Trains on MSN

Atlas O announces two patriotic SD40-2 locomotives

Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, has announced two patriotic-themed SD40-2 diesel ...
Railway Age

For Atlas (Who Didn’t Shrug), a 1:1 Scale NJT Locomotive

Full disclosure: When I’m not dealing with full-size railroad rolling stock, I operate (don’t say “play with,” please) model trains. I have a fully operational O scale railway, and a collection of HO ...
Trains

Lake State Railway purchases four SD70ACe-T4 locomotives

Lake State Railway Co., the Michigan regional railroad, today announced that it is purchasing four SD70ACe-T4 locomotives ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Model trains a railroader's paradise - still

Richard Fifield’s Epsom basement is a bustling depot. “Jug City Railway,” the miniature railroad he began building in 1981, now boasts a Walmart loading dock, an oil refinery, a wood pulp plant and ...
BirminghamWorld on MSN

Model railway show set to launch in Bournville

On Saturday 31st January 2026, St Francis Church, Bournville will be staging a one-day model railway show in support of a ...
Business Wire

BNSF Railway Hydrogen Test Locomotive Donated to Oklahoma Railway Museum

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM) has taken delivery of a historied alternative fuel testbed locomotive, most recently operated by BNSF as a hydrogen fuel cell switcher ...
The Times Leader

Fundraiser for historic locomotive surpasses goal

A last-minute campaign to save a historic 1954 diesel-electric locomotive in Northeastern Pennsylvania from the scrapper’s torch has surpassed its fundraising goal. Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway 600 ...
Railway Age

History of U.S. Diesel-Electric AC Traction

The first locomotive to successfully use an AC (alternating current) three-phase asynchronous traction motor drive system was the German DE2500 diesel-electric in 1971, built by Henschel-BBC. DB ...