EMD's Tier 4 locomotive unveiled at last!

EMD's TIER 4 Demonstrator Locomotive for the North American Market (the SD70ACe-T4), was unveiled in October 4th at the RSI Show in BNSF's Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The great shot was taken by Steven McKay just before all the crowds came storming in, and CRO thanks him for contributing his photo. 

DETAIL SHOTS: https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/92158122@N02/sets/72157659069828989/

EMD SD70ACe-T4 Video:

After years of collaborating with their customers and combining the engineering expertise of Progress Rail, Electro-Motive, and Caterpillar, EMD are proud to introduce our SD70ACe-T4 locomotive with the EMD 1010 engine, showcasing their commitment to innovation and sustainability for the rail industry.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9w7Ac1Cnsw  

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/trade-shows/take-a-tour-of-emds-sd70ace-t4.html

EMD Export Power

EMDX 1005 is an export locomotive for SRO in Saudi Arabia and shown at the NS yard in Chattanooga, TN in mid-October. (Photo Mike Ray).

GMD Vignettes

Back in October 2007, Walter Pfefferle snapped brand New CN SD70M-2 8834, testing at EMCC-London.

Brian Nicholson photographed CN 321 slowing down to make a setoff at Coteau, Quebec with CN SD70M-2 8807,on a bitterly cold January 2nd,  2008 after a big snowstorm. 

New Electro-Motive Diesel GP22C-ECO Video:

 A new video from EMD, showing how a CP GP9u becomes a CP GP20C-ECO: 

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15087c4f154a6804?projector=1

 CP's third order for 60 CP GP20C-ECO units (2270-2329) has been completed, with the delivery of the last units CP 2316, 2321, 2328 and 2329 on January 26th, and CP 2287, on January 31st.  2015. These EMD Mucie, IN-built locomotives are brand new, with only the Blomberg trucks, and air compressor salvaged from the retired GP9u's.  

 

CAD Railway Industries - Lachine, QC

For the last three months, only CN was delivering rail cars and locomotives to CADRAIL while the CP spur into the locomotive repair shop, which was on a curved steep downward grade, was remodeled.  Now complete, everything will come to CADRAIL over CP only, as CN has now abandoned, and in October began removing rails and plates on the Lachine branch.  

 One of the last CN 704's is passing the CN Lachine spur in Montreal this past April. This spur served only Canadian Allied Diesel, and the last trip to CADRIAL via CN was made October 17th, 2015. Almost the next day it was being removed.  There is no need for it now as no other rail traffic or businesses on this line.  The rebuilt CP spur will become CADRAIL sole railway access.  As well these curved main line tracks between Autoroute 20 will at some point next year be removed as CN is currently laying brand new straight mainline tracks 300 feet to the right of this photo by Micheal Berry. 

R.I.P. Lachine Spur - 1847-2015. What is now known as the CN Lachine Spur was part of the track built by the Montreal and Lachine Railroad (one of Canada's first railways) which built from Bonaventure Station to the wharf in Lachine (so that travellers could avoid riding the Lachine Rapids). Yesterday the last train passed on this line (on its way to Canadian Allied Diesel in Lachine) and today crew's started removing the rails and plates. The reason the spur is being removed is future highway construction. This was part of CN's mainline from Montreal to Toronto until about 1960.(Michel Berry Photo)

End of the line for the Lachine Spur - literally and figuratively. Just east of 10th avenue in Lachine. Cars are still on two tracks in the distance, as CAD does not have room for them yet. This was part of CN's mainline from Montreal to Toronto until about 1960.

CAD 1825 switching the Cadrail lead from the old CN interchange on the Lachine Spur (Photo by Marc Caya).

This photo showing the height difference between the CP mainline top left and CADRAIL below on the right.  This grade has now been removed and fully remodeled.  This photo shows the removal in late-September by Luc Lanthier.

New Arrivals

AMT 1330 - for repairs

CN 8954 - for repairs after derailment in New Brunswick.

CP 4433 - For R/C Program

CP 8510 - For Unknown

CP 8726 -For Unknown

CP 8743 - for Unknown

CP 8751 - for Unknown

CEFX 2032 - A GP20D for Unknown

GMTX 312 - to be prepared for leasing

GMTX 318 - to be prepared for leasing

Ex-SOO 1546 - Now GMTX owned, for repairs

GMTX 2642 - for repairs

LTEX 2527 - For overhaul ex-BNSF

LTEX 2536 - For overhaul ex-BNSF

LTEX 2563 - For overhaul ex-BNSF

LTEX 2566 - For overhaul ex-BNSF

LTEX 2578 - For overhaul ex-BNSF

LTEX 3812 - For overhaul ex-Ann Arbor 7791

SOO MP15AC 1553 - to become GMTX (unknown number)

SOO MP15AC 1546 - to become GMTX (unknown number)

Inside The Shop

CP 4447 - for R/C Modifications

CP 4507 - Almost completed for R/C Modifications

CP 8718 - Truck overhaul 

 SLC 270 - this F40PH is still at the shop since late-December

RPRX RP20BD 5401 - In Storage long-term.  

Released October

AMT 1327 - Released after repairs

CP 2278 - Released from CAD and sent to St-Luc Diesel with new PTC Modifications. (All seen at St-Luc Diesel)

CP 4447 - released after RCL mod.

CP 4507 - released after RCL mod.

CP 8580 - Released *(all seen at St-Luc Diesel with Trucks Changed)

CP 9711 - Released *

CP 9530 - Released *

CP 9578 - Released *

LTEX 2514 -Released as LTEX-3902, is now at destination Kettle Falls.

LTEX 3902 - Released CN picked up October 1st 

CN 5414 - Released to CN after repairs.

Released September

AMT 1328 -Released

CN 5414 - Wreck repairs and repaint completed

CN 9482 - Released

CP 4440 - Released following R/C Modifications

CP 4441 - Released following R/C Modifications

CP 8559 - Released

CP 8574 - Released

CP 8623 - Released

CP 8706 - Released 

CP 8707 - Released 

CP 9581 -Released

CP 9578 - Released

CP 9731 -Released after fire damage repairs

CSX 4684 -Repairs completed and released

GMTX 2684 - Repairs and released

LTEX 3815 - Released after overhaul

LTEX 2588 - Released after overhaul and spotted at CP St-Luc yard renumbered to LTEX 3815 (confirmed by the loco serial #).

 CADRAIL continues to do truck swap outs under designated locomotives of the Canadian Pacific Railway GE-fleet.  Visits to St-Luc Shop show units that have had Hi-Ad trucks switched to the Steerable trucks, and sometimes vice-versa.

 CADRAIL (and NRE-Silvis, IL) continue to install Cattron remote control equipment into GP38AC and GP38-2 locomotives for the Canadian Pacific Railway's RCL Program.  Those seen completed at St-Luc Diesel wear new paint and have all new antennas and strobe lights, with her Remote Control modifications.

Passenger Cars

GO TRANSIT / METROLINX commuter cars at CAD for overhaul and conversion to Bi-Level V standards. The list shows the commuter cars overhaul process order, with top being the next to be released:

IN THE SHOP (GO):

GO 2035, 2036, 2051, 2061, 2048, 2437, 2448, and 2499  GO 2035 was the first Bi-Level 1 upgrade of this series to be completed at CAD, and has been used as their prototype example.

 RELEASED (GO):

GO 2415, 2416, 2418, 2433, 2430, 2434, 2435, 2435, 2436, 2442, 2447, 2450, 2451, 2452, 2453, and 2455.

IN THE SHOP (AMT):

 AMT  2020, 2935 and 2936 - *According to the AMT website, this is new CAD contract for modernization and door refurbishment on  a number of  AMT 2000-series commuter coaches.

VIA RAIL Canada LRC Cars at CADRAIL for Refurbishment

 (LRC) IN THE SHOP:

 VIA 3309, 3312, 3323 and 3549.

 (LRC) COMPLETED AND RELEASED BACK TO VIA:

VIA LRC 3478, 3301, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3323, 3354, 3405, 3453, 3455, 3470, 3476, and 3477.

 

 Industrial Rail Services Inc. (IRSI):

Two refurbished Budd cars are seen on October 22nd, 2015 parked outside of the former Industrial Rail Services Inc building at Gordon Yard.  This pair are the only two RDC's to survive at IRSI. The few others that remain stored and rusting away are to be cut up.  IRSI has apparently been sold and being cleaned out now, aside from the painting of another CBNS loco into the G&W family paint. Mike Rocnic for the update and to Kyle Dimmock for his  photo)

Last year, bankrupt Industrial Rail Services Inc. cut up many of the stored RDC's to sell for scrap to help pay off their financial dept.  The machines inside have also all been sold.

 

Diesel Electric Services(DESX) Sudbury, ON

On the property:

DESX 5312 (ex-CN SD40-2W of same number) unknown what plans are for this unit, possible parts donor. 

DESX 5313 (ex-CN SD40-2W of same number) which was listed with Sterling Rail has been sold to Johnson Railway Service, Inc. PHOTO JRWX 5313

GE 35 Ton (ex-Kruger unit) remains listed for sale with Sterling Rail.

  http://www.sterlingrail.com/classifieds/classified.php?id=12434

DESX 1600 (ex-ONT GP9 of same number) remains for sale with Sterling Rail.

 http://www.sterlingrail.com/classifieds/classified.php?id=12991 

Bombardier Transportation Canada:

 Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation is further expanding its North American rail control presence with two new mass transit projects. The first project will deliver the BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 650 communications-based train control (CBTC) solution for Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line. The contract with Crosslinx Transit Solutions is Bombardier's first rail control project in Canada. As part of the city's largest transit investment, this is a significant milestone marking Bombardier's expansion into the Canadian rail signalling market. A truly integrated system supplier, Bombardier is also delivering a fleet of BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Freedom light rail vehicles for the LRT line.

The Toronto Transit Commission wants the city to consider legal action against the maker of its new streetcar fleet, Bombardier, after the company told the TTC it will only be able to deliver 16 working streetcars by the end of the year. 

The TTC says it was told yesterday by Bombardier that instead of the 23 streetcars expected to be in the hands of the commission by the end of 2015, they will likely only have 19, with 16 of the vehicles fit for service on Toronto streets. Once the TTC takes delivery of a streetcar, it must be thoroughly inspected and tested before it is put into service ( a new Bombardier-made streetcar seen on Spadina Avenue July 29-Courtney Heels/CP24 )

 They have given us a host of excuses, TTC CEO Andy Byford told CP24 on Friday. Bombardier has been incapable of sticking to their production schedule so far.  TTC staff is recommending that the TTC board commence legal action, or make a claim allowed for already in the contract, of $50 million for late delivery, against Bombardier. Staff is also asking officials to consider seeking other damages from Bombardier to cover the costs of maintaining its existing, ageing streetcar fleet to cover the gap, customer impact costs incurred by using buses to cover under-resourced streetcar routes, as well as the cost of TTC staff time spent dealing with the late deliveries.  Bombardier originally committed to delivering 67 streetcars to the TTC by October 2015. There are only 10 in service today.   
( complete story, photos + video link :

http://www.cp24.com/news/ttc-asks-its-board-to-consider-legal-action-against-bombardier-1.2613719 ) 

BBD NEWS PAGES:  http://www.bombardier.com/en/home.html

 

 Ontario Northland Railway Shop - North Bay, ON

Two Ottawa Valley Railway (RLK 3410 and GEXR 3835) are now repaired and have been released from the ONR's North Bay Shop following repairs repairs.  Pat McKie caught the pair on a visit to the Ontario Northland railway shops in mid-September. GEXR 3835 and RLK 3410 sit waiting to be picked up from the ONR/OVR transfer track.

 Ontario Northland shops are kept busy with as work continues on Huron Central railway box cars. A small string sits outside the car shop in North Bay Ontario. 

 ONT 2104, and ONR 1805 have been moved to the back side of the North Bay shops but still remain side lined awaiting their turn in the shops.

 The Ontario Northland paint shops are busy working on their own Polar bear express coaches. The bay on the left sits a primed coach and the bay on the right contains a coach that is still in the works of being restored.

 

NRE/Alco Locomotive Shop Capreol, ON

NREX 2690, 2734, 2735, 2754 and 2755, all ex-UP SD40M-2's, are on the property.   NREX 3GS21B 2020, NREX (ex-CP) SD40-2) 5644, and NREX (ex-CP) SD40-2 5655, are also at the facility.

 

Lambton Diesel Specialist Inc. (LDSX) - Sarnia, ON

CN 7504 (damaged on both ends) and CN 7501 (damaged on the short hood end ) are at the loco shop.

 

Green Locomotive Roundup: (Edited by Jody Moore)

 UPY 902 is one of four Railpower RP18BD genesis in service out of Yard Center near Dolton, IL (south of Chicago.) Union Pacific is getting 14 of the gensets, built on brand-new frames. All are reported to be assigned to Yard Center. (Jody Moore)

 

 

 

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