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The '''North American System''' (Reporting Mark: NAS NASX NTSR TOS), Officially the '''North American System Corporation''' is a Class I Railroad that runs in the Western United States and Central United States of America along with the Western Portion of Canada. The NAS has 45,000 Empolyees 41,000+ Miles of Trackage and is Headquartered in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington}} and is under the [[NAS Corporation|North American System Holding Company]]. The System was formed on Feburary 19th 1969 by [[List of Predecessor Railroads of the NAS|a Merger of 6 Railroads with the Largest Portion coming from the Northern States Railroad]]. The NAS Has 4 Transcontiential Mainlines providing Connections from {{wp|Manitoba}} to {{wp|Vancouver BC}}, {{wp|St Paul}} to Seattle, St Louis to LA and Seattle Via {{wp|Denver}} to {{wp|Mexico City}}. | The '''North American System''' (Reporting Mark: NAS NASX NTSR TOS), Officially the '''North American System Corporation''' is a Class I Railroad that runs in the Western United States and Central United States of America along with the Western Portion of Canada. The NAS has 45,000 Empolyees 41,000+ Miles of Trackage and is Headquartered in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington}} and is under the [[NAS Corporation|North American System Holding Company]]. The System was formed on Feburary 19th 1969 by [[List of Predecessor Railroads of the NAS|a Merger of 6 Railroads with the Largest Portion coming from the Northern States Railroad]]. | ||
The NAS Has 4 Transcontiential Mainlines providing Connections from {{wp|Manitoba}} to {{wp|Vancouver BC}}, {{wp|St Paul}} to Seattle, St Louis to LA and Seattle Via {{wp|Denver}} to {{wp|Mexico City}}. The Railroad rosters over 4000 Locomotives across the Three countries and is North America's second Biggest Railroad behind {{wp|BNSF}} Railway. The Company is lead by CEO [[Victoria K. Schmidt]] and President [[John E. Boylston]]. | |||
=History= | =History= | ||
===NAS Merger=== | ===NAS Merger=== | ||
NAS would be formed by 6 Railroads, the NSR, [[TBD]], [[TBD]], [[TBD]], [[TBD]], [[TBD]]. The Merger was to combat the Automobile and Airplane Bussinesses being the largest Merger at the time in 1969 until the introduction of M | NAS would be formed by 6 Railroads, the [[Northern States Railroad|NSR]], [[TBD]], [[TBD]], [[TBD]], [[TBD]], [[TBD]]. The Merger was to combat the Automobile and Airplane Bussinesses being the largest Merger at the time in 1969 until the introduction of M | ||
=Operations= | =Operations= | ||
==Yards and facilities== | ==Yards and facilities== | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 12 December 2023
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 System map overlaying of Current North American Rail Lines. | |
| Reporting mark | NAS, NASX, NTSR, TOS |
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| Dates of operation | March 22, 1969–present |
| Predecessor | List of Predecessor Railroads of the NAS |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 32,500 miles (52,300 km) |
| Parent Company | NAS Corporation |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington |
| Website | NAS.com |
The North American System (Reporting Mark: NAS NASX NTSR TOS), Officially the North American System Corporation is a Class I Railroad that runs in the Western United States and Central United States of America along with the Western Portion of Canada. The NAS has 45,000 Empolyees 41,000+ Miles of Trackage and is Headquartered in Seattle, Washington and is under the North American System Holding Company. The System was formed on Feburary 19th 1969 by a Merger of 6 Railroads with the Largest Portion coming from the Northern States Railroad.
The NAS Has 4 Transcontiential Mainlines providing Connections from Manitoba to Vancouver BC, St Paul to Seattle, St Louis to LA and Seattle Via Denver to Mexico City. The Railroad rosters over 4000 Locomotives across the Three countries and is North America's second Biggest Railroad behind BNSF Railway. The Company is lead by CEO Victoria K. Schmidt and President John E. Boylston.
History
NAS Merger
NAS would be formed by 6 Railroads, the NSR, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD. The Merger was to combat the Automobile and Airplane Bussinesses being the largest Merger at the time in 1969 until the introduction of M
Operations
Yards and facilities
Yards
Vancouver Terminal Scramento Yard Berlin Yard (Portland) Everett East Yard Alpha Yard (MT) Overseer Yard (UT)
Hump Yards
Renton Yard North Los Angeles Yard St Louis Superyard Calgary Yard Austin Yard Houston Yard Denver Yard
Trackage
Safety
Equipment
Locomotives
F59PHI 2
Cars
Accidents and Incidents
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000-2010s
2020s
November 7th 2023, A NAS Steam Locomotive runs a Red Signal and crashes into a Moving Freight Train outside of Austin.