 4-5), Northern Indiana Commuter Transit District personnel began those tests along the 8-mile Monon […]
