We actually had a derailment up here (not a tornado, sorry!) on the WC where a car towards the end of the train derailed and dragged for about a...
South end of Vernon is set up with the mainline taking the straight leg and siding the diverging route. Same goes for the north end. Siding has...
Reportedly at least one of the ex-UP C40-8's is out in service already. Also, those ex-BCOL B39's have been slowly trickling south to Homewood,...
I'll always have a soft spot for the C&NW as that is where I started my railroad career...I don't model it though. -George Widener CN Fond du...
Yep, as has been said, bad turbo or possibly fuel injection problems. In any event it needs to be shut down and forwarded to a shop for repair....
Wheat, corn, or other grains that leak from the bottom of a covered hopper car will do this. Eventually it'll either die off, get killed by...
As someone who works with the latest models from both manufacturers, I much prefer the new GE's. Everything is laid out where I need it to be, the...
I haven't seen any around here either. Just another victim of the "limited run" mentality all the manufacturers seem to like nowdays. Purposely...
One thing you may consider adding to your homeowner's insurance is a rider specifically for your model railroad collection- I have one for both...
That would be the Belt Ry Co of Chicago's Clearing Yard. You may be thinking of the Bedford Park IM ramp CSXT has, but that is a bit further west...
Barry has it correct. There was once a railroad called the Wisconsin Central, this was controlled by and eventually merged into the Soo Line....
Horn types are really rather dependent upon maintenance needs. While the BN generally used the Leslie S3K on its units, there were many other...
Railroad mergers aren't "undone". If Buffet dies/sells the BNSF it will either continue on as a private holding, merge with another line (either...
This is commonly done at the ends of tracks in stations where the rail may get rusty/greasy/etc and not give a good shunt for the track circuits....
One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is (what I think) the primary reason for having walkways on the bridges- for a crew member who has to walk...
