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THE BC RAIL STORY Part VI Revised 10/30/08 www.canadianrailwayobservations.com CANADIAN NATIONAL CN Locomotives retired since last issue: (Previous retirement August 25th) CN SD50F 5453 on October 4th CN SD50F 5415 on October 10th The first BC RAIL unit has been repainted into the latest CN livery. Ex-BC RAIL DASH 8- 40CM(u) 4615 which was purchased new from GE in 1990 has been at CADRAIL-Lachine for several months and included in the work to be done was an upgrade, and a complete CN repaint with BCOL sub-lettering under the cab number. She was moved from CADRAIL in Lachine to CN’s Pte-St. Charles Yard for testing, and In a light power move N SBK05 17 departed CN’s Pte-St. Charles Oct 17th with CN 4774 and BCOL 4615 and hours later arrived at CN-Taschereau Yard. Freshly painted CN (BCOL) 4615 was ready to head out the next day, and arrived in Toronto-Mac Yard on October 18th (Dave Parker photo), and on October 22nd she was a trailing unit on Westbound CN Train #853 at Dauphin, MB. http://railfan.thegrebs.com/CN/CN_BCR_4615_Toronto_ON_Oct_18_08_Dave_Parker http://www.myrailfan.com/collection/CN/BCOL_4615/BCOL_4615_CAD_1.jpg (Jan.2008, before new paint) CN has ordered another 25 SD70M-2’s which are to be numbered from 8850 to 8874. These will be similar in appearance to the previous order, but will have a few internal improvements. The CN’s 8800-series are equipped with an Automatic Start when the pressure is down to 105 lbs, and these locomotives start up with an “air starter” (which is similar to the MLW-built M630’s). The new units will also have a smart start for cold weather and have isolated cabs. Their arrival is expected to begin at year’s end. In October, CN sold the following units to LARRY’S TRUCK ELECTRIC in MacDonald, Ohio: DMIR SD40-2 416, CN SD40-2W 5285, CN SD40-2’s 5365, and 5371. http://www.trainweb.org/lfnwfan/html/Larry's.htm (An LTEX feature article with photos). CN’s “endangered species”: The Following 20 CN SD50F’s remain active on the CN roster as of October 23rd, 2008: CN SD50F’s 5400, 5403, 5409, 5410, 5412, 5414, 5419, 5425, 5427, 5428, 5430, 5431, 5433, 5435, 5436, 5444, 5449, 5452, 5457, and 5459. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=554034 (CN SD50F 5409 still alive!). The retired CN SD50F’s sold to HELM FINANCIAL and incorrectly lettered HLMX (for freight cars) have now been relettered HLCX, which is correct for locomotives. In September, retired HLCX SD50F’s 5421, 5422, 5442, 5446, and 5456 had been waybilled to QUALITY RAIL SERVICES in Madison, Illinois where they are likely be cut up and stripped of usable parts. HLCX 5413, 5420 and 5447 have as yet not been waybilled. On October 6th five former CN SD40-2W’s 5247 5256, 5297, 5314, and 5332 were seen in CSX's Frontier Yard in Buffalo, New York lettered and painted for UK's Select Plant Hire, a UK equipment company. They were released from AMERICAN MOTIVE POWER’s facility in Dansville, NY and have AMWX reporting marks with nos. 1001 - 1005 in their number boards. Their former CN numbers are on their sides are just for shipment in North America and will be removed. They are as follows: 1001 – 5314, 1002 – 5297, 1003 – 5332, 1004 – 5247 and 1005 – 5256, and at press time all had arrived at Philadelphia, PA., and were to be placed on a ship – destination unknown. (Steve Koenig photos) http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/2008/11/select2.jpg http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/2008/11/select.jpg CN SW1200RS 1369 was retired December 2nd, 1998. This road switcher remained stored in several locations on the CN system with many other retired CN units that were sold or scrapped and eventually ended up at Transcona Shop-Winnipeg. Last month CN sold it to RAILTRUST EQUIPMENT, and the unit arrived at Monroe, Georgia on September 29th, 2008. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1321828 (In Atlanta) Several CN Dash 9-44CW`s are receiving engine change-outs (3 or 4 at a time), at the IC’s Woodcrest Shop. In late September Ken Lonovitch caught CN Dash 9-44CW 2600 at the shop for the overhaul, and was seen on freight car trucks with two sisters outside the Woodcrest shop in Chicago, Illinois missing its engine and generator. http://csxchicago.gotdns.com:6003/CN_Trains/Roll84/0020289-R1-042-19A.jpg After being stored at Homewood, Illinois for some time, WISCONSIN CENTRAL SD40-3’s 6911 and 6944 were spotted dead trailing the road power on CN Train 119 heading north on September 28th out of Chicago destined for the DM&IR. These ex-GEC-Alsthom locos were involved in a level crossing accident a couple of years back near Proctor, MN on the DM&IR, and US Accident Investigators had demanded the two WC units involved return for further study. When completed they are expected to go back into storage at IC’s Markham Yard. Here is Dave Schauer’s photo of the pair at Proctor, Minnesota. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=253678 On October 18th, Peter Ernstsohn caught an E/B CN freight with an Edmonton assigned GMD1m in the consist passing through Dorval, QC. CN 1407 was dead in tow and will be repaired in Montreal. http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/2008/11/dorval.htm In September, we learned the final Surface Transportation Board (STB) decision on CN’s application to acquire a large section of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJ&E) could come much later than expected. The board had announced that it had rejected CN’s petition for an expedited procedural schedule. The railway wanted a final decision on the transaction by October 15, which was sooner than the completion of an environmental review. CN intends to acquire the 198-mile EJ&E line encircling Chicago, Illinois from U.S. Steel Corporation for $300 million and rename the operations the EJ&E West Company. The STB expects to finish the environmental review process in December or January 2009 and issue a final decision not long afterward. CN officials previously had said they would consider petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals to compel the board to issue a final decision before the end of 2008 if the expedited schedule request was denied. However, CN said if the deal isn’t done by December 31, there’s a “substantial risk” U.S. Steel could end the deal. The 195-mile CN Kinghorn Sub (Longlac Jct. to Current Jct.) is getting the rails pulled-up effective October 22nd, 2008. A special work train, symboled "W90541-22" (work 905) using CN 5785 for power backed his train from Port Arthur Yard (North Thunder Bay) all the way out to mile 153 on October 22nd. Earlier in the day, some sectionmen had already pulled-up the first 400 feet of rail by a road crossing at mile 153. The work train then started tearing-up the tracks heading westwards from mile 153 on October 23rd, doing approximately 2 to 4 miles per day for a 30-day period initially. They intend to do 20 or 30 miles on the line this year, then the remainder of the sub in 2009 and as weather permits. This is all subject to change however. As part of "W905", a specially painted white "Operation Lifesaver" caboose, CN 79823, is accompanying the train. A hi-rail truck protected the long 42+ mile shove out to mile 153 Wednesday afternoon.... a slow process that took over 4 hours to accomplish! This 'feeder line' connecting Thunder Bay with Longlac in Northwestern Ontario, and the "northline" (Caramat Sub), saw it's last regular freight train back in May of 2005. The line has since remained dormant, and actually hosted hundreds of stored "lemon lime" hopper cars at one point between miles 174 and mile 180 (which are still in the process of being scrapped in town). Photos by Craig Konopski and Kyle Stefanovic. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=256917&nseq=6 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=256916&nseq=7 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=256915&nseq=8 http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/2008/11/sub.htm Joe Zika’s CN MacMillan Yard Report: September 26that the GOTransit - Bathurst Street yard I managed to find that almost half the trains had the new MP 40PH-3C's on the point with the older F59PH's tucked in behind as backups. All 22 pictures from Joe are availables here : http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/2008/11/mac.htm At the CN shops at Macmillan Yard later that day I found CN 9-44CWL 2502 in the CN Website scheme as well as IC C40-8W 2458 asking in the sun. Sept 28th found ACIX 1732 in town, a Ex Seaboard System GP 16, waybills showed her travelling from North Stratford, NH to Birmingham, AL shipper and consignee was American Cast Iron Pipe. Oct 6th found CN 5792 a SD 75I fresh out of the shop with a few new wheels, as well as BNSF 7697 a ES44DC in town making a visit. Oct 11th had the NS 9324 show up, a 9-40CW. On Oct 12th I managed a sunny day shot of CN 2727 a 9-44CW wreck rebuild, as well as a shot of SOR 1201 a Ex CN SW1200RS moving from Hamilton, ON to Sarnia, ON, Shipper and Consignee is Lambton Diesel, not sure what's up with her, if it's just a maintenance issue or a purchase, but she was still at the shop yesterday.
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