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New model railroad products for the week of December 12, 2019

By | December 10, 2019
Atlas HO scale PS-2 covered hopper

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP9 diesel locomotive. Canadian Pacific (maroon-and-gold passenger service scheme, four road numbers), Central Vermont (green-and-gold scheme, three numbers), Grand Trunk Western (green-and-gold scheme, three numbers), Great Northern (Empire Builder scheme, four numbers), and Southern Pacific (gray and scarlet; dual-service in two road numbers, freight service in four numbers). Prototype-specific details, […]

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Chicago-area steel plant illustrates role of small businesses in new Acelas NEWSWIRE

By Bob Johnston | December 5, 2019
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A welder at the LB Steel factory in Harvey, Ill., works on a tilting transom for a new Acela trainset. Bob Johnston LB Steel Vice President David Abshire shows how the tilting transom sits on top of a trailer wheelset and connects it to the frame. Bob Johnston HARVEY, Ill. — How does a 35-year-old […]

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MBTA pulls new Orange Line rail cars from service NEWSWIRE

By | December 4, 2019
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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has removed its new Orange Line transit railcars from service while engineers investigate an “uncommon noise” coming from beneath the cars. MBTA spokeswoman Lisa Battison told Streetsblog Massachusetts in an email that the cars were removed from service “with safety as a top priority and out of an […]

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New model railroad products for the week of December 5, 2019

By | December 3, 2019
Bowser Trains HO scale GE U25B diesel locomotive

Bowser Trains HO scale GE U25B diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Electric U25B diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern (Great Northern Big Sky Blue patchout, Phases IIb and IV in one number each); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (blue-and-yellow warbonnet, Phase IIa in three numbers); Chesapeake & Ohio (solid blue merger renumbering, Phase IIa); Chicago, Burlington […]

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Minnesota museum moves Soo Line combine NEWSWIRE

By Steve Glischinski | November 26, 2019
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CHISAGO CITY, Minn. – The Ironhorse Railroad Park has moved a former Soo Line RPO/baggage/coach No. 397 to its museum in Chisago City. The car had been stored in Ladysmith, Wis., since it was acquired by Ironhorse Central about four years ago. It was constructed in 1930 by St. Louis Car Co. for the Chesapeake […]

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New model railroad produts for the week of November 28, 2019

By | November 25, 2019
Athearn Trains HO scale SD40-2 diesel locomotives

Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Norfolk Southern (Maersk Sealand, Operation Lifesaver, and horsehead silhouette, one road number each), Rock Island (red and yellow with italic lettering, four numbers), and Union Pacific (Desert Victory, one number). Vinyl m.u. hoses, bi-directional light-emitting-diode headlights, and see-through cab […]

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Bankruptcy filing says carbuilder Vertex owes more than $45 million NEWSWIRE

By | November 21, 2019
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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Vertex Railcar Corp., which at one time represented the first entry of Chinese manufacturer CRRC into the U.S. freight car market, faces an involuntary bankruptcy petition over debts of more than $45 million. WilmingtonBiz.com reports that CRRC Yangtze Co. Ltd., owner of 22% of Vertex, claims nearly all of the $45.4 million […]

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New model railroad products for the week of November 21, 2019

By | November 18, 2019
Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD45T-2 diesel locomotive

Athearn Trains HO scale EMD SD45T-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD45T-2 diesel locomotive. St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt, American Revolution Bicentennial scheme in one number, scarlet and gray with Roman lettering in four numbers), Southern Pacific (1990s version with SP light removed and faded paint in three numbers), National Railway Equipment (Southern […]

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Eastern Seaboard Models N scale Penn Central 50-foot boxcar

By | November 18, 2019
Eastern Seaboard Models N scale X72 boxcar

Eastern Seaboard Models N scale Penn Central 50-foot boxcar United States Railway Equipment leased 10 of the cars to Western Pacific in July 1972. Nothing says “that ’70s freight car” like a Deepwater Green, flat-roofed Penn Central boxcar. Now, N scale modelers can add a United States Railway Equipment (USRE) 50-foot, cushioned-underframe boxcar from Eastern […]

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Stadler, MARTA sign $600 million deal for new trains

By | November 15, 2019
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ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has signed a contract with Stadler for 127 METRO trainsets, with two options for additional 25-train orders. The contract, valued at more than $600 million, is the largest single order for rail vehicles in the company’s history, and is the first major U.S. order for METRO trains. […]

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Stadler to build hydrogen-powered train for Southern California service NEWSWIRE

By | November 14, 2019
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A rendering of the hydrogen-powered train Stadler will build for use in Southern California. It will be the first hydrogen-powered passenger trainset in the U.S. Stadler SALT LAKE CITY — Swiss manufacturer Stadler has signed a contract with the San Bernardino County (Calif.) Transportation Authority to build the first hydrogen-powered trains for use in the […]

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Trainfest 2019 show report

By | November 9, 2019
Bachmann HO scale 2-10-0 Russian Decapod steam locomotive

HO scale locomotives General Electric U28 and U28CG diesel locomotives. Road names to be announced. All-new tooling; etched-metal grills; steam generator details on U28CG; separate, factory-applied detail parts; prototype-specific headlight placement; and metal knuckle couplers. Direct-current and Digital Command Control versions will be offered. Pricing and release date to be announced in January 2020. Master […]

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