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[bomberjet]

Yeah, exactly. What amount of CN's loco are 2 vs 4 stroke? Don't they run a lot of newer loco's on their mainline long hauls? Or they're just rehabed and painted to look newer?

[Riverman]

Almost all are two-strokes. Newer appearing ones are refurbished.

[bomberjet]

Sounds costly for CN. Are the new regs just on new locos or apply to all? Sorry for all the Q's, just curious.

[Riverman]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Sounds costly for CN. Are the new regs just on new locos or apply to all? Sorry for all the Q's, just curious.

Hey no sweat!

New regs just apply to new units, just like cars or bikes.

Two cycle engines can be made green but not with a retrofit, a complete redesign is necessary. An example is the BRP ETEC engine used in Evinrude outboards and Skidoo snowmobiles.

[bogdog]

cllew
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Originally Posted by Riverman
All parts are readily available. GWWD has already rebuilt at least one of theirs in-house.
Well for some reason they want to buy two more.

Any chance the GWWDRW is acting on my suggestion to set up LRT service on their ROW?

[esquire]

Originally Posted by bogdog

Any chance the GWWDRW is acting on my suggestion to set up LRT service on their ROW?

That is about as far fetched a scenario as one can imagine... possibly on the scale of waking up one morning and seeing the sun rise to the north.

[cllew]

GWWD would like to keep as low profile as possible to protect the Branch 1 Aqueduct ROW which runs along side the line.

I noticed that they even cut off interconnection with CP Rail which they have had for decades. They now only interconnect with CN rail which they have also done for decades.

[bogdog]

Originally Posted by cllew

GWWD would like to keep as low profile as possible to protect the Branch 1 Aqueduct ROW which runs along side the line.

I noticed that they even cut off interconnection with CP Rail which they have had for decades. They now only interconnect with CN rail which they have also done for decades.

Ah, so you're saying that the line is already connected to the CN highline which runs through Union Station, the future hub of Winnipeg Rapid Transit. Excellent!

[bomberjet]

Technically every piece of rail is connected to the highline. GWWD wouldn't make much sense, as it runs directly out of town to the east through mostly empty land.

GWWD needs to be ripped up and moved out to the water treatment plant. Or just abandoned altogether, especially since freedom road appears to be coming a reality.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by bogdog

Ah, so you're saying that the line is already connected to the CN highline which runs through Union Station, the future hub of Winnipeg Rapid Transit. Excellent!

Sort of I guess, GWWD connects to CN off of a lead from the Sprague subdivision (aka the low line) that comes off of Mairion St next to the Maple Leaf Meat Plant. And looking at that lead on Google Maps it points into the Symington rail yard not downtown.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Technically every piece of rail is connected to the highline. GWWD wouldn't make much sense, as it runs directly out of town to the east through mostly empty land.

GWWD needs to be ripped up and moved out to the water treatment plant. Or just abandoned altogether, especially since freedom road appears to be coming a reality.

Even with Freedom road there is no access planned to the water treatment intake site. Rail access is still required for access as I believe that Winnipeg Water still would need to access the remaining right of way between Waugh Bay (intake site) and Deacon.

[Riverman]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Technically every piece of rail is connected to the highline. GWWD wouldn't make much sense, as it runs directly out of town to the east through mostly empty land.

GWWD needs to be ripped up and moved out to the water treatment plant. Or just abandoned altogether, especially since freedom road appears to be coming a reality.

It is still needed to bring to bring construction materials for maintainence to the intake and along the aquaduct. And why move to the treatment plant? All of their maintainence shops are established where they are.

[bomberjet]

You guys and your common sense haha. Might be too late now. But the huge floodway bridge is one reason. Rinky dink track crossing Lag, if it were ever to be upgraded to some form of real expressway, are 2 of my reasons.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

You guys and your common sense haha. Might be too late now. But the huge floodway bridge is one reason. Rinky dink track crossing Lag, if it were ever to be upgraded to some form of real expressway, are 2 of my reasons.

The handful of extremely short trains that cross Lagimodiere each month on the GWWD line is the least of anyone's concerns when it comes to Lagimodiere's many deficiencies.

[1ajs]

so 1000 people road their bikes over the arlington bridge saturday night.

https://www.facebook.com/zbishop89/videos/10153929587185869/

[jmt18325]

Has anyone ever seen the Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker?

It's coming to the Burt this year, and it might be interesting.

I'm also going to watch the RWB perform Dracula on the 26th. I'm hoping it's good.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by jmt18325

Has anyone ever seen the Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker?

It's coming to the Burt this year, and it might be interesting.

I'm also going to watch the RWB perform Dracula on the 26th. I'm hoping it's good.

They are wow that's always a treat. Some point I'll have to get back into ballet

[MG922]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

so 1000 people road their bikes over the arlington bridge saturday night.

https://www.facebook.com/zbishop89/videos/10153929587185869/

Was a good time! not sure about the 1000 number, but there was a lot!

https://vimeo.com/185182738

[1ajs]

managed to sneek outa the wag for the kick off


had to return to manage this

[Ando]

What is that?