REPUBLIC OF PERILO NATIONAL RAILWAY

The National Railway of the Republic of Perilo provides rail passenger and freight service as a part of the national transportation system of the country.  The railroad is constructed on the 1067 mm Cape Gauge standard.  In 2005 the National railway transported 100,000 tons of freight; passengers rode 90,000,000 passenger kilometers. 

Much of the National Railway's equipment is old, although well maintained in the railroad's shops at Company Shops.  The east-west mainline of the Intracontinental Railroad (a multinational effort to build a common transportation system) has heavy rail and upgraded roadbed needed to support high speed passenger operations.  However, the rails used on the Northern and Southern Divisions are lighter weight (in some cases as light as 36 pound rail) and the roadbed historically has not been as well maintained as might be desired.  In 2004 the National Railway initiated a track upgrade project, and work is currently progressing to bring the Georgetown to Glencoe line up to a modern standard. 

The National Railway Dispatch Center, located at Company Shops, provides centralized dispatch and traffic control functions for both Divisions.  A central teletype system provides message distribution to all control towers and stations, and the National Railway Radio System provides communications along the tracks throughout the system.  In addition, a telegraph system links all stations and control towers and remains in regular daily use for passing train orders and other communications using Railroad Morse Code. 

CURRENT EQUIPMENT:

Motive Power

• 4 2-6-2 Tank steam engines (Victory Class)

• 8 YDM4 1350 horsepower diesel electric locomotives (built by Diesel Locomotive Works of India) (Mountain Class)

• 10 TRAXX F140DE diesel electric locomotives (built by Bombardier of Canada) (purchased new in 2008)

Passenger Stock

• 4 baggage cars

• 4 combines

• 2 mail cars

• 41 passenger cars (14 purchased new in 2007)

Freight Stock

• 122 ore cars

• 111 tank cars

• 75 box cars

• 25 flat cars

• 13 gondolas

Maintenance of Way

• 1 100 ton steam powered wrecking derrick (built by Industrial Brownhoist)

• 1 locomotive crane

• 2 seven ton Arva Industries ARA0309 Hydraulic Cranes (2 purchased new in 2007)

• 2 maintenance of way cars

• 4 flat cars (4 purchased new in 2007)

• 1 outfit car

• 10 ballast hoppers

• 3 snow plows (2 purchased new in 2007)

• 1 fire fighting car

Rescue - subsequent to Tropical Cyclone Alfonso in 2007 the National Railway identified the need for a rail-based rescue and patient transportation capability, and purchased and equipped two rescue trains, one assigned to the Northern Division and based at Astoria and the other to the Southern Division and based at Glencoe.  The medical component of the Northern Division train is staffed and maintained by the Northern Provincial Hospital, and that of the Southern Division train by Copeland National Medical Center.  Total rolling stock is:

• 2 operating theatre cars

• 4 ambulance cars

• 2 water tank cars (10,000 gallon)

• 2 medical supply cars

• 2 bunk cars

• 2 equipment cars

OTHER RAILWAYS:

The International Borax Mining Corporation operates a 1067 millimeter Cape Gauge Standard rail line between Astoria and its open pit mine south of Carson Wells.  Motive power and rolling stock include 2 diesel locomotives, 1 passenger car, and 45 ore cars for the transport of borax.