Canadian National Railway

History

The Canadian National Railways (CNR) was created between 1918 and 1923, comprising several railways that had become bankrupt and fallen into federal government hands, along with some railways already owned by the government. In 1995, the federal government privatized CN. Over the next decade, the company expanded significantly in the United States, purchasing Illinois Central Railroad and Wisconsin Central Transportation, among others. Now primarily a freight railway, CN also operated passenger services until 1978, when they were assumed by VIA Rail. The only passenger services run by CN after 1978 were several mixed trains (freight and passenger) in Newfoundland, and a couple of commuter trains on CN's electrified routes in the Montreal area. The Newfoundland mixed trains lasted until 1988, while the Montreal commuter trains are now operated by Montreal's AMT.*

*information from wikipedia.org

 

Locomotives

Left	Right	Details	Notes
		CN GE C-40-8M	-
		CN GE C-44-9W	colors by James Solakidis
		CN GE C-44-9WL	colors by James Solakidis
		CN GE ES-44DC	-
		CN EMD SD-40-2 "Zebra"	colors by James Solakidis
		CN EMD SD-40-2W "Zebra"	colors by James Solakidis
		CN EMD SD-40-2	colors by James Solakidis
		CN EMD SD-40-2W	colors by James Solakidis
		CN EMD SD-40-2 "North American"	colors by James Solakidis
		CN EMD SD-70I	-
		CN EMD SD-70M-2	-
		CN EMD SD-75I	-

Rolling Stock

Left	Right / Universal	Details	Notes
-		CN Long Box Car	-
-		CN Long Box Car	logo
-		CN Long Box Car	white doors; logo
-		CN Autorack	original artwork by Gregg Staley
-		CN Bulkhead Flat	-
-		CN Bulkhead Flat	sheet metal load

 

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