Built 1988 for go transit toronto, rebuilt by american motive power 20102011. Request for proposals for operation of port subdivision issued on nov 6, 2003. Go transit, or the greater toronto transportation authority, is an integrated rail and busbased commuter system centred on downtown toronto but increasingly servicing suburbtosuburb commuters, notably in areas surrounding the toronto area and the greater horseshoe. Additional info is available at go transit motive power. Gos mpi series mp40ph3c and mp54ac locomotives 2007. The catalyst for launching go train service was the opening. Simmons boardman books the railway educational bureau. Go transit rail services are provided throughout the greater toronto and hamilton area gtha and the greater golden horseshoe go transit started on may 23, 1967, running singledeck trains powered by diesel locomotives in pushpull configuration on a single rail line along lake ontarios shoreline. It was a fouraxle, bb truck design that featured gms latest 16cylinder model 645e3 prime mover emd began using this engine with the fp45 of 1967, which could produce 3,000 horsepower early on, nearly double that of early first generation f models.
Even go transit tried using selfpropelled coaches in its. Though outdated, its more current than the october 1986 assignment book. A third order for 10 units mpi order 210921 to 30, numbered 647656 was delivered by early. It will have a general appearance commensurate with its age including age effects to page edges, binding and boards. A field guide to go transits fleet transit toronto. The first order mpi order 29012927, 600626, were built in 2007 and 2008, and are to date the largest single order of motive power purchased by go transit. This is a beautifully detailed and running locomotive as typically used by go transit throughout the 1980s. Greene this list has been compiled from a number of sources, and is based on a number of articles in the misc. Withers, don strack 1991, withers publishing, halifax, pa. The locomotive fleet consists of 3,917 locomotives, 175.
With that in mind and the fact go just took possession of the first in a fleet of new doubledecker buses i thought it was time to take look at the fact sheet on torontos other transit. This book covers union pacific motive power prevalent during the 1970s. A working list of books and booklets on the southern pacific and related subsidiaries by mcclosky, peter j. This order is a nice addition to our backlog and reflects our leading role in the commuter locomotive market, said wabtec president and ceo albert j. Railway rosters this page contains rosters for some canadian railroads. The vast majority of go transit s active locomotive fleet consists of mp40ph3c dieselelectric locomotives manufactured by motivepower in boise, idaho. Spanning more than one and a half centuries, this treasure trove examines the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that have have kept north american commerce on the rails since the middle of the nineteenth centuty.
Christmas number of the locomotive magazine by locomotive magazine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Two major improvements were the improved dash 2 electrical system, in which the old maze of hardwired circuitry, relays. Go transit is the regional public transit service for the greater toronto and hamilton area. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. Go transits double decker buses 2007date current fleet as of december 1, 2016 information courtesy canadian public transportation discussion board. January 16, 2019 another model no longer remaining on the csx roster is the standard cab sd60, heres former conrail 6865 built 989 seen here at selkirk diesel on 9512 as csxt 8720, retired 2017 and sold to ltex. As of may 2009, go transit is a division of the metrolinx organization. Hundreds of titles available, most at discount prices. For passenger service, the locomotives required extra components for providing steam or headend power hep for heating, lighting and electricity in passenger cars. The ground shakes as powerful model railroad locomotives inch forward, fighting to get their heavy train past the signals and onto the main line. The pacific electric strike of 1903, by wollenberg, charles, clio books, date unknown.
Prolific rail author brian solomon takes an encyclopedic approach and describes every major type. If youre a regular go transit commuter and youre concerned about your health, you may want to start sitting at the back of. Got go transit locomotive roster railroad picture archives. This illustration was prepared for a british book, railways of canada by o. Great stuff from the train department johns hobbies. Rail news april 2020 for railroad career professionals. Atlas master line ho scale powered locomotive with working lights, digital chip and sound. One 1 free roundtrip in our smart business class is available for redemption via email link. And because locomotivebuilding has long been a madetoorder business.
Mark hansen, locomotive superintendant, indiana harbor belt joe bissonnette, assistant chief dispatcher, indiana harbor belt andre kristopans, rail historian phil bedwell, omnisource corporation frank vollhardt, lte information source. Get all the information schedule, fares, stations to plan your train trip in canada and book your tickets. Does anyone know that status of james kerrs locomotive roster book. Go transit regional public transit service for the gtha. Click here to subscribe today and receive all of our online benefits. This book is from our pre isbn stock and could therefore be over 50 years old. Lirr work assignment book mta railroads nyc transit forums. Part iii cn roster go transit roster, canadianonlymodels roster bicentennial feature. A woman reads a book as a go commuter train pulls away from the platform at. New go transit trips to kitchener, cambridge, brantford start soon.
A division of metrolinx, go transit is the regional public transit service for the greater toronto and hamilton area. Go transit s double decker buses 2007date current fleet as of december 1, 2016. Record keeping at the time was much less stringent so no. The second order mpi order 210901 to 20 is numbered 627646, and was ordered in the middle of 2008. By providing your email address, you are opting in to receive brightline marketing emails. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. The single level coaches 19671989 the bilevel coaches 1976date go transits buses. Unofficial inco ltd railway information site roster photos, locomotive roster pages, area and system map.
An online model railroad bookstore featuring a curated selection of new and used books. Org thanks to the following individuals for revisions. Go bus service to brantford is also expanding, with trips to the aldershot go transit. Emd gp40based passenger locomotives project gutenberg. The book covers are in colour and there is a limited selection of black and white locomotive and passenger car photographs throughout the book, along with a brief explanation of the era following. This is the latest roster book that will keep reader keep up with all of the changes including new power, retired power and other details. John morear, michael richmond, dan garcia via loconotes, allan johnston, john. Go transit passengers at risk for exposure to diesel exhaust. I have the 2012 copy but it does not appear that a 20 edition ever came out. Via 83 leaves the aldershot station next to one of the few go train sets with the bookended f59s.
The go transit rail fleet consists of 75 mpi mp40 locomotives and 678 bombardier bilevel coaches. Look for the star icon in the menu to find all your favourite trips and schedules. This includes 57 locomotives, 495 train coaches, and 401 buses. Trains subscribers can download a pdf version of this roster data directly to your computer. Cn chosen to operate bc rail excluding port sub, officialy taking over the line as of 0001 hours on july 15, 2004. These units were rebuilt from the former go transit gp40s by ns at the juniata locomotive shops with the same numbers as now. Go transit locomotive roster railroad picture archives. Go transit greater toronto transit authority locomotive. Request for proposals to operate bc rails freight services issued on may 15, 2003.
It is broken down into 6 specific eras, listing train consists within that time frame and shows how via progressed to where it is today. Another former conrail sd50, the 8666 built 584 as cr 6756 is seen trailing a dash 8 on a west. Ontario invests billions in ambitious plan to boost go transits commuterrail service. Go transit orders locomotives from motivepower written by william c. A model train locomotive headlight blazes to life and rails gleam in the darkness. Auto train tips, amtrak radio frequencies, photo gallery, trip reports, urban transit, forums, chat and more. Go transit, the interregional public transit system in southern ontario, has a number of various road and rail vehicles. Find this book on abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used. Today, the go rail system consists of 656 coaches, 75 locomotives and 281. Go transit unofficial website on motive power, cab cars, commuter cars.
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