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NS should buy all CP !!!!
Heh, if your boat is floating, why jump to a sinking ship?
Looks like CP has put Hunter on retainer: http://www.bnn.ca/i-m-a-hired-hand-hunter-harrison-to-stay-with-cp-rail-as-consultant-after-retiring-as-ceo-1.529536
we are sure now that CP Steam # 2816 will not see the mainline for another 3 years ...
Well it's not for lack of capacity. The term 'Sleepy Rail' is pretty apt given the amount of business they've lost in the past year or so (Cdn Tire was just lost to CN I'm told... not sure when the traffic will move over to CN).
As for 2816, I'm glad I shot her a few times when she was touring the east... suspect it'll never return.
I saw a westbound CN transcon though Winnipeg full of crappy tire, so its happening. Im not sure if CP lost all of the CT traffic, if so that will be pretty devastating... As for the 9500s they're 21 years old now, most of that spent in heavy service (coal, grain, potash). GEs have never had longevity on their side, most C30-7s were nearing the end of their life at 20 years...
All of the Cdn Tire traffic is what I've heard... just like that grabbed OOCL. CN underbidding and just using the cans for fill on existing trains. Between Toronto and Montreal CN 148/149 average over 500 axles, which is significant if one factors in the number of articulated cars on a given train. Have heard of more that a few being over 200 platforms. With a slower economy and lower volumes, I believe they see advantage in filling their monsters with as much as possible, and over the life of a contract (no idea what that is, btw), saving even a few points per can will add up for the shipper.I've heard that GE is interested in seeing all of CP's AC4400's replaced with ET44AC's... no surprise there. It's possible they're going to work out some multi-year replacement plan, but it's all rumours for now. And it's not like CP's hurting for power. First visible thing EHH did on CP was reduce number of units per train and increase length per train. 112/113 on the Belleville Sub were always 3 big units and 114/115 always two big units. Now, all was combined into 112/113, which is always 2 big units in 1+1 configuration. Five became two. He did the same on CN, and I've heard more than a few crews express their sincere joy at having two units and 11,000 tons on the pin approaching the ruling grade between Mtl & Tor, knowing full well they'll drop to 8 or 9 mph... assuming something doesn't die on them.
Getting back to NS...Watched this last night. />First, it makes me sad I missed the Buffalo Line in its prime. Second, it makes me want to get back to Ken McCory's.Third it makes me wonder why the hell NS runs traffic from Northumberland to Binghamton for classification before sending it back west again. Why not just run it all down to The rather under utilized hump at Enola?? Any ideas?
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