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September 2011
ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL (EMD Inc.)(By Don McQueen – London, ON) Summary of EMDI deliveries in July and August:During July, no new units were reported shipped from London. Construction sightings included the six (an increase of one in order C-364) orange, yellow and grey SD70ACes for QNS&L 508-513 and the first of 40 SD70ACes in C-374 for UP (to be 8671-8710).
On August 8th, Michael Da Costa clicked brand new
At the end of July, IRSI in Moncton had completed all work on the six GT38ACes, in order 20078996 for the Perusahaan Jawatan Kereta Api (PTKA) line in Sumatra. The IRSI Shop in Moncton, NB was contracted for painting, electrical upgrades, modifications, load-testing, and to complete small jobs not done at EMD London. CC205.01 to CC205.06 (as they will be identified in Indonesia) were moved on KRL flats by CN to Halifax, NS for shipment overseas in August. On August 3rd, QNS&L SD70Ace’s 508-513 were lifted from London on GEXR #432 to CN MacMillan Yard with GSCX SD40-2 7369 and 7362 leading. Kyle Stefanovic took these shots of GEXR 431 pulling six of the QNSL SD70Ace's through Kitchener, ON.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=949 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=950 On August 15th, Walter caught UP SD70Ace 8691 and 8692 in the CN yard in London Ontario waiting to be lifted.
On August 17th, Joseph Bishop two SD70Ace units in primer behind the EMD plant.
August 26th, our Photo Editor Walter Pfefferle spotted these two UP 8686 and 8687 on the ready track at EMD in London waiting for Goderich & Exeter Railway (GEXR) to lift them to the CN yard.
Progress Rail Services plans to locate a locomotive manufacturing facility in Sete Lagoas in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, to serve the South American diesel-electric market. Caterpillar Inc. said it will operate the facility through its subsidiary, MGE Equipamentos e Serv...icos Ferroviarios Ltda. (MGE), with up to 600 jobs at full capacity. The company said it will make a “significant investmentto reopen and modernize the existing manufacturing plant.” The facility will assemble and manufacture Electro-Motive Diesel-branded locomotives in the 12,000 square-meter space. “We're proud to open this state-of-the-art facility, allowing us to produce locomotives locally for our Brazilian customers, and also continue to provide quality products to customers around the world,” said Billy Ainsworth, president and chief executive officer of Progress Rail Services. A slide show on the history of EMD, including AC vs DC comparison. http://www.slideshare.net/RailwaysandHarbours/merits-of-ac-vs-dc-locomotives-presentation CADRAIL / RB Recycling – Lachine, QC:CADRAIL has a new contract to rebuild and overhaul eight SOO LINE SD60’s complete with a complete CP repaint, but we have not ascertained if they will be renumbered. By the first week of August, SOO SD60’s 6025, 6035, 6040, 6041, and 6050 arrived at CAD. On July 30th, Michael Berry bagged overhauled CEFX GP40-3 6537 and ex-BNSF liveried HLCX SD40-2 8033 and 8139. Also on the property were: CEFX AC4400CW 1024 which arrived July 25th for repairs and CP SD9043MAC 9142 which has been at CAD for three months. Released from CAD in July was HLCX SD40-2 7161. Following repairs, CEFX SD40-2 3117 and CEFX AC4400CW 1024, 1035 departed CAD in mid-August and are back in service on CP.
Mike also clicked SOO SD60 6025 August 26th, well under way for its overhaul. Behind it is beaten up GO #2421, a Bombardier-built double-decker for refurbishing. To the left is CEFX 6537, and on the right AMT 920, a bi-level gallery commuter car built for CP in the 1970’s. In behind was HLCX 7092, a new arrival in August for repairs.
Industrial Rail Services (IRSI) – Moncton, NBThree months ago, several EMD-London built Indonesian (PTKA) GT38ACes were sent to IRSI for painting, electrical upgrades, modifications, load-testing, and to complete small jobs not done at EMD. In late July, six of the EMD exports were loaded back onto flat cars, in preparation for movement to the Port of Halifax in August. Pierre Lalande submitted these July 24th shots from NRE Capreol. A few things in the background some of which were not there the last visit included part of the long hood from "Falconbridge" NREX GP9 1684(on the far left), GP40 4631, GMD1 1901 and NREX 5644. Nothing appears to have changed from the stuff on the North Side other the addition of the Vale unit. CANAC VIGNETTE:
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