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From Jay’s Desk Another month has somehow come and gone, and I feel like I have spent almost as much time on airplanes as I have behind my desk lately. I just returned from Spencer, North Carolina and the America 250 Locomotive Celebration at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. Seeing so many of the railroads’ America250 commemorative locomotives gathered together around the Bob Julian Roundhouse was something special. For anyone who loves modern railroading, railroad history, or simply...

From Jay's Desk A look behind the scenes over the past month Reflections from the 2026 NMRA National Show In Chattanooga New Jersey Edison Show 2026 Fall Catalog Is Live New Locomotive Announcements New Passenger Car/Rolling Stock Announcements Projects Closing Soon Union Pacific Heritage Fleet America250 Big Boy Excursion Train – Series I O Scale Plastic Heavyweights O Scale EMD GP30's O Scale EMD FL9's HO Scale N&W Mollies HO Scale AC-9's Production Updates O Scale EMD F7's N&W M Class...

As I sit down to write this month's newsletter, it's hard to believe how much has happened in just the past few weeks. What started as another busy spring quickly turned into one of the most exciting periods in our company's history. Between announcing our partnership with the Virginia Museum of Transportation, unveiling the America 250th commemorative Norfolk & Western 611 project, finalizing production on several long-awaited passenger car programs, and preparing multiple locomotive...