Frank very good you tube.
Great intermodal in that video, love the ZIM in 20', 40' and 40' refrigerated too. I haven't seen those before.
Nothing better than over 17,000 hp and a loooooong intermodal train!
Nothing better than over 17,000 hp and a loooooong intermodal train!
Mike do you have any new CN pictures to share?? Thanks
Below is another picture and write up from the Age of Steam Roundhouse. This is another wonderful picture. The CPR1293 4-6-2.
Builder: Canadian Locomotive Company, Ltd.
Built: June 1948 Bldr. No. 2450
Wheel Arrrangement: 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Driver Diameter: 70 inches
Boiler Pressure: 250 psi
Tractive Effort: 34,000 lbs.
Engine Weight: 234,000 pounds
Weight on Drivers: 151,000 pounds
CPR Class: G-5d
Fuel: Coal
Status: OPERATIONAL
Although they were among the last steam locomotives purchased by the Canadian Pacific, the class G-5 bore more than a passing resemblance to other CP 4-6-2's built as early as 1905. Combining the reliability of an old and proven design with the efficiency of latter day steam technology, the G-5's were instantly successful, and found favor over virtually all of the CP system.
Six of the G-5's are still around today.
No. 1201 is preserved at the National Museum of Canada, in Ottawa.
No. 1246 is on display at the Thomaston shops of the Railway Museum of New England.
No.'s 1238 & 1286 are privately owned by Jack Showalter and are stored in Staunton, VA.
No.'s 1278 & 1293 are at the Ohio Central's Morgan Run Shops
1278 is stored pending future restoration (1278's page)
1293 was run at Steamtown in Bellows Falls, VT in the late 1970's having been restored for Vermont's Bicentennial. She ran from Riverside to Rutland and Riverside to Chester, VT for Steamtown operations and last saw service in 1980. At the end of 1979, she pulled a five car train painted in matching black and silver for a month of movie work on the CNR near Montreal filming "Train to Terror" for Astro Films.
This 4-6-2 was moved to Scranton, PA with the rest of the Steamtown collection in September 1984 where she sat dormant until 1996, when the Ohio Central purchased her. She received a 13-month restoration and was returned to service in the fall of 1997.
She debuted at Sugarcreek, OH, on Thursday, September 18, 1997 and after six Sugarcreek to Baltic roundtrip excursions, she pulled mainline varnish for "SteamFest '97". She has had zero over-the-road failures since.
Builder: Canadian Locomotive Company, Ltd.
Built: June 1948 Bldr. No. 2450
Wheel Arrrangement: 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Driver Diameter: 70 inches
Boiler Pressure: 250 psi
Tractive Effort: 34,000 lbs.
Engine Weight: 234,000 pounds
Weight on Drivers: 151,000 pounds
CPR Class: G-5d
Fuel: Coal
Status: OPERATIONAL
Although they were among the last steam locomotives purchased by the Canadian Pacific, the class G-5 bore more than a passing resemblance to other CP 4-6-2's built as early as 1905. Combining the reliability of an old and proven design with the efficiency of latter day steam technology, the G-5's were instantly successful, and found favor over virtually all of the CP system.
Six of the G-5's are still around today.
No. 1201 is preserved at the National Museum of Canada, in Ottawa.
No. 1246 is on display at the Thomaston shops of the Railway Museum of New England.
No.'s 1238 & 1286 are privately owned by Jack Showalter and are stored in Staunton, VA.
No.'s 1278 & 1293 are at the Ohio Central's Morgan Run Shops
1278 is stored pending future restoration (1278's page)
1293 was run at Steamtown in Bellows Falls, VT in the late 1970's having been restored for Vermont's Bicentennial. She ran from Riverside to Rutland and Riverside to Chester, VT for Steamtown operations and last saw service in 1980. At the end of 1979, she pulled a five car train painted in matching black and silver for a month of movie work on the CNR near Montreal filming "Train to Terror" for Astro Films.
This 4-6-2 was moved to Scranton, PA with the rest of the Steamtown collection in September 1984 where she sat dormant until 1996, when the Ohio Central purchased her. She received a 13-month restoration and was returned to service in the fall of 1997.
She debuted at Sugarcreek, OH, on Thursday, September 18, 1997 and after six Sugarcreek to Baltic roundtrip excursions, she pulled mainline varnish for "SteamFest '97". She has had zero over-the-road failures since.
Stefan VERY NICE WORK on your layout.
An open layout... that's what I like to see. A nice compliment for your trains.
Very nice, Stefan.
Here's some early CNR info -
Shortly after Canadian National Railroad(CNR) formed, it took possession of an early diesel-electric, experimental, locomotive, that had two units working together, as one. The locomotive was built by the Canadian Locomotive Company, and had components from Canadian-Westinghouse.
The locomotive(with both units combined) was referred to as a... 2-Do-1+1-Do-2. It was built in 1929; and numbered 9000(both units). The locomotive(s) were multipurpose... designed for, both, freight; and passenger service.
A William Beardmore V-12 diesel engine, powered each of these units.
Eventually, the two units were separated... one retained it's 9000 number, and the other became the 9001.
The 9001 lived on until 1947.
In my opinion... the 9000, locomotive set, would be an ideal candidate for a new product. It has a highly detailed distinctive look to it... die-cast construction would be my preference.
Rick
Very nice, Stefan.
Here's some early CNR info -
Shortly after Canadian National Railroad(CNR) formed, it took possession of an early diesel-electric, experimental, locomotive, that had two units working together, as one. The locomotive was built by the Canadian Locomotive Company, and had components from Canadian-Westinghouse.
The locomotive(with both units combined) was referred to as a... 2-Do-1+1-Do-2. It was built in 1929; and numbered 9000(both units). The locomotive(s) were multipurpose... designed for, both, freight; and passenger service.
A William Beardmore V-12 diesel engine, powered each of these units.
Eventually, the two units were separated... one retained it's 9000 number, and the other became the 9001.
The 9001 lived on until 1947.
In my opinion... the 9000, locomotive set, would be an ideal candidate for a new product. It has a highly detailed distinctive look to it... die-cast construction would be my preference.
Rick
Rick nice story.
Another Great picture and write up from the age of Steam Roundhouse about the CN1551 4-6-0.
Builder: Montreal Locomotive Works
Built: March 1912
Wheel Arrrangement: 4-6-0 (Ten-Wheeler)
Driver Diameter: 63 inches
Boiler Pressure: 180 psi
Tractive Effort: 30,560 lbs.
Engine Weight: 173,000 pounds
Weight on Drivers: 133,000 pounds
CPR Class: H-6g
Fuel: Coal
Status: OPERATIONAL
For many years the 1551 was the work horse of the Ohio Central Railroad steam department. The 1551 was originally built in April 1912 (the same month that the Titanic went down) as number 1354. Among the Titanic's passenger manifest, was the President of the Canadian Northern Railway. How ironic that the man for whose road the locomotive was built, never saw it run.
The 1551 was used in Montreal's commuter pool until her last overhaul in 1954. She was then used at Barrie, Ontario for branch line protection until her retirement in 1958.
Purchased by F. Nelson Blount for Steamtown, restoration efforts began but were halted and the locomotive stored. In 1986, Jerry Joe Jacobson traded his Jackson Iron & Steel Company (JISCO) 0-6-0 #3 to Steamtown for 4-6-0 #1551. Once the Baldwin Locomotive Works shop switcher, today the 0-6-0 is Steamtown's #26 and hauls visitors around the Steamtown facility.
Age of Steam Roundhouse shop forces returned the ten-wheeler to service in 1989. Since that time, 1551 has pulled over one million passengers on Ohio Central passenger trains. She was affectionately known as "Puff" by the Sugarcreek staff.
Builder: Montreal Locomotive Works
Built: March 1912
Wheel Arrrangement: 4-6-0 (Ten-Wheeler)
Driver Diameter: 63 inches
Boiler Pressure: 180 psi
Tractive Effort: 30,560 lbs.
Engine Weight: 173,000 pounds
Weight on Drivers: 133,000 pounds
CPR Class: H-6g
Fuel: Coal
Status: OPERATIONAL
For many years the 1551 was the work horse of the Ohio Central Railroad steam department. The 1551 was originally built in April 1912 (the same month that the Titanic went down) as number 1354. Among the Titanic's passenger manifest, was the President of the Canadian Northern Railway. How ironic that the man for whose road the locomotive was built, never saw it run.
The 1551 was used in Montreal's commuter pool until her last overhaul in 1954. She was then used at Barrie, Ontario for branch line protection until her retirement in 1958.
Purchased by F. Nelson Blount for Steamtown, restoration efforts began but were halted and the locomotive stored. In 1986, Jerry Joe Jacobson traded his Jackson Iron & Steel Company (JISCO) 0-6-0 #3 to Steamtown for 4-6-0 #1551. Once the Baldwin Locomotive Works shop switcher, today the 0-6-0 is Steamtown's #26 and hauls visitors around the Steamtown facility.
Age of Steam Roundhouse shop forces returned the ten-wheeler to service in 1989. Since that time, 1551 has pulled over one million passengers on Ohio Central passenger trains. She was affectionately known as "Puff" by the Sugarcreek staff.
CN stuff shows up along the UP line allong the Hardy Toll Road....In HOUSTON TEXAS!
Bill,
The picture of the 1551... kind-of reminds me of... some of the new European Steam models, found, in recent MTH catalogs... lots of detail, there. That unit... looks well cared for. Good contribution.
Rick
The picture of the 1551... kind-of reminds me of... some of the new European Steam models, found, in recent MTH catalogs... lots of detail, there. That unit... looks well cared for. Good contribution.
Rick
quote:Originally posted by DominicMazoch:
CN stuff shows up along the UP line allong the Hardy Toll Road....In HOUSTON TEXAS!
Dominic did the IC run in the Houston area? Wonder if CN is running there because of a road that it may have purchased?
Rick Thanks. I think those guys at the "AGE OF STEAM" have done a great job on their equipment.
Popsrr, the President of Grand Trunk railroad was Charles Melville Hays an American by birth and formerly associated with the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads went down with the Titanic. The Canadian Northern Railroad was a much smaller Railroad than the Grand Trunk system. To an earlier post the Grand Trunk Pacific a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk pushed West from Winnipeg in the early part of the 20th century. C.P. was already in the West of Canada, 20 years earlier. Another interesting question brought up was the American general manager of C.P. William Van Horne favored an all Canadian route to the Canadian West. The Canadian born Director of C.P., James Hill favored a partial American route to the Canadian West. Hill had a parting of ways with the Directors of C.P. and went on to found the Great Northern railroad
Here is 2 pictures of my orginal Williams CPRail engine. I think it is a sd 40 but not sure.
X. WAY Very intersting post. Thank you.
IC stuff did come through to H-Town over both the UP and pre 96 SP!
That CP cowl unit looks like a Williams FP45.
That CP cowl unit looks like a Williams FP45.
The article in TRAINS last year about Hunter Harison is very interesting!
quote:Originally posted by DominicMazoch:
IC stuff did come through to H-Town over both the UP and pre 96 SP!
That CP cowl unit looks like a Williams FP45.
Dominic that must be why you are seeing the CN run into Houston. The CN bought the IC a few years back and they run all the way to the Gulf Coast now.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by DominicMazoch:
The article in TRAINS last year about Hunter Harison is very interesting![/
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Dominic can you give a summary of what all looked intresting to you about Harrison? Thanks
The article in TRAINS last year about Hunter Harison is very interesting![/
QUOTE
Dominic can you give a summary of what all looked intresting to you about Harrison? Thanks
I just got home. I'll get the TRAINS article within the next 24 hours.
What I do like about HH is that he did not put up with any cattle manure!
What I do like about HH is that he did not put up with any cattle manure!
OK Dominic I look forward to your post.
TRAINS, Aug '09
"Hunter's Way or the Highway"
Fred W. Frailey
Page 37:
Other railroads put up with imblance. Not CN. It's deptermined to change how customs do business. "Coal mines run seven days a week," says Foote, the marketing chief. "You got a guy running a lumber mill in BC-his people don't want to work Sat ans Sun. The grain elevator terminal in Vancouver that have historically paid triple and uadruple overtime for a guy to have to come in on Sunday are starting to figure it out. We can't have 2 or 3 days of trains in Frasier River Cayon waiting for the guys in Vancouver to come back from theri union meeting. We cannot park all the log cars between Superior and Chicago because it its deer hunting season, which always been the pratice."
Page 37-38:
Hunter: (concerning managers)
People need to understand what railroading is all about. I've never liked [RR] downtown. Railroaders ought to look outside the window and see a railroad and not forget what they are doing and what this business is about. It is about those two pieces of iron. When some of the prima donnas go out there and switch boxcars and work in snow this deep, they start to appreciate the switchmen and engineers
"Hunter's Way or the Highway"
Fred W. Frailey
Page 37:
Other railroads put up with imblance. Not CN. It's deptermined to change how customs do business. "Coal mines run seven days a week," says Foote, the marketing chief. "You got a guy running a lumber mill in BC-his people don't want to work Sat ans Sun. The grain elevator terminal in Vancouver that have historically paid triple and uadruple overtime for a guy to have to come in on Sunday are starting to figure it out. We can't have 2 or 3 days of trains in Frasier River Cayon waiting for the guys in Vancouver to come back from theri union meeting. We cannot park all the log cars between Superior and Chicago because it its deer hunting season, which always been the pratice."
Page 37-38:
Hunter: (concerning managers)
People need to understand what railroading is all about. I've never liked [RR] downtown. Railroaders ought to look outside the window and see a railroad and not forget what they are doing and what this business is about. It is about those two pieces of iron. When some of the prima donnas go out there and switch boxcars and work in snow this deep, they start to appreciate the switchmen and engineers
CN Auto Rack Train...........Nice variety of Auto Carriers.
Regards,
Swafford
Regards,
Swafford
Frank .
Dominic .
David S. Thanks for the pictures.
Popsrr,
Thanks for the link. I have seen those "Class 66" diesels here in regular service. They come regularly to Switzerland. This loco is actually a EMD SD50 packed into a european frame.
Regards, Stefan
Thanks for the link. I have seen those "Class 66" diesels here in regular service. They come regularly to Switzerland. This loco is actually a EMD SD50 packed into a european frame.
Regards, Stefan
quote:Originally posted by Popsrr:
CN Tank Train plus other trains HERE
Pops, Great videos! I wish I could capture the horn sounds better in the basement. The sound sets sometimes just blurr everthing. That engine seems to just creep up on you slowly and quietly, then the horn blast would probably scare the bejesus out of you! What kind of horn is this? Very nice. Joe
ENGINEERJOE
Stefan when I posted those Euro Diesels I was thinking of you. I wonder if they have the same horn sounds as ours or did they change them to give a more high pitch to them?
