http://www.railpace.com/hotnews/
http://business.financialpost....passage-of-bill-c-49
http://cprailmmsub.blogspot.co...rs-for-canadian.html
CP RAIL will be replacing the "Old 4 Bay" design including the Government Grain cars with a newer higher capacity 3 bay design.
Going, going, Gone
will be those colorful Government of Canada grain cars and those Alberta Grain cars.... get your Pics now!
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I have a fair number of those on my layout, so I guess my modeling era is now locked in. I'll keep my eyes open for the new ones when I'm out and about. The old ones were getting pretty ugly.
Does making and breaking up these trains use a lot of yard and mainline trackage? And if one of these trains break down, guess the railroad goes tilt? And can the ROW take the weight of these trains?
We’ve been shipping 286K on CP for years now so, the new cars won’t be an issue.
Curt
I'm glad I got a few pics the other day! Even though the cars have seen better days, you couldn't beat the color assortment of those grain trains. A nice break from all of the grey and boxcar red.
I thought I'd throw in a crappy 30 year old picture of my family trip to the Spiral Tunnels. I've been a fan of those grain trains ever since.
The replacement of the Canadian covered hoppers will be gradual over the next 15 years.
They will most likely sell off the hoppers once they become 50 years old.
The new owner will either rebuild them or dismantle them.
Andrew
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