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March/April 2021
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Pressing Ahead

The Cowtown Model Railroad Club has evolved from the former Lockheed Martin Recreation Association Railroad Activity, once Dallas/Fort Worth’s premier model railroad club. A handful of members have carried on the HO Gulf & Denver Railroad Authority, which is back in operation and sporting a new mission.
Time now for passenger rail

Tracks are aligning for a bright future in public transportation and travel by rail with the onset of a new administration on Capitol Hill. Funding opportunities await for returning Amtrak daily long-distance service and improving transit rail infrastructure. The key will be keeping several bills on course.
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The Cowcatcher’s N-scale Whitehurst & Pine Ridge Railroad found a way to visually block the main line from Dallas to Kansas City when it comes a little too close for comfort.

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BNSF Railway Co. (BNSF) and Wabtec’s exploration of the future of battery-electric locomotives crossed another milestone in early January with testing in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, CA…

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Pat Hiatte resumes his virtual travel along the nation’s rail network when passenger rail was king. He rides the Colorado Eagle from Denver to St. Louis…

LGB is producing an F7A-B locomotive set in Amtrak’s original paint to celebrate the passenger line’s 50th anniversary in 2021.

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Rapido HO Flexi-Flo Hoppers

Last fall, Rapido Trains released its first HO-scale replica of the ACF PD3500 Flexi-Flo covered hopper in each variation produced by American Car & Foundry. Models feature a wealth of detail.

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March/April 2021

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Pressing Ahead

Time now for passenger rail

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Product News & Review

Don’t Miss an Issue

Back Issues

Article & Photo Submissions

Railroad in Focus

The New Whitehurst & Pine Ridge Railroad

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