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Post by ciccino on Sept 1, 2018 15:53:34 GMT -5
Hello!
Browsing on railpictures.net I noticed that often both Canadian (CN/CP) and Mexican (Ferromex) locos are pulling trains in the USA together with American locos. For instance, this seems pretty common in the case of GE ES44ACs. How does it work in North America? In Europe I believe locos are changed at the border between two states. I am asking because I would like to combine two or more of such locos. Mainly Norfolk & Southern, since I wasn’t able to purchase any BNSF, which would go well with Ferromex, I guess.
Marco
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Post by domi on Sept 25, 2018 11:38:40 GMT -5
Hello! Browsing on railpictures.net I noticed that often both Canadian (CN/CP) and Mexican (Ferromex) locos are pulling trains in the USA together with American locos. For instance, this seems pretty common in the case of GE ES44ACs. How does it work in North America? In Europe I believe locos are changed at the border between two states. I am asking because I would like to combine two or more of such locos. Mainly Norfolk & Southern, since I wasn’t able to purchase any BNSF, which would go well with Ferromex, I guess. Marco I've not a great knowledge of european railroads but I understand operating rules and signalling may widely change from one country to another. Furthermore many european networks are electrified, and with different electrification settings. That implies it's not that easy to exchange motive power, and until not that far ago it was rather impossible. In north America railroads are what we could call "standardized". Same motive power, same rolling stock and mostly same operating rules implying same on-board hardware in motive power. Thus RR are able to exchange motive power in the framework of rental contracts, depending on anyone's need. I was in Canada (QC) 3 weeks ago and spending time for railfanning at a grade crossing on the CN Montreal-Toronto sub I saw a freight running with 2 CSX units at the point. When I used to go in California I saw once a consist with 3 units, 2 UP SD70Ms first and a 3rd unit that was a NS high-nosed GP38-2... So you may run a Ferromex ES44AC on any kind of layout depicting any railroad from Southern Mexico to Northern Canada without beeing wrong.  Dom |
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