Commonwealth Transportation Railways

[Anonymous]

Ok some of you have emaild me wanting to know a little about my fictitious railroad...like what kinda locomotives i have and such so im gonna post the roster and some other stuff since yall are interested.

[#17-18 SD60] standard body, only units to have the lightning stripe paint scheme, bought new

[#31-35 GP38-2] Bought new

[#71-75 SD40-2] Snoot Nose, set up as remote slaves, never used as lead units beacouse of that, Bought new

[#81-85 SD38-2] Bought new

[#90-94 C36-8ML] Ex-BN, Rebuilt by GE to Dash8 specs and upgraded to 3600 h.p

[#320-324 SD70MAC] Bought New

[#400-410 SD45-3] 400-407 are rebuilt SD45s they were bought new, 407-410 are Ex-SSW SD45T-2s, all units are home road rebuilds

[#480-489 SD60F] Bought New

[#510-514 SD70M] Ex-EMD Leasing, set up as remote slaves, never used as lead units

[#570-579 C40-8M] Bought new, built under the same specs as BC Rails units

[#601-603 M420] Bought new

[#751-752 C43-9MWL] Bought new, derated to 4300h.p. to match other 4300h.p. units

[#840-842 GP40-2] Ex-Conrail, 841 is still a patchjob never repainted

[#900-909 SD9043MAC] Bought New, will not be upgraded to 6000h.p.

[#940-959 SD65GX] All used remanutactured SD50s, done in house.

[#990-994 C43-9MWL] Bought new Derated to 4300h.p. to match other 4300h.p. units

[#1000-1015 SD75I] Bought new

[#1020-1026 M636] Bought new, total of 30 units owned but only 7 in service all other are in storage but in working condition

[#1030-1032 M424] Ex-NdeM repainted but will be rebuilt in Fiscal Year 2004

Well thats the total locomotive roster...the paint scheme is CN Orange Cabs and long hood ends, and Engine black bodys. The SD60s have a lightning stripe paint scheme and the SD90s have silver trucks fueltank and pilots.

Our primary tonnage is coal, ore, finished steel, and lumber products...with general freight mixed in. We do not haul any intermodal freight as the railroad runs mostly in the middle of nowhere...occasionaly there will be a TOFC here and there but thats even rare.

You will notice there are no switchers. The commonwealth industries owns switchers but they are assigned to the commonwealth steel for use in the mills and are not listed on this roster. We use our road units as everything, from yars switchers to mine shifters...hence they are all equipped with rotary beacons and remote control (for train crew use from on the ground, and in the yard towers).

I think the whole story i made up to go along with this is pretty believeable LOL...[8D][8D][8D][8D][8D][8D] But thats my little world.

Johnny Dash 9