Passenger "Cab" Units

Here's a shot of the variety of modern passenger "cab" units.  Name the type of locomotives (builder, model number) from left to right, resting at San Jose, CA. (Hint: 4 different builders present.)
 

N-scale PC-90 Status

Shipping looks like mid-November!

Pacific Car & Foundry 50-ft 70 Ton Insulated Box Car details . . .posted

Wheels of Time is please to announce that our new PC&F 50-ft 70 Ton Loader-Equipped Insulated Box Car details are posted (that's a mouthful). It's no wonder that the real railroad world they use mechanical designation as RBL and XLI.  Details including artwork of the cars we are doing, multiple car numbers, MSRP and Pre-Order due date.

For those railroad box car experts out there:  What is the difference between RBL and XLI mechanical designation?

A sea of yellow. . . UP style.

This past weekend, the Union Pacific Railroad came in style with a  sea of yellow to celebrate their 150 years as a company at the Calif. State RR Museum.  Here are a few photos other than the UP 844 in case you've missed.

It's train time.
UP business car no. 101 "Lone Star"UP Motor Coach No. 27 gleaming in the sunUP latest diesel: EMD SD59MX. Tier 3.5 compliant.

People can make a difference . . . well sometimes.

As we work feverishly on the upcoming products in development.  Here's a break in the action for you.

Sometimes while taking photos of trains, people are an added plus.  Other times well, I wish I can photoshop them out. Here are some of my diggings through my collection.  Dad train watching with me in '79, the Amtrak San Joaquin train to Oakland - at one of our favorite spots right next to Spenger's in Berkeley.

Next photo, my brother's hand waving to the engineer sort of got in the way, but it's rather fun now . . .  with "proper" photo of the Southern Pacific EMD dynamic equipped SW-8 switcher in the next photo.

Finally, ah shucks . . . wish they weren't there.  Chicago-bound Metra from Wheaton on the Northwestern Line with the original carbon steel gallery coaches.