Canadian Power Briefs: CN, ETR
CN acquires GP38-2 locomotives directly from BNSF; Essex Terminal Railway unveils a new livery. While CN regularly acquires six-axle locomotives for main line power and has units rebuilt and repowered for modernization
Essex Terminal Railway
Class I Briefs: CSX/Watco, CN/CPKC/NS/ETR
The city of Savannah, Ga., advances a railroad quiet zone project in partnership with CSX, Watco, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Also, the government of Canada invests in expanding the Archer Daniels Midland Company Grain Terminal at Ontario’s Port Windsor, which is served by Essex Terminal Railway (ETR) with connections to CN, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), and Norfolk Southern (NS).
Transport Canada: C$12.5MM to Improve Freight Transport at the Port of Windsor
Transport Canada on May 26 announced an investment from the National Trade Corridors Fund of up to C$12.5 million to the Essex Terminal Railway Company for a Cargo Terminal Infrastructure Expansion project
For Port of Windsor, a C$11MM Capacity Boost
Congestion relief is coming to Ontario’s Port of Windsor. The Canadian government and Essex Terminal Railway Company (ETR) will invest C$11.2 million to boost warehouse capacity there and speed railcar loading.
ETR Selects TekTracking for Track Work Management
Windsor, Ontario-based Essex Terminal Railway (ETR) has chosen TekTracking LLC software to manage track inspection, maintenance, planning and scheduling work.