CN Roadrailer Toronto to Pittsburg

[DTomajko]

At present there is no support structure for Roadrailers in Pittsburgh, so every thing new would have to be developed.Norfolk Southern is the existing Roadrailer champion and their nearest Triple Crown terminals are Rutherford(Harrisburg,Pa) in the east and the Triple Crown main hub in Ft. Wayne,In to the west.There also might be a roadrailer ramp on NS in Buffalo. At present there is only one piggyback terminal in the Pittsburgh area and that is on NS about 20 miles east of the city. There is a transloading facility 50 miles south of the city at a Sony Television plant that is served by the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad that could eventually become an intermodal terminal.The SWP has connections to W & LE and CSX to the south and NS to the north. Newspaper reports during its design & development praised its connection to Chicago and the west via the Wheeling and CN. By the way, PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania is always spelled with an "H" on the end, and Pittsburg KS or CA without. In the early 1900's the federal government declared that "'burgh" would no longer be acceptable spelling. This was only acceptable in Pittsburgh for a few years,when the "H" was added back on. Some early 1900's maps and official documents used the version without the "H" until the stubborn, hard-headed folks of western Pa. put the "H" back on and have never looked back. I believe there are very few towns in the U.S. that spell "'burg" with an "H". Oh well, variety is the spice of life, right? I will now relinqui***he pulpit to someone else. Good luck and stay safe.

[Grinandbearit]

In the aftermath of the recent strike, CN is no longer in the Roadrailer business, so I suspect that there would not be any new roadrailer trains.

[Junctionfan]

Since CN bought the parent company which includes the Bessemer, Lake Erie; I am assuming that CN could get trackage rights from Fort Erie, Ontario to access to the BLE. If that is the case does anybody know if there would be a demand for roadrailer service between Toronto and Pittsburg