Railroad Milestones Since 1945 - A Tool for Modelers.
53' Well Cars begin to appear.
Camas Prarie becomes Camas Prarie Railnet.
Stack train era on the Susquehanna comes to an end.
Pacific Harbor Line takes over for Harbor Belt Line.
Ottawa Central appears (spinnning off of CN.)
UP adds US flags to many locomotives.
CN acquires B&LE, BCR and DM&IR.
Chicago Central & Pacific acquired by Canadian National.
RailTex shortline group sold to RailAmerica shortline group.
Wisconsin Central merges into Canadian National.
St. Lawrence & Hudson merges back into Canadian Pacific.
Southern California's Alameda Corridor opens.
DM&E acquires I&M Rail Link and renames it Iowa Chicago & Eastern.
Motive Power Industries begins building Gensets.
FEC acquired by parent of Rail America.
New Michigan Central appears.
NS pulls out of Ontario, Canada.
Rarus Railway becomes Butte Anaconda & Pacific again.
Low profile domes mandated on new tank cars.
Elgin Joliet & Eastern merges into CN.
NS-Pan Am joint venture "Pan Am Southern" opens for business.
Great Sandhills Rwy spins off of Canadian Pacific.
Bangor & Aroostook and Canadian-American become Montreal Maine & Atlantic.
SD70ACe, ES44AC introduced.
Driver shortage - new wave of trailers hits the rails.
286,000 lb. cars now legal for interchange.
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe becomes BNSF Railway.
Reflector stripes begin to appear.
Reflector stripes begin to appear.
RP20BD, ES44DC introduced.
CP stops putting the beaver logo on locomotives.
McCloud River Railroad fades away.
TFM becomes Kansas City Southern de Mexico.
Genset switchers appear in quantity.
UP completes Heritage Fleet.
KCS adopts "Southern Belle" paint scheme on new equipment.
Last Metroliners replaced by Acela Expresses.
UP & CSX start modern reefer unit train service.
Guilford becomes Pan Am Railways.
Indiana Railroad doubles in size as CP/Soo exits the state.
Tuscola & Sagina Bay becomes Great Lakes Central.
CN buys Savage Alberta Railway.
Dakota Minnesota & Eastern and IC&E merge with Canadian Pacific.
BNSF opens 3rd main track over Cajon Pass.
CN buys Matapedia & Golf, Ottawa Central and New Brunswick East Coast.
Ohio Central System acquired by Genesee & Wyoming shortline group.
Deadline for reflector stripes on locomotives.
Illinois Central becomes a subsidiary of Canadian National.
Florida East Coast engines first appear in RailAmerica colors.
Conrail is split between NS and CSX. Conrail Shared Assets formed.
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National withdraw the last of the MLW-Bombardier built diesels from service.
