A selection of Canadian Pacific SD40-2s.
ONE OF MY favourite North American locomotive types is the 3,000hp SD40-2, especially those GMDD-built versions in operation with Canadian Pacific. Built for the trans-continental Class 1 in their hundreds, there is a surprising amount of variation between the various batches that were built. This is no surprise when you consider that they were constructed over nearly a decade and a half.
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The excellent kit maker releases its molten sulfur tank car.
IF YOU CAST your mind back to January, I posted a number of pictures of molten sulfur tank cars, inspired by Rail Yard Models’ announcement that it would be working on a brand new kit for one of these vehicles. These can be found here, here and here.
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Give me a B please Bob!
IF YOU’RE INTO steel carriers, then today is your lucky day! Twenty B-Coded wagons make up the selection below, drawn from 10 different individual TOPS codes. The BTA pipe carriers are particular favourites!
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A couple of examples of the latest German DMUs.
MORE MULTIPLE UNITS from Germany, this time a pair of two/three-car sets that showcase the latest in lightweight diesel units. I have a couple more even more outlandish examples to sort out, but they will have to wait for another time!
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A quickie update to WotW.
JUST FIVE WAGONS make up today’s selection, culled from the I-Coded and P-Coded types. The Fastline Freight IIA coal hoppers make their first appearance on Wagons on the Web, while the other four pictures cover the fascinating Sussex Rail ‘drain train’ converted from FGA ‘Freightliner’ flats.
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