Railroads of Canada

FastTrax · Sep 27, 2022

Part: 1

Been There · Sep 28, 2022

Great videos. Peaks my interest.

jimintoronto · Sep 28, 2022

The green and White locomotive is operated by the Government of Ontario's Go Transit, a commuter railway and bus system based in Toronto. The network runs out to around 160 km linking suburban cities with Toronto, which is the largest city in Canada. The subway car is operated by the Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC ) along with street cars and buses. Both the GO network and the TCC are supported financially by the Federal Government of Canada, the Ontario Provincial Government, and the City of Toronto. JImB.

JaniceM · Sep 28, 2022

jimintoronto · Sep 28, 2022

JaniceM said:

The CBC commissioned Gord to write a song to celebrate our 100th year as a country, in 1967. This was the result. I call it "historical poetry set to music " LINK.Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian Railroad Trilogy Lyrics | AZLyrics.com Poetry that describes one of the most important events in our national history. Gordon Lightfoot is one of our national treasures, for sure. JimB.

Been There · Sep 29, 2022

The engine with 8745 on it looks badass. How many horsepower does an engine like that put out? Another question that I have wondered about. What if a train has 3 engines. Are all 3 engines working at the same rate? If a train has 3 engines, the lead dngine has control of the other 2, doesn’t it?

bowmore · Sep 29, 2022

We took VIA rail from Vancouver to Jasper. The locomotive was on display at the station. It was an overnight trip and I took the top bunk.

Tish · Sep 29, 2022

Absolutely love The hot springs visitor, such gorgeous views.

FastTrax · Sep 29, 2022

Part: 2

www.viarail.ca/en

https://tsimobile.viarail.ca

https://m.facebook.com/viarailcanada/

www.twitter.com/via_rail

www.instagram.com/viarailcanada/?hl=en

www.tumblr.com/tagged/via%20rail?sort=top

https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Via-Rail

www.gettyimages.com/photos/via-rail-canada

www.pinterest.com/xbowler/via-rail/

www.alamy.com/stock-photo/via-rail-canada.html

www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=VIA

www.railroad.net/via-rail-info-wanted-t22554.html

www.radioreference.com/db/aid/5627

www.radioreference.com/db/aid/8896

https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/via-rail.34189/

www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/31655

www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/134490/via-rail-canada-named-most-trusted-transportation-company-in-canada/

www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g155025-d2230208-Reviews-VIA_Rail_Canada-Quebec.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Rail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Via_Rail_rolling_stock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Via_Rail_routes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Via_Rail_stations

https://www.youtube.com/c/VIARailCanadaInc/videos

FastTrax · Oct 1, 2022

Been There said:
The engine with 8745 on it looks badass. How many horsepower does an engine like that put out? Another question that I have wondered about. What if a train has 3 engines. Are all 3 engines working at the same rate? If a train has 3 engines, the lead dngine has control of the other 2, doesn’t it?

Number 8745 should be a GE AC4400CW series power plant a/k/a General Electric AC powered 4400 horsepowered road locomotive. I just got up so I'll pull the records on that series. In the U.S. these were derated GE AC6000CW road locomotives. The four series number is the horsepower rating. BNSF, UP and CSX purchased the original AC6000CW series but had them derated to produce 4400 horsepower.

hollydolly · Oct 1, 2022

I have found a way to travel by train right across Canada.. for just £500, takes one week..... I'm seriously going to look into this

FastTrax · Oct 1, 2022

hollydolly said:
I have found a way to travel by train right across Canada.. for just £500, takes one week..... I'm seriously going to look into this

Sounds peachy hollydolly but don't forget to read the passenger reviews.

FastTrax · Oct 1, 2022

Been There said:
The engine with 8745 on it looks badass. How many horsepower does an engine like that put out? Another question that I have wondered about. What if a train has 3 engines. Are all 3 engines working at the same rate? If a train has 3 engines, the lead dngine has control of the other 2, doesn’t it?

Since all of my Penn-Central and Conrail tricks were in Atlantic, Metropolitan and Northeast Regions of the Tri-State (NJ, NY, CT) area most of the diesel locomotives were Jeeps and some other ex PC crap when I tricked on the Maybrook Secondary, also switch bids at Oak Point, Danbury and Oak island. My electric service was mostly running EF4/E33's and E44's. On the big 4 (BNSF, UP, CSX and NS) if the train has more than one engine the lead engine controls all the other engines, this includes DPU service where if I recall correctly all the remote DPU engines on foreign roads must have their cab doors locked at all times. The one exception to all locomotives on power is if a locomotive is cut out of service.

FastTrax · Oct 2, 2022

More AC4400CW stuff for you Been There.

Part: 1 of 3

www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=236099

www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/24-first-of-the-new-csx-re-builds-rolls-out-of-the-wabtec-plant-in-erie/

www.american-rails.com/ac4400cw.html

www.spotlog.org/locolist/class/CSX/AC4400CW

www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,30309

www.qstation.org/5600/bnsf5600.html

www.trainspo.com/model/ac4400cw/

https://trains-and-locomotives.fandom.com/wiki/GE_AC4400CW

www.thedieselshop.us/DataAC4400.HTML

https://tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/2003/r03t0080/r03t0080.html

www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=228813

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_AC4400CW

FastTrax · Oct 2, 2022

Part: 2 of 3

FastTrax · Oct 2, 2022

Part: 3 of 3

hollydolly · Oct 2, 2022

FastTrax said:
Sounds peachy hollydolly but don't forget to read the passenger reviews.

oh don't worry.. research, research, research... it's the story of my career

bowmore · Oct 2, 2022

hollydolly said:
oh don't worry.. research, research, research... it's the story of my career

I would go the western half. Calgary to Vancouver. The run from Toronto through Manitoba and Saskatchewan is miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles of nothing. Sort of like Kansas.

FastTrax · Oct 2, 2022

hollydolly said:
I have found a way to travel by train right across Canada.. for just £500, takes one week..... I'm seriously going to look into this

Here ya go.

www.cpr.ca/en/

www.railcan.ca

www.facebook.com/canadian.pacific/

www.twitter.com/CanadianPacific

www.instagram.com/p/BghcQm-F2D1/

www.tumblr.com/tagged/canadian%20pacific%20railway?sort=top

www.indeed.com/cmp/Canadian-Pacific/reviews?fjobtitle=Engineer

www.gettyimages.com/photos/canadian-pacific-railway

www.pinterest.com/john31631691/canadian-pacific/

www.alamy.com/stock-photo/canadian-pacific-railway.html

www.acwr.com/economic-development/rail-maps/canadian-pacific

www.globalnews.ca/tag/cp-rail/

www.ble-t.org/news/cp-will-lock-out-3000-conductors-engineers-if-they-dont-have-a-deal-with-tcrc-by-sunday

www.cpr.ca/en/safety/cp-police-service

www.railcartracking.com/track-and-trace-railcars-cp/

www.odmp.org/agency/4928-canadian-pacific-railway-police-department-railroad-police

www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/class-i-railroads/canadian-pacific-railway

https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/canadian-pacific-railway

www.railroad-frequencies.com/train/canadian-pacific-railway/illinois/

www.railroad-frequencies.com/train/canadian-pacific-railway/iowa/

www.railroad-frequencies.com/train/canadian-pacific-railway/michigan/

www.railroad-frequencies.com/train/canadian-pacific-railway/minnesota/

www.railroad-frequencies.com/train/canadian-pacific-railway/new-york/

www.railroad-frequencies.com/train/canadian-pacific-railway/north-dakota/

www.railroad-frequencies.com/train/canadian-pacific-railway/wisconsin/

www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/31655

www.railroadradio.net/content/view/272/315/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_Pacific_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_Pacific_Railway_infrastructure

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Police_Service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_Pacific_Railway_stations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Plaza

https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadianPacificTV/videos

Been There · Oct 3, 2022

FastTrax said:
Since all of my Penn-Central and Conrail tricks were in Atlantic, Metropolitan and Northeast Regions of the Tri-State (NJ, NY, CT) area most of the diesel locomotives were Jeeps and some other ex PC crap when I tricked on the Maybrook Secondary, also switch bids at Oak Point, Danbury and Oak island. My electric service was mostly running EF4/E33's and E44's. On the big 4 (BNSF, UP, CSX and NS) if the train has more than one engine the lead engine controls all the other engines, this includes DPU service where if I recall correctly all the remote DPU engines on foreign roads must have their cab doors locked at all times. The one exception to all locomotives on power is if a locomotive is cut out of service.

One more question that came to mind. Why don't trans have a caboose anymore? All of the trains that I have seen didn't have a caboose.

Lee · Oct 3, 2022

Perhaps a little off topic but looking at the pics and the sheer power of the trains makes me wonder why some idiots take a chance on beating the train and cross.

We have had two instances in the last month, the crossing is poorly marked and no warning signal, that makes me wonder too.

FastTrax · Oct 5, 2022

Lee said:
Perhaps a little off topic but looking at the pics and the sheer power of the trains makes me wonder why some idiots take a chance on beating the train and cross.

We have had two instances in the last month, the crossing is poorly marked and no warning signal, that makes me wonder too.

Not off topic at all Lee. Check out these links and I'll post more tomorrow.

www.operationlifesaver.ca

www.facebook.com/oplifesaver/

www.twitter.com/oplifesaver

www.instagram.com/oplifesaver/?hl=en

www.globalrailwayreview.com/article/69066/operation-lifesaver-canada/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Lifesaver

https://www.youtube.com/c/OperationLifesaverCanada/videos

FastTrax · Oct 5, 2022

Been There said:
One more question that came to mind. Why don't trans have a caboose anymore? All of the trains that I have seen didn't have a caboose.

Corporate Cost cutting on freight service by placing the conductor in the locomotive cab with the engineer and eliminating a non revenue car from the consist. Their replacement was the FRED which has been replaced by the EOT.

www.eeworldonline.com/sorry-but-its-goodbye-caboose-eot-devices-have-made-you-obsolete-part-2-faq/

https://public.railinc.com/products-services/end-train-self-service

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-11/pdf/2020-25817.pdf

https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2020-03/PTL EOT Final Report.pdf

www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/End_of_Train_Device_(EOTD)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-train_device

Been There · Oct 5, 2022

Well, I sure do miss seeing the caboose at the backend of the train.

FastTrax · Oct 6, 2022

Lee said:
Perhaps a little off topic but looking at the pics and the sheer power of the trains makes me wonder why some idiots take a chance on beating the train and cross.

We have had two instances in the last month, the crossing is poorly marked and no warning signal, that makes me wonder too.

Trains Can't Stop on a Dime and Engines Don't Have Steering Wheels

The 2009 Canton Michigan AMTRAK Collision

www.amtraktrains.com/threads/5-killed-michigan-collision-with-wolverine-2009.28097/

www.amtraktrains.com/threads/police-end-inquiry-into-train-car-collision.28843/

www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2009/07/canton_township_police_5_peopl.html

www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2009/07/driver_in_canton_cartrain_cras.html

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