America 250 Units

[Jdark34]

norfolk southern, bnsf, union pacific has come out with new heritage units with road numbers 1776 & 2026 there going to meet the big boy 4014 its a 250 year anniversary celebration. its taken place in chicago illinois

[CSRX]

UP 1776 I would hardly call a heritage unit, considering it looks like every other UP engine. Now, 1616 on the other hand, that is a heritage unit.
I would love to see the BNSF 1776 and 2026 units though, they remind me of the old Santa Fe 1776 unit. However, I am probably more prone to see what CP sends my way for a "250th" unit.

[frliss]

That is a beautiful beast!

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Fred

[michelouim]

I think i read somewhere that CN has heritage 1776 and 2026 units too. Not sure if they are CN or a USA like IC or GTW or ....

Here are the pictures of both

Michel

[Jdark34]

that really awesome

[CSRX]

I think i read somewhere that CN has heritage 1776 and 2026 units too. Not sure if they are CN or a USA like IC or GTW or ....

Here are the pictures of both

Michel

They are CN, and if I remember right, they've been an American company since the IC buyout.

[Jdark34]

its called CN/IC RAILROAD

[eric]

So... I'm changing the subject. Heritage units are a reflection of the railroad's predecessors.

These are bisesquicentennial or quarter-millennium units, all of which are almost as confusing as Roman numerals.... so we'll just call them America 250's.

[Jdark34]

eric im gonna whoop you lol 😂 america 250's is fine with me

[CSRX]

its called CN/IC RAILROAD

It's the CN regardless.
"IC" is only termed for their United States lines.

It's like CP with the "SOO", even the D&H and CMQ are under the SOO moniker for the US brand.

[michelouim]

It's the CN regardless.
"IC" is only termed for their United States lines.

CN is the parent company. For the US, CN has a subsidiary, Grand Trunc Corporation, overseeing all the properties south of the border, including GTW, DW&P, IC, WC, EJ&E and GLT. What i did not know, GTC's head office is also in Montréal, not in the USA (Wikipedia). I was under the impression it was in Chicago.

Michel

[CSRX]

CN is the parent company. For the US, CN has a subsidiary, Grand Trunc Corporation, overseeing all the properties south of the border, including GTW, DW&P, IC, WC, EJ&E and GLT. What i did not know, GTC's head office is also in Montréal, not in the USA (Wikipedia). I was under the impression it was in Chicago.

Michel

Ironically there were two Grand Trunks. You had Grand Trunk Railway (based out of Auburn, ME) and Grand Trunk Western. Two of which were the same however as GTC, being in Montreal is a bit strange, however that is why I was under the impression everything state side was IC as that was that last one still under ownership in the United States.

However, sometimes Wiki has false info as many railfans can change it as well, to their desire and liking with no real solid links. Though, to be fair, i know the portion in VT was still under the "CV" name while the portion leased or was leased to SLR was under the "GT" title. That's kind of why I just stick to the railroads closest to me with knowledge. It gets messy the further you look into things. Haha

[eric]

I thought most people knew this, but maybe not. Both CP and CN both need to have US based wholly owned subsidiaries to cover regulatory requirements, collect revenue paid in USD and pay expenses/salaries in USD. By not repatriating that money to canada, they save a lot in taxes.

Because railroad labor contracts never seem to get integrated, they still have subsidiaries of the subsidiary, including IC and KCS. EJ&E might still exist as well.

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[dcarleton]

Also remember that the subsidiaries in a corporate tree may list 'headquarters' locations that are in fact just a mailing address without any staff. The internet gets easily confused about things like that.

[ossie]

Here's some "250s" that people had posted on flickr today.

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