10/3/20 - CN Centralia and Champaign Subdivision Action

[@darrelgibbs4898]

great catch Amazing video

[@kyleb06]

Great video and catches! I saw that first train up in Tuscola, sometime between 2pm and 3pm.

[@TrainManBrodie]

Thank you! That's cool.

[@asquithmainlines699]

I am amazed that two Canadian icons Canadian National and Canadian Pacific have integrated themselves so well throughout the American rail network. They are both really good at what they do.

[@tyfrank3427]

Trump just approved the A2A Railway which will tie into a CN line in Northern Alberta and connect to the Alaska Railroad. That would be wonderful

[@asquithmainlines699]

Ty Frank His approval does not mean it is a done deal. Canada will have to do environmental studies as well as negotiate with the Various First Nations who’s land it will cross if built. They will most likely have the last say before Canada does approve it. These things sometimes drag on for years and end up in the court system much like a pipeline approval.

[@tyfrank3427]

@@asquithmainlines699 I'm Albertan. I know all that really well. Our country hates us because of our oil production; they want to do the world a favour and shut us down. However, everything that goes between Alberta and the US seems to be much easier. The railway will be easier to pass than a pipeline. The US has tremendous clout over Canada. If Trump wants a railway, he will get it because he's got the whip hand. Second, it's not a pipeline. If it was the A2A pipeline, it would be fought more vehemently. Communities along the railway are quite isolated, some are away from roads, and will benefit greatly because of it. Although it's not a done deal, I think it will go.

[@asquithmainlines699]

Ty Frank Right next door, I am from N.W. Saskatchewan. Oil prices have always been cyclic. The U.S. pays us pennies on the dollar for our oil and has imposed tariffs on our steel, aluminum, lumber and produce to name just a few. Grain prices are down across the board. We are in the middle of a pandemic, people aren’t travelling as much so demand is also down. I know Alberta feels like it is being picked on but in reality we are all feeling the same effects, not just the oil industry. It will get better, it always does. During the good times you must always build a safety net to get you through the bad years. Ask any farmer that is still in business, he knows this.

[@akshayjangra09ytcom]

Great Catches ❤️

[@TrainManBrodie]

Thank you!

[@avontaprice6296]

Right on my 20th birthday!!!!!!!!!!

[@tyfrank3427]

It's odd to see CN locomotives with standard cabs. They are ex UP units, I believe. CN was the first to use wide noses starting with their SD 40-2s (Known as SD 40-2W) CN still operates some of those.

[@nigelrichardson4327]

All CN C40-8s originated as Chicago & Northwestern units, then to UP, then to CN. From what I've heard, the reason CN still retains its dash-8 fleet is so it can squeeze every last economic mile out of them before they croak: standard cabs, widecabs, and Canadian cabs alike.

[@GTW5626]

I know someone who models the whole Champaign sub from Champ to Effingham, to I believe Chicago, what line is Griffith apart of???

[@TrainManBrodie]

I'm not sure what line Griffith is technically on.

[@GTW5626]

TrainManBrodie yeah it might be the Chicago line maybe

[@avontaprice6296]

Was the video taken at 10:05pm or not?

[@trainmanaustin4332]

Nice

[@TrainManBrodie]

Thank you!!