Canadian National, Eh?

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Originally posted by BNSF Mike:
Ya Hey Der,

CN is really growing on me, especially since they purchased the EJ&E. Tons of freight traffic now at one of my favorite spots to railfan. I am looking to increase the CN fleet....what do you all suggest? Engines and rolling stock?



Mike

BNSF MIKE Thank you for starting this post. It gives us Canadian Rail Fans a great place to post.

BNSF MIKE

That portable train looks like a prototype for the BEEP!

Let's see. Gates and Buffet have combined their charities. BNSF and CN next!

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Originally posted by Swafford:
This is a spectacular picture!

Regards,
Swafford

Very spectacular. It almost looks like a painted backdrop. Thanks for posting.

One of the nicer pieces of rolling stock ..

Good Day,

This is magnificent country............beautiful!

Regards,
Swafford

...Just a few recent shots...
My CN Models
Stefan

I'm not sure why all the hype on CN when CP is a big player too in the railroad industry. And, MTH has produced some nice CP engines.



Paul

Canadian National Grain Train................Sweet!

Are these Trinity 5161 Hoppers?

Regards,
Swafford

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Originally posted by Swafford:
Good Day,

This is magnificent country............beautiful!

Regards,
Swafford

Frank the pictures are WONDERFUL. Sure would make for some nice wall backgrounds

Maybe that TRAINS article about Hunter Harrison has something to do with CN fever.

Here's a little more love for CP...

Regards,
Paul

PDASH for me it's because I see them everyday. Also my layout is stocked with the CN and GTW. My intrest in the Santa Fe goes back to the early 50's when my parents gave me my first war bonnet. That probably does not answer your question very well but it is why I like these roads.

I also like the way CN has moved to increase it's route in the US and the investment they have made in INTERMODAL facilities in several locations.

I also like the variety of POWER they use and can be reproduced by Lionel, MTH, ATLAS, WILLIAM and ETC..

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Originally posted by Fred Brenek:
So, the CN bought the EJ&E, huh? What happened to the EJ&E locomotives, are they painted CN colors? Also, I lived in Lake Zurich for a few years, does that mean the CN is running through town now?

Fred

A nice place for lots of CN action is in Mundelein. There is a pretty busy interchange where CN trains switch from the North/South tracks usually occupied by Metra, to the East/West tracks.

I still see some smaller orange "J" locos from time to time, but they are usually coupled up to 1 or 2 cars, doing switching stuff. They are becoming increasing rare though. There is a viaduct that goes over RT. 45 in Mundelein (on the East/West tracks) that is painted green, & still has a very faded orange "J" logo on it.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl...017949,0.049267&z=15

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl...&spn=0,0.032916&z=15

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl...p=12,26.76,,0,-11.05

Popsrr, because I now reside in the Washington DC region, I'm off a CSX mainline. CSX and CP have an agreement. So, you see tons of CP box cars in one of the local yards. That sparked my interest in the CP line.

But, growing up as a child in Los Angeles, it was UP and SF.

Regards,
Paul

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Originally posted by Popsrr:
PDASH for me it's because I see them everyday. Also my layout is stocked with the CN and GTW. My intrest in the Santa Fe goes back to the early 50's when my parents gave me my first war bonnet. That probably does not answer your question very well but it is why I like these roads.

I also like the way CN has moved to increase it's route in the US and the investment they have made in INTERMODAL facilities in several locations.

I also like the variety of POWER they use and can be reproduced by Lionel, MTH, ATLAS, WILLIAM and ETC..

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Originally posted by pdash:
Here's a little more love for CP...

Regards,
Paul

Paul I think the Far Canadian West pictures of both CN & CP ARE SOME OF THE NICEST PICTURES I SEE. I have been looking for some pictures that could be done on the walls of the layout room but most of them are so pretty that I don't think I could do justice to it.

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Originally posted by superpower:

quote:

Originally posted by Swafford:
This is a spectacular picture!

Regards,
Swafford

Very spectacular. It almost looks like a painted backdrop. Thanks for posting.

Paul this picture that Frank Swafford posted is one that really takes my breath away. I have a transution area between the village and industrial area and the Shops that might be the right place for an attempt at some of these Canadian backgrounds.

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Originally posted by Stefan Bürki:
...Just a few recent shots...
My CN Models
Stefan

Stefan GREAT PICTURES!!! Did I see the CN "blue" DASH 8? Is that am MTH model??

Some of the new CN DASH8's

Would be nice if MTH produced a CN DASH-9

A CN Dash-9 would be nice. I would be in for 2 powered units.

This shot is taken from a cemetery adjacent to the ex-EJ&E Yard, now owned by CN:

Nice picture Mike. I would be in for 3 Powered MTH CN Dash-9's,

The other 2 MTH Dash-8's have sliped in the schedule. One of them will be proto 2 and one Proto 3.

Still looking for a steamer to pull a rake of these K-Line box cars.


James

Jeff Sohn sent me a link to an ALL CN GRAIN TRAIN....VERY VERY COOL

CLICK HERE

Another CN in the Fog CLICK HERE

Another CN Freight with a lot of CN grain cars at night CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE 4 GRAIN TRAIN

Please allow me to interject a little off-topic but the main reason I don't buy many of the O-gauge modern CN offerings is that very few mfrs. get the logo right. More often the assumption is that the three vertical lines are equidistant, which leads to very stilted and naively reproduced versions (Lionel and MTH take note; Atlas has done it correctly).
That said the blue 86-foot boxcar photo at the first page of this thread shows that CN paint shops in both countries get it wrong too, either misinformed or they just don't care. The design is beautiful and flowing as intended but so often screwed up as to be jarring.
Here is a link to its history and proper execution:
http://designkultur.wordpress....niversary-1960-2010/

Some really great videos and pictures, all!

FYI, for those that may not be aware, the Lionel Standard O scale 3-bay American Car & Foundry (ACF) cylindrical hoppers that they paint up in CN, Alberta, Saskatchewan, etc. are not prototypical; the cylindrical hoppers that the Canadian roads use are 88- and 100-ton 4-bay Government of Canada grain hoppers. Currently the only correct scale Canadian cylindrical hoppers in O gauge are the ones offered by MTH in their Premier line. The two cars may at a glance seem similar but there are actually quite a number of significant spotting differences between the two types of cars. They are different lengths, the bottom bay chutes and doors are completely different, and the tapered bulkhead ends are at completely different angles in addition to the frame ends for starters. Basically, both being cylindrical hoppers is where the similarities end.

Again, that just info for those that may not know or may be interested in knowing.

There was a CN DASH 9 made by MTH in NUMBER 1 Gauge only!

Andrew

I like my MTH 100 Ton Grain Cars shown below:

Well if I'm going to post a CP, I may as well post....

Joe

Very Nice Joe!!

Some of my favorite CN & CP Pictures

Bill,

Do you have any of the big red units... the other Canadian carrier?


Joe,

I like that era of EMD, nice looking model.

Kane

Kane no only the CN . We miss VOX

Bill,

Too bad no reds. I'm sure VOX will appreciate being missed. He's so misunderstood.


Kane

Kane I have so RED's

Bill,

Sort of, but I always thought it had a bit of an orange pigment, in CN' reds.

Some fine looking real CN shots there, both the M-2 and the FA. I've got a CN M-2, the MTH model. I would love to have a CN FA in that green and gold livery, beautiful locomotive.

What's your 7653, a SD50 or 60?

Nice collection, a special nod to the S2's and the mail car.

VOX says hi.


Kane

Kane the 7653 is a 50


HI to him if you happen to see him