Railroad Milestones Since 1945 - A Tool for Modelers.
GP60M introduced (first US wide cabs.)
Dakota Missouri Valley & Western appears (spun off Soo Line)
115 ton cars appear in quantity.
NS reporting marks begin to replace NW and SOU on Norfolk Southern.
Canadian Pacific fully acquires Soo Line.
SD60MAC, DASH 8-32BWH, DASH 8-40BW introduced.
Wheeling & Lake Erie re-appears (spun off NS)
Trailer Train becomes TTX.
Centerbeams surpass bulkhead flats for hauling lumber.
Santa Fe gets GP60B's bringing back A-B-B-A sets for a short time.
Friction Bearings banned on many tank cars.
Oregon California & Eastern shuts down.
DASH 8-44CW, DASH 9-44CW, AC4400CW, DASH 8-40BP, SD60I, SD70, SD70MAC introduced.
F59PHI, AC4400CW introduced.
Pup (28' etc.) trailers from LTL carriers surge onto the rails.
DASH 9-40C, AC6000CW, SD75I, SD75M, SD80MAC, SD90MAC introduced.
Friction Bearings banned in all interchange service.
Central Vermont becomes New England Central.
Ditch Lights begin to appear in US.
Last new diesels delivered in Rio Grande paint.
Arizona & California appears (spinning off of ATSF.)
Twin Cities & Western appears (spinning off of Soo.)
Metro Link (Los Angeles) appears.
Cotton Belt is finally merged into Southern Pacific.
Detroit & Mackinac becomes Lake State Railway.
San Joaquin Valley Railroad appears.
Wisconsin & Southern acquires Wisconsin & Calumet.
Indiana Southern appears (spinning off of Conrail.)
Missouri & Northern Arkansas appears (spinning off of Union Pacific.)
Conrail adds Quality logo.
Conrail joins Triple Crown Services.
Wisconsin Central acquires Fox River Valley, and Green Bay & Western.
Nebraska Central appears (spinning off of Union Pacific.)
Conrail acquires Monongahela Railway.
Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia appears (spinning off of CN.)
California Northern appears (spinning off of Southern Pacific.)
MidSouth merges into KCS.
Louisville & Indiana appears (spinning off of Conrail.)
C&NW merges into Union Pacific.
Central Oregon & Pacific starts service.
CP Rail establishes St. Lawrence & Hudson to run eastern lines.
Bangor & Aroostook joins Iron Road.
New Brunswick Southern appears.
Mexican lines begin to privatize.
Finger Lakes Railway appears.
CN is privatized and integrates Grand Trunk Western.
DASH 9-40CW, P42DC, SD75I, MK1500D introduced.
Southern Pacific merges into UP.
Ashley Drew & Northern shuts down.
Chicago & Illinois Midland becomes Illinois Midland.
Duluth Winnepeg & Pacific integrated into Canadian National.
Progressive Rail appears in the Twin Cities.
CP Rail becomes Canadian Pacific again.
KCS acquires Gateway Western and Texas Mexican.
Southern Pacific re-introduces Sunset logo on boxcars and gons.
Ditch lights now mandatory.
New York & Atlantic takes over freight on Long Island.
BNSF introduces Heritage II scheme.
I&M Rail Link appears (spun off Canadian Pacific.)
Wisconsin Central buys Algoma Central, re-logos and re-numbers fleet, leading to complete repainting.
Golden West Service rolling stock appears.