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Durango & Silverton two-day steam photo charter with Trains Magazine set for October
DURANGO, Colo. — Join the editors of Trains Magazine aboard a private steam-powered two-day charter October 18th and 19th, 2024, on Colorado’s Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The train will operate from Silverton to Durango the first day, with multiple photo stops en route. The train will overnight in Silverton, then return to Durango []Read More
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Keeping Class I rosters reliable and fresh
Class I rosters The North American locomotive industry is currently into a deep rebuild cycle to keep their rosters reliable and fresh. The high cost and complexity of new locomotives coupled with excess power on Class I rosters have prompted a wave of rebuilding older locomotives rather than purchasing new power. While more simple overhauls []Read More
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TSB report details runaway-car incident in CP Toronto Yard
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — A Canadian Pacific crew applied an insufficient amount of force during a hand-brake test, and therefore did not set enough hand brakes to prevent a runaway-car incident at CP’s Toronto Yard, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada determined in its investigation into a March 13, 2022, incident. The board released its []Read More
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CPKC releases return-trip schedule for Final Spike Steam Tour
CALGARY, Alberta — CPKC has released the U.S. and Canadian return-trip schedule for Canadian Pacific Hudson No. 2816 and the Final Spike Steam Tour train, which will wrap up its southbound journey June 7 with display in Mexico City. The return trip will see the locomotive resume U.S. travel June 12 with a trip from []Read More
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‘Trails and Rails’ programs on Amtrak trains return for 2024
WASHINGTON — National Park Service volunteers from national or historic parks and monuments along Amtrak routes are again be hosting informative programs aboard trains this summer and fall under the “Trails and Rails” program. The table below shows the segments and days of the week where personnel discuss the historical significance of the route’s points []Read More
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ScaleTrains HO Trinity refrigerator car
ScaleTrains has added a Trinity 82-foot, 7,883-cubic-foot capacity mechanical refrigerator car to its Rivet Counter line. The modern era car, offered with and without sound, features an injection-molded plastic body, prototype-specific details, and die-cast metal couplers. The prototype The samples we received are decorated as BNSF Ry. 793303 and 793324, part of the railroad’s 793000 []Read More
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Communication error led to Union Pacific yard fatality, NTSB determines
WASHINGTON — A communication breakdown over granting permission for a train movement into the yard, as well as regarding placement of a portable derail device, was the probable cause of the August 2022 fatality of a Union Pacific conductor at a yard in El Paso, Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board determined in its final []Read More
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Three railroads ask federal court to toss out STB’s reciprocal switching rule
CHICAGO — Canadian National, CSX, and Union Pacific last week asked a federal appeals court to set aside the Surface Transportation Board’s new reciprocal switching rule, which will allow sole-served shippers in terminal areas to request access to a second railroad if their rail service falls below certain standards. The STB rule, which was adopted []Read More
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Behind Big Skies & Iron Rails
Trains.com Video BONUS | Behind Big Skies & Iron Rails … “Anything for The Shot.” It’s the photographer’s creed. But what does that really mean? Especially when it comes to railfan images captured by Trains.com’s intrepid adventurer Tom Danneman, who often contends with extended exposure to wild weather, rugged landscape, and outright lethal creatures too! []Read More
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How to pet-proof a model railroad layout
Living with a model railroad and a dog or cat isn’t always easy. The animals don’t know the difference between your toys and theirs, and can wreak havoc on scenery, models, or your workbench. Animals love to chew on natural materials and unfortunately, many scenery products are made of those. But peaceful coexistence is possible []Read More
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Trains, July 2024
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Model Railroader, July 2024
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