It also includes information on locomotives inherited by cn from the grand trunk, the canadian northern and other constituent lines. Search the ultimate brass model train resource for free. It features a new 4stroke engine called the emd 121010 j series a. By david schauerphotos by the author in late may 2000, my wife and i departed our hometown of duluth, minn. Some are being restored, some being repaired and maintained and some are in service. I have the 2012 copy but it does not appear that a 20 edition ever came out. The railway connects the companys huge iron ore mine at montwright in northeastern quebec. Diesel locomotive operating dates 2020 severn valley railway. It also operates through the american midwest through the grand trunk western railroad and the acquisition of the illinois central railroad, and the wisconsin central railroad. Canadian national locomotive roster trains magazine. Postageir geir boxcab diesel locomotive roster 05 mar 2005 source data may not be latest transcribed 15 jun 2006 by sb,iii.
Qcm quebec cartier railroad locomotive roster railroad. The cartier railway reporting mark ammc formerly cfc and qcm is a privately owned. From page 24 of the book lehigh valley in color by robert j. Cartier railway station is located in cartier, ontario, which is served by via rails sudbury white. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. An excellent copy of an authoritative text on canadian pacific steam locomotives. It is operated by the cartier railway company, a wholly owned subsidiary of arcelor mittal, formerly quebec cartier mining company. Montwright loop and the loop and station depot at the portcartier terminus. I did another for george cockles up 1990 book, and for my own up 1992 book. Commonwealth railways cl class a complete photographic profile clydee.
For ge it was the first locomotive it ever produced with alternating current traction motors and once it was discovered how useful the model was in slow, drag service hauling heavy coal trains and other freight up stiff grades sales for the design quickly took off. See more ideas about locomotive, train and train tracks. Because of the nature of these veteran forms of railway motive power the running situation changes frequently. Canadian national steam locomotive roster 18951962 originally prepared by g. Name changed to british columbia railway on april 1, 1972. May collaborated to produce locomotives of the new york central lines, the first alltime roster ever published of steam and electric locomotives of the new york central, its subsidiaries, and its predecessor lines. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology. The lal purchased a controlling interest of the onct via stock purchase in october 1998. This book is the history of a half dozen early railways in kingston, gananoque, napanee, sharbot lake, and.
There are several sources for an alltime roster of great northern locomotives. Trainweb hosted websites featuring roster photos sorted by url and not by title. The cartier railway reporting mark ammc formerly cfc and qcm is a privately owned railway that operates 260 miles 418 km of track in the canadian province of quebec. This option was specified by canadian pacific, cartier railway, csx, ferromex, ferrosur, and kcs. Janosey 1989, morning side books, edison, nj, isbn 0961905859, there is a photo of lv engine 635 with the following caption. Lvs alco rail pounders trains magazine trains news. Trains subscribers can download a pdf version of this roster data directly to your computer. Volume 1 is a general summary and index of locomotiveowning companies softback. Locomotives on the great central railway there are many steam and diesel locomotives based at the great central railway. Updates and corrections to don stracks online union pacific diesel roster. First advertised in model railroader magazine in october 1966, this 6page, softcover book.
The cartier railway is an iron ore hauler and was the last stronghold of big alco diesel power in north america. Canadian national railway cnr is the only transcontinental railway in north america. Railway taken over by provincial government in 1918. See more ideas about locomotive, train and old trains. Canadian railway history books canadian national steam power by anthony clegg and ray corley, 1969, railfare enterprises ltd, is the authoritative source of information on cns steam locomotives. Locomotives great central railway the uks only main. The cartier railway has 26 locomotives, over 950 ore cars, 300 utility cars, and various other. Does anyone know that status of james kerrs locomotive roster book. Diesel locomotive roster updated 24th january 2020. It should also be noted that other variants of ges evolution series included the es44dci for rio tinto australia, es40aci for egyptian national railways and mpri of egypt, es40acdbi for libyan arab railway, es58aci for the carajas railroad brazil, and the.
Later, more alcos were purchased to replace the gp9s. This composition reduces rail traffic and increases availability of the railroad for. The home to first generation locomotives photos, data and history, and central location for over 475 current locomotive rosters. The caldecott medal winner, sibert honor book, and new york times bestseller locomotive is a rich and detailed sensory exploration of americas early railroads, from the creator of the stunning booklist moonshot. In 1977, the line was extended to new workings at mont wright, near the border of labrador, 260 miles 420km from port cartier. Which shows a mix of original nysw locos, plus some new ones from the erie. Northern alco adventure railroads illustrated annual. This book is a must have for great northern steam fans and offers a great insight of the gn steam locomotive fleet. We expect that the locomotives shown in the file will be in use on the dates indicated. Secondhand railway books preserved railwayslocomotives.
In the beginning, the railroad was hauling its ore trains with emds gp9. Not responsible for changes in manufacturer specifications. For a list of the abbreviations used please see book condition page all books are hardback unless otherwise stated, paperback pb, card cover. For a comprehensive gn steam locomotive roster check out the steam locomotives of the great northern railway book. In 1960, the quebec cartier mining company opened the cartier railway cfc from the companys iron ore workings at gagnon near lake jeannine to port cartier. Lionel steam engines steam locomotives lionel engines. Railway rosters this page contains rosters for some canadian railroads.
Diesel electric locomotive train hobby publications locomotive profile mini series by sargent, john ed. The ge ac4400cw is a 4,400 horsepower 3,300 kw dieselelectric locomotive that was built. Illustrated with hundreds of photos, many in colour, of locomotives along with tables of specifications for some of the trains, an extensive roster of cpr locomotives, and locomotive diagrams. Brass guide is the largest online database of brass model trains in the world, featuring daily updated information and prices on thousands of trains along with high quality photos and videos. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. After only two years production of oilelectric diesel locomotives built by the ageir consortium. Its 248 pages includes a summary of all locomotive classes with wheel types, road and buildernumbers, a list of. Volume 2 is coming soon with an extensive roster of all the engines and many more photographs. Charles coopers railway pages whats new in publications. Ns adds to heritage locomotive roster written by douglas john bowen norfolk southern said thursday it has added the monongahela railway to the legacy railroads that the company is honoring with its 30th anniversary heritage paint schemes, bringing to 20 the number of predecessor roads to be so recognized.
The quebec cartier mining company railway is located in scenic quebec, canada. Ontario central rr, john stewarts and the american shortline railway guide, 5th ed. Included is night photography and the future of emd. The first locomotive, emdx 1501, was built in summer 2015, and made its debut at the railway interchange expo in minneapolis, minnesota during the weekend of october 34, 2015.
Line between north vancouver and squamish completed in 1956. The british locomotive catalogue is a comprehensive data record of every locomotive built between 1825 and 1923 for the public railways of england, scotland and wales, plus all known steam miniature railways up to 1939. It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding americas brandnew transcontinental railroad. Unfortunately, not too many reading steam locomotives were saved, although four t1 northerns nos. As the ore at gagnon on the cartier was depleted, two more mines were opened further north and somewhat east. Line between squamish and prince george completed in 1952. Cartier railways last alco powered ore train finished its run at 03. Cartier railway station cartier, ontario train station.