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EASTERN RAILROAD NEWS
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NYC & PRR REVIVAL
Conrail car department personnel at Buffalo, NY and Selkirk, NY are currently restencilling the freight cars that will be conveyed to CSXT on day one. Decals with "NYC" reporting marks are being applied over the "CR" markings on the sides of the cars. -The Conrail car department at Shire Oaks, PA has begun to restencil hopper cars both NYC (for CSX) and PRR (for Norfolk Southern). The new reporting marks have been selected due to being valid AAR reporting marks for Conrail cars. Note that the new reporting marks have nothing to do with the cars actual heritage, there are plenty of former New York Central cars being stenciled PRR and Pennsylvania Railroad cars being stenciled NYC. By using the NYC and PRR reporting marks, the acquirers can create two distinct subsets of Conrail equipment without violating the provisions of the Surface Transportation Board review process.-John P. Krattinger
SD70MAC MIX-UP
The first pair of SD70MAC's to be split are the 4130 and 4131. The 4130 is reported as "dead" at Selkirk, NY. 4131 and 4133 have been placed together and are at Buffalo-Frontier Yard on SEEL-4B. Up until now, all of the units have been kept in their "as delivered" pairs. The next unit, 4140 is scheduled to be road tested early this week. -Kevin Burkholder
| 4130 | Selkirk, NY | 5/5/98 | 07:00 ET | DEAD |
| 4131 | Buffalo, IN | 5/5/98 | 06:10 ET | SEEL-4B |
| 4132 | Selkirk, NY | 5/5/98 | 07:00 ET | Not Assigned |
| 4133 | Buffalo, NY | 5/5/98 | 06:10 ET | SEEL-4B |
| 4134 | Sterling, MI | 5/5/98 | 05:20 ET | STIN-5 |
| 4135 | Sterling, MI | 5/5/98 | 05:20 ET | STIN-5 |
| 4136 | Elkhart, IN | 5/5/98 | 05:20 CT | ELIN-4B |
| 4137 | Elkhart, IN | 5/5/98 | 05:20 CT | ELIN-4B |
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CPR POLICE RATIFY CONTRACT
Members of the Canadian Pacific Police Association at Canadian Pacific Railway have ratified a three-year collective agreement through to the end of 2000, the sixth of the railway's seven unions in Canada to ratify an agreement.
``CPR now has agreements
with more than 70 per cent of its unionized employees in Canada,'' said
President and CEO Rob Ritchie. Settlements have been ratified by 4,100
train crew personnel, 2,700 track maintenance workers,
1,420 clerical workers,
485 signal system maintainers, and 230 traffic controllers, in addition
to the 40 police officers.
Negotiations are continuing with the Canadian Auto Workers union, representing 3,500 mechanical shop employees.
``I am pleased that our members ratified this agreement,'' said Mark Lewicki, President, Canadian Pacific Police Association. ``It not only contains provisions for increased wages, but it also improves pensions and benefits.''
The agreement provides
for wage increases of 2 per cent in each of the three years and includes
a gain-sharing provision under which employees can share directly in the
benefits of the productivity gains they help achieve. In
addition, the contract
reduces employee pension contributions and provides for improved benefits
for extended health, vision and dental care. -Canadian Pacific Railway
- INDUSTRY NEWS
GE RECEIVES MEXICO ORDER
GE Transportation Systems, a division of General Electric Company , has received an order from TFM, S.A. de C.V. of Mexico for 75 of GE's most advanced locomotives, along with maintenance service. GE will deliver 50 units starting in May of this year, and the remainder in 1999. This acquisition positions TFM as the leader in introducing alternative-current (AC) technology to the rail transportation industry in Mexico.
According to Steve Angel, General Manager of Americas Locomotives for GE, "These AC4400, high-horsepower locomotives will deliver nearly twice the hauling capacity of older, direct-current (DC) units currently operated by TFM. AC technology also reduces operating expenses such as motor maintenance and fuel consumption."
"This investment should
bring higher safety and productivity standards formerly found only at the
major railroads in the U.S., Canada and Australia," said Mario Mohar, CEO
of TFM, SA de C.V., "allowing TFM to increase competitiveness and efficiency,
offering door-to-door service in our network. The use of this revolutionary
technology will provide reliability and operating efficiency as this newly
privatized railroad runs into the new millennium."
The 75 locomotives will
be manufactured by GE Transportation Systems at its Erie, Pennsylvania,
facility. In addition to the equipment, GE and TFM also have signed
a 20-year full maintenance service contract. GE Transportation Systems
Mexico S.A. de C.V. will maintain the locomotives from its facility in
San Luis Potosi. "By having the manufacturer provide the service
for the units," said Tom Enns, Director Mechanical of TFM,
"TFM can be assured that the units achieve the required service standard."
The GE locomotive delivers
4,400 hp, with AC-traction motors and steerable trucks that produce high
adhesion to the rail for better tractive effort and greater pulling capacity.
This improved performance allows two AC4400
locomotives to do the
work of three 3000 hp DC units. The new locomotives will also feature
dynamic braking systems, which use the traction motors to control speed,
helping to reduce in-train push-and-pull forces for safer train handling
and smoother freight movement. Other features of the new units include
high fuel efficiency and lower emissions. -GE Transportation
- May 5-6 (Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA)
- May 8-10 (Worcester's Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA)
- May 12-13 (New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT)
- May 15-17 (Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT)
- May 21-25 (Hersheypark Arena, Hershey, PA)
- May 28-31 (Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY)
- June 2-3 (OnCenter War Memorial, Syracuse, NY)
- June 5-7 (Rochester War Memorial, Rochester, NY)
- June 11-14 (Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY)
- June 18-21 (Lubbock Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, TX)
- June 26-28 (Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
- July 1-5 (America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ)
- July 9-12 (Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, CA)
- July 15-19 (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA)
- July 22-26 (Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA)
- July 28 - Aug 4 (Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA)
- May 2-3 (Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA)
- May 13-June 7 (Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico)
- June 13-14 (Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA)
- June 18-21 (The Pyramid, Memphis, TN)
- June 25-28 (Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas)
- July 1-5 (Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX)
- July 9-12 (Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, TX)
- July 14-15 (Reed Arena, College Station, TX)
- July 17-26 (Compaq Center, Houston, TX)
- July 29 - Aug 9 (Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX)
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