Tolga's Railroad Repository

The Florida East Coast Railway has just announced that it will purchase twenty-four GE ES44C4s from General Electric Transportation . It sounds like the once-stubborn Shortline by the Shoreline finally listened to the pleas of its folks and fans and broke down about 55 million buckaroos to get some clean locomotives. The ES44C4s have different traction mechanisms than the popular ES44AH. This follows semi-official word from Jan 15 that the purchase was to be green-lighted. Many folks are had upset that the railroad is no longer a virgin to GE, and are puzzled that they are getting more engines than they need. It needs to be remembered that as it is, the railroad is power short. Plus, the SD70M-2s, which had left the company in dissatisfaction are going to be handed back to EMD soon. Needless to say, this might have been one of the draws  for the decision to switch to GE, absent the fact the engines are in some ways obsolete per ECH. They are also going to need it for the Port ...

Folks, with the new year setting in, I feel that it is time to bring forth new ideas and promote changes. I have been adamant over the past couple of months to push for a service expansion of Tri-Rail west to the Malls . Wait... that remark sounded a bit nerdy, right? In other words, I feel that the 25-year old commuter line needs to grow, and most importantly, incorporate parts of the city that promote nothing short of economic benefit to the service. It sounds all too easy to speak, but this push will strongly encourage the use of infrastructure that is quite similar to what exists for Tri-Rail (SFRTA) as it is to create a strong economic engine that will benefit South Florida travel for years to come. The first phase of my proposal, and the key focus of my video that will be put up really soon, is a three-station west expansion to greater Sweetwater. It seeks to use four miles of the CSX Homestead Subdivision and five of the seven miles of the Lehigh Spur, which is the stretch ...

Set #10241 , the Maersk Triple E, is officially released as of January 1, 2014 and, as part of the online listing, its parts list is officially out. Needless to say, this set is known to boast a number of Md Azure and Dark Red elements, the most remarkable being MdAzure. While it is sad that it's phasing Pastel Blue out, I prefer to have MdAzure on hand as it's a stronger color. Plus, it is the color of choice for my coming Tri-Rail series. With all of that said, several of the pieces in MdAzure are making their deep-sea debut. Included are: Part #3004 / 6004945 - Brick 1x2  This piece is great as it complements the existing 1x1, 1x4, and 1x6 molds. It should also benefit my Tri-Rail sets. Part # 2357 / 6052877 - Corner Brick 2x2 Similar to the old Maersk Sealand ships, this part is making a reappearance, probably best suited for the bow of the ship. It's nice to have more variety with the brick and this part is best suited for buildings.  Part # 47404 / ...