Trainorders.com has two discussions going about NORFOLK SOUTHERN rail line up-grades that are in progress across the Commonwealth. One post, by "BNSF" (Grady;...
This is to follow suit with Rhett's posting about the future container business in the Tidewater area.... Last night I happened to catch a show airing on the...
I saw that show also. It was filmed a couple of years ago as the port has already recieved those cranes and they are in service. NS currently runs 6 trains in...
Jeff This is all part of the NS Heartland Corridor plan that will direct east coast container traffic through VA, WVa toward Columbus, OH, where I live and...
The info on the new Mearsk terminal as far as I know is that first Mearsk has specified that CSX will be allowed access to the terminal whether NS objects or...
Container traffic is indeed booming. All of the new cranes at NIT are 100' gauge - the old ones were 50'. The wharf at the south container berths (1 - 4) has ...
Just wanted to let folks know that II have a copy of the TC book and it is worth the $$ for it. Walt thanks for letting us know the books were out! Fred...
Can anyone enlighten me about why NS changed the control point around Portlock from Bridge 7 to Bridge 5? Gary [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Fred, I talked to Jim Six about Athearn doing an A&D RS-3 and he was willing to pitch one to them. He asked me to send him some photos. Do you have any good...
<I talked to Jim Six about Athearn doing an A&D RS-3 and he was willing to pitch one to them. He asked me to send him some photos. Do you have any good clear...
Walt, the cat is out of the bag now<VBG> I can't get to any of my stored photos right now. May be either Bill Griffin or Russell Underwood can help. I would...
Guys You dont need to talk to 6 about things like this. Companies like Athearn are always interested in getting input and assistance with regard to products....
Cross posted FYI: Larry This is a wild one but I will try anyway. . . . Does anyone have any knowledge of the history of companies in and around Roanoke VA? I...
From Craig Walker at Athearn: "I've added them to my master list of roadnames, but I suspect that if we do them it may be quite a while until we get around to...
great work guys! Now we can only wait and hope. Fred Mullins modeling the Atlantic & Danville remember "For Service See......the A&D!" ... From: WALTER GAY To:...
Folks below is the answer I got back from atlas about them doing a RS-36 model. I don't know if I should have hope or not?? Fred, Thank you for your suggestion...
I know it was built by the NNSB&DDCo in 1925 and went to the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in 1964. Can someone fill in any more? Here is a link to a photo: ...
Most of their work was on Steamboats, but they did build some locomotives. They started with industrial & logging locomotives, also building narrow gauge...
Thanks for the info Russell. CHESSIEMIKE3000 ... #5292 ... Here is a ... board=RollingStock;action=display;num=1124245256 ... that is not owned by the Company....
This was posted at railfan.net and I thought I would pass it on. "*RUMOR* has it that if it does not receive a benefactor in Miami, or elsewhere, before this...
