03-13-2009, 08:43 PM
Canada does a lot of business with the US. For the last hundred and some years our railways have been the same gauge and a lot of American cars have come across the border.
Many Canadian freight trains carry 50% or more foreign cars.
Of course, it will depend where you are. On a branchline serving a resource or wheat producing area the cars may be almost completely home road. The fruit market in Toronto had at times a very heavy proportion of PFE reefers. Sometimes trains heading to border crossing points would be heavy with cars that the railroad was moving home to reduce the per diem charges.
As for 1940s cars ... They did last a long time. The really fussy will update the rebuilt and other dates in the data box.
Many Canadian freight trains carry 50% or more foreign cars.
Of course, it will depend where you are. On a branchline serving a resource or wheat producing area the cars may be almost completely home road. The fruit market in Toronto had at times a very heavy proportion of PFE reefers. Sometimes trains heading to border crossing points would be heavy with cars that the railroad was moving home to reduce the per diem charges.
As for 1940s cars ... They did last a long time. The really fussy will update the rebuilt and other dates in the data box.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.