Brand new EMD SD70ACe T4 1501 at Lagrange, IL in December. has a new engine, all axle control with all new fabricated bogies. New generator, cab and HVC LaGrange still was in a limited use, mainly as head offices and limited components mfg. they fabricated many of the long hoods during Londons production and trucked them to London (Photo by Steven McKay)

Metrolink posted this great photo on their  FB page of the new EMD built TIER 4 Commuter Locomotive  https://www.facebook.com/Metrolink/

Your exclusive first look! Our first Tier 4 locomotive built by Electro-Motive Diesel in the US. It's a BEAUTY.

 More info can be found here http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/news_item/news_id/1012.html

Brand New SD75I 5627 was shot in 1996 with siblings and a brand new SD70MAC for BNSF by Bill Grandin fresh from the GMD Shop in London, ON.

   

Ex-QUEBEC NORTH SHORE & LABRADOR: Bill Grandin shot two of the few ex-QNS&L SD40's painted with a CP Rail Multimark on August 30th, 1986 at Toronto Agincourt Yard. Most of these second  hand SD40's had no CP Rail black Multimark. Note the extra capacity fuel tank!

On February 5th, 1986 (Ex-QNS&L) CP Rail SD40 5400 was photographed by Bill Grandin looking great at Dunmore, Alberta. 

 

CADRAIL (ex-CP) RS23 2001 is currently out of service after a yard collision. Several Canadian Pacific locomotives are on the property this month.  Units of note this month are the completed LTEX GP38-3M's (ex-BNSF nee-ATSF), wearing the latest Larry's Truck Electric red and grey paint scheme,  GMTX switchers, and QGRY 3o14 for wreck repairs.

 

NEW ARRIVALS:

 AMT 1324 arrived in January

CP 8705 - For Trucks

CADRAIL -2001 for wreck repairs

 INSIDE THE SHOP:

 CP 8504 - For repairs

CP 8520 - For repairs

CP 8640 -Wreck repairs

CP 8743 - for Unknown

CP 8863 - Wreck Repairs

CP 9554 - For Unknown

CP 9566 - For Unknown

CP 9643 - Wreck repairs

CEFX 2032 - Is expected to be released for lease this month.

GMTX 312 - (ex CP 1428) in blue paint is almost ready to be released.

GMTX 331 - (ex-SOO 1553) in blue paint is also soon to be released

LTEX 3815 - (ex-LTEX 2588) previously sent to RSI in Minneapolis, has now been returned to CAD.  

LTEX 2578 - For overhaul ex-BNSF in overhaul process

LTEX 3812 - For overhaul ex-Ann Arbor in overhaul process

LTEX 3903 - Completed and repainted (ex-LTEX-2536) but not released yet.

QGRY 3014 - For wreck repairs to the nose and cab

RPRX RP20BD 5401 - In long-term storage outside.

SLC 270 - Still stored on the property.

RELEASED in JANUARY

 AMT 1330 - Repairs

CP 2258 - PTC MODS

CP 8504 - Repairs

CP 8520 - Repairs  

CP 8726 - Repairs   

CP 9560 -Repairs

CP 9553 - Repairs and now Stored on CP

CP 9529 - Repairs and now Stored on CP

CP 9559 - Repairs and now Stored on CP

CP 8553 - Repairs 

CP 9516 - Repairs

CP 9620 - Repairs

 RELEASED in DECEMBER

 AMT 1324 - Repairs completed

CP 4442 - R/C complete

CP 4508 - R/C complete

CP 4433 - R/C complete

CP 8501 - Repairs completed

CP 8518 - Repairs completed

CP 8553 - Repairs completed

CP 8566 - Repairs completed

CP 8573 - Repairs completed

CP 8627 - Trucks change-out

CP 8703 - Trucks change-out

CP 8724 - Trucks change-out

CP 8736 - Trucks change-out

CP 8744 - Repairs completed

CP 8751 - Repairs completed

CP 9520 - Repairs completed

CP 9530 - Repairs completed

CP 9581 - Repairs completed

GMTX 326 - (ex-SOO 1546) completed and painted GATX blue

GMTX 2642 - Repairs completed

L TEX 3904 - (ex-LTEX 2563) Completed, repainted

VIA 6404 - Completed paint touch up and other work

 CADRAIL continues to do truck swap outs of designated locomotives from the  Canadian Pacific Railway GE-fleet.  Our visits to see the released units at St-Luc Diesel Shop show that they have had Hi-Ad trucks switched to the Steerable trucks, or  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, and visible Remote Control modifications.

 GO/AMT COMMUTER CARS:

 GO TRANSIT / METROLINX commuter cars at CAD for overhaul and conversion to Bi-Level V standards. The list shows the commuter cars on the property undergoing the overhaul process, and those already released:

GO IN THE SHOP:

GO 2002, 2033 (Arrived in December), 2035, 2036, 2037, 2048, 2051, 2061, and 2078. 

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.

 GO RELEASED:

GO 2415, 2416, 2418, 2433, 2430, 2434, 2435, 2435, 2436, 2442, 2447, 2450, 2451, 2452, 2453, and 2455, *2499 was released in December.

 AMT IN THE SHOP:

AMT  2020, 2035 and 2036 - *According to the Agence Metropolitaine de Transport website, this CAD contract is for modernization and door refurbishment on a number of  AMT 2000-series commuter coaches.

 VIA RAIL LRC cars at CADRAIL for Refurbishment

 (LRC) CURRENTLY INSIDE:

 VIA 3307, 3309, 3311, 3323, 3463, 3459.

 (LRC) COMPLETED/RELEASED:

 VIA 3312, 3324, 3467, 3469, and 3476  (Released in January)

VIA 3354 (Released in December)

VIA 3469-3475 (Previously released)

Rapido Trains has announced that they have bought ex-VIA RDC-1 No. 6133. This one started out life on the Dominion Atlantic as No. 9058, and carried the same number with CP after 1966, before being sold to VIA in 1978. Under VIA, it was rebuilt and renumbered to 6133 in 1980.

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 Along with the other ex-VIA RDCs stored at the former IRSI shop in Moncton, 6133 was headed for the scrapper until Jason Shron and Chris Fox flew out there on January 14th, and negotiated to buy it.

 http://rapidotrains.com/6133/

 Rapido is trying to raise money to move 6133 back to the Toronto area and to restore it. (via Andrew Jeanes)

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.

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:

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

At LDS in Sarnia ON January 2016:

IC 100456 -flat car w/ two traction motors
CC 242
CN 4777
CN 7501
Esso 7920
CN 7316 - parts
Flat car w/two prime movers
LDSX 0179
LDSX 269
NCLX 2456

RELEASED in Decenber 2015:
CN 7504 and CN 513 (slug) Yard Collision repairs completed

US GE Switcher SSRX 911 came up from chemical valley to CN Sarnia Yard on 12/30/15.  Note the "9-11" Tribute.

   

 

Alstom has received a contract from the Ministry of Railways to supply Indian Railways with 800 double section freight electric locomotives with associated long-term maintenance[2]. The total contract is worth above $3 billion. This project includes the set-up of a plant at Madhepura (Bihar state) and two maintenance depots at Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh state) and Nagpur (Maharashtra state). The delivery of the locomotives will spread between 2018 and 2028.  This project, one of the strongest endorsements of the "Make in India" policy of the government, will play a crucial role in boosting the infrastructure development in the country. The 100% Foreign Direct Investment in the railway sector allowed by the Government has provided a renewed push to the Indian mainline railway sector. 

 

"This project, one of the biggest in Alstom's history, is a breakthrough for our presence in India and demonstrates the success of our global customer proximity strategy. We are extremely proud to be partnering with Indian Railways for this ambitious project which will be a game changer for Indian railway sector" declared Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Executive Vice President, Alstom.   The Prima locomotive for Indian Railways will be 9,000 kW at the wheel rim and will run at a speed up to 120 km/h. This contract positions Alstom as the number one on heavy-haul electric locomotives segment with now over 1,200 double locomotives ordered for the last decade.  

Alstom has several sites in India including a signalling, telecoms and train engineering unit in Bangalore, a metro manufacturing facility in Sri City and a traction systems manufacturing unit in Coimbatore. Alstom has strong references in India in the urban segment for cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Jaipur, Chennai, Kochi and Lucknow.   The contract is expected to be booked in the course of 2016, 13 years for the first 250 locomotives and 4 years for the following 250.

About Prima:
The Prima range is covering all market segments of locomotives from heavy-haul (mostly in China, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan), freight and passenger operation (Europe, Africa, Middle East, CIS) and shunting or trackworks operation (Europe). The Prima brand stands for innovative traction solutions, including electric or diesel-electric traction systems, as well as hybrid or bi-mode systems. 

About Alstom:
As a promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the railway sector. Alstom manages the widest range of solutions in the market from high-speed trains to metros and tramways and associated maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling solutions. Alstom is a world leader in integrated railway systems. It recorded sales of $6.2 billion and booked $10 billion of orders in the 2014/15 fiscal year. Headquartered in France, Alstom is present in over 60 countries and employs

CRANDIC's new model locomotives are now the 1500XD, built at Relco in Albia, IA. Currently #'s 201-206 with slug #'s 301-306 are in use.  Cedar Rapids, IA on the Penford Main. T.J. Coke  took this shot in their brand new paint scheme in January 2016.

Nova Chemicals NRE-built NCLX 3GS21B 9121 was shot in Paducah, KY on January 3 2016 by Joe Ferguson.

Remote Control Cab APIX 9130 was shot at Spartanburg, SC on January 6 2016 by Joe Ferguson.

Heer are before and after pictures of RJC submitted by Michael Fair.    Currently it is on static display outside US Foods on its own stub track just outside Conway, SC.  RJ Corman brought this unit down here under the cover of darkness, but it is now a shell of its former self. 

This is the same exact locomotive that is out there, only in different colors. Canadian Pacific considered ordering ordering 35 of these GG20B (Green Goat, 2000HP, Battery Powered) Green Goats as they were called then. The number series was CP 1700-1706.  CP was not impressed with the first ones that arrived as they did not hold the battery charge, sio th contract was cancelled in late 2006, thus sending these back to Railpower. It is powered by a CAT C9 300 HP Genset, and a battery bank (the mushroom things are where the batteries are located). Railpower went bankrupt in 2009, and RJ Corman, who recently bought the Carolina Southern, bought Railpower under the name RJ Corman Railpower. The Railpower Name has been painted over on the displayed unit.  Here is the history of RJC 1701-CP 8626 to CP 1635 to CP 1701 to RPRX 1701 to RJC 1701.  

When Brand New on CP:

Shot in Transit on NS July 2007:

Here previous appearance  in 2013

 

 

 

 

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