HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45-2 diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue and yellow warbonnet in four road numbers) and Conrail (blue in three numbers). Road-number-specific details, factory-installed and painted wire grab irons, and light-emitting-diode headlights. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $209.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami sound […]
MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc. reported a quarterly loss and lowered its earnings forecast for the year in a conference call with Wall Street analysts on Thursday. In reaction, the company’s stocks declined by 18% on the Canadian market, Reuters reports. President and CEO Alain Bellemare said the company would spend an additional $250 million to […]
BRANSON, Mo. – The Branson Scenic Railway has acquired three cars from Amtrak in its latest sale of retired equipment. They are Amtrak baggage cars 1204 and 1245, and dining car 8521. The two baggage cars were built by Budd in 1953 for Santa Fe as Nos. 3533 and 3534 respectively. They were assigned to […]
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore — The Greenbrier Cos. today announced it completed its acquisition of the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries from ITE Management LP on July 26, substantially consistent with the terms of the parties’ agreement reached in April. These operations will be fully incorporated into Greenbrier’s North American business model both from a […]
HO scale locomotives 2-6-2 Prairie steam locomotive. New paint schemes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Boston & Maine. New road number: Pennsylvania RR. Model features operating headlight and smoke unit. $159. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, www.bachmantrains.com Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Baldwin Sharknose diesel locomotives Baldwin Sharknose diesel locomotives. BF-16A ($279.99): Baltimore & Ohio (blue, […]
ROANOKE, Va. — A major railcar manufacturer says it will close a historic plant in Virginia and eliminate of hundreds of jobs. FreightCar America says it plans to close its car manufacturing plant in the former Norfolk & Western East End Shops this fall. The company, according to a Roanoke Times news report, plans to […]
CHICAGO — The North American railcar market is risky, officials of leasing company GATX say, while opportunities are booming in Europe and India. GATX, with 119,500 railcars and 644 four-axle diesel locomotives in its North American fleet, saw increased North American profits for the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 […]
CHICAGO — Some portions of the North American railcar fleet of transportation leasing company GATX are being idled due to Precision Scheduled Railroading. PSR, which most Class I systems and certain short lines are using to maximize productivity of assets, is among the reasons utilization of GATX boxcars dropped in the second quarter of 2019 […]
There were many exciting new model railroading products featured at the 2019 National Train Show in Salt Lake City. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno and Senior Editor Dana Kawala share some of the highlights of this year’s show! […]
There were many exciting new model railroading products featured at the 2019 National Train Show in Salt Lake City. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno and Senior Editor Dana Kawala share some of the highlights of this year’s show! […]
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Northern Plains Rail Services is breaking ground on a new railcar repair facility along BNSF Railway’s main line at Grand Forks in northern North Dakota. The 283-acre site will serve rail shippers of agricultural and manufacturing products. Railcar storage and switching services will also be available at the site with available […]
Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Pre-production sample shown. HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Pre-production sample shown. Union Pacific (George Bush 41 Presidential Library and Museum). One road number (2018 version with black radiator fan housings). Removable cab roof secured with magnets, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and commemorative box. […]
