Amtrak passengers enjoy a leisurely afternoon in the Sightseer Lounge while rolling through Hearne and Palestine once home to the Texas & Pacific’s ‘Texas Eagle’ Longview-Laredo section. Three photos, Bob Johnston LONGVIEW, Texas – “Rare mileage” aficionados have been flocking to Texas since the last week in May to find out if that magic “tingle” […]
Rapido Trains HO scale New Haven 8600-series coach The model features realistic simulated stainless steel sides. The interior features individually painted seats and overhead lighting. Weather or no, go Rapido. With its highly detailed New York, New Haven & Hartford RR 8600-series coaches, it seems the Canadian manufacturer has adopted the popular New England railroad. […]
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LOS ANGELES — To the cry of “All Aboard!” you can add “Surf’s Up!” as Metrolink now accommodates surfboards on all of its trains. After yielding to public requests to change its policies, Metrolink modified its bicycle cars to include mesh-wrapped carriers that can handle up to five boards on a first-come, first-served basis. The […]
The Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout stands in for northern New Jersey in this exclusive product video. Check out the Atlas HO scale Bombardier ALP-45DP and multilevel passenger cars. All the equipment is decked out in contemporary NJ Transit paint schemes. The cars feature overhead lighting and the locomotive features realistic sound […]
The Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout stands in for northern New Jersey in this exclusive product video. Check out the Atlas HO scale Bombardier ALP-45DP and multilevel passenger cars. All the equipment is decked out in contemporary NJ Transit paint schemes. The cars feature overhead lighting and the locomotive features realistic sound […]
Atlas HO scale NJ Transit commuter train The Atlas locomotive’s mechanism, including a dual-flyweel-equipped motor, ride on a heavy, die-cast metal chassis Both the top and bottom interior levels of the trailers and cab cars feature overhead lighting. Several surface-mount light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are attached along the length of each light board. All the cars’ […]
Prior to departing Charleston, W.Va., on May 8, every car of the Ringling Bros. ‘Blue’ unit was switched in order of its upcoming setoff for disposition to private owners. Similar to the Red Unit, many of the Blue Unit cars will be setoff in Oak Island, N.J., after a series of performances end in Uniondale, […]
IC 4035, E9A IC 4105, E8B IC 4017, E7A B&O 1239, baggage-lounge B&O Loch Lomond, 10 SEC – 1 DR – 2 CPT sleeper B&O Tuscawaras, 10 RMT – 6 BR sleeper UP Imperial Palm, 4 BR – 4 CPT – 2 DR sleeper UP Imperial Letter, 4 BR – 4 CPT – 2 DR […]
Circus wagons are loaded onto flat cars in Charleston, W.Va., in preparation for the last circus train run to Uniondale, N.Y. Chase Gunnoe CSXT ET44AC No. 3333 will lead the last ‘Blue’ unit circus train to Uniondale, N.Y., form Charleston, W.Va. Here, Watco’s Kanawha River Railroad is switching the train in preparation for its outbound […]
This special series offers an overview of intercity and passenger railroading in North America. Our free, 30-page PDF download includes the following features: Beech Grove to the Rescue An inside look at Amtrak’s rolling stock repair facility, where an injection of stimulus funding has been used to repair passenger cars and sidelined P40 locomotives. Taking […]
PHOENIX — Beginning May 1, Amtrak began operating a Thruway bus connecting service in Maricopa, Ariz., for passengers traveling on the tri-weekly Sunset Limited-Texas Eagle service wanting to travel to the Tempe and Phoenix areas. Stagecoach Express is operating the shuttle service on the days the Sunset Limited operates through Maricopa. Thruway stops include: • […]
