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 Welcome
to the Estonian C36-7i and C30-7i page! These locomotives were
acquired
from the U.S. in 2003 to the Estonian operator Eesti Raudtee (back then
in the
American ownership) to help in the motive power shortage. The sellers
were class 1 railroads of the U.S., the Union Pacific and the NS/CSX
(ex. Conrail units). While Estonian railroad infra
under Soviets was
used to by heavy locomotives, these units anyhow proved to be
problematic at
first and were accused of destroying the infrastructure. Today there is
no
talking about problems on rails. Also the Estonian government has
bought back the Eesti Raudtee.
Before the C36-7i and C30-7i diesels were shipped to Estonia, the bogies were converted from normal width 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1/2 in) to 1520 mm (5ft) gauge (the 'Russian') gauge and the electrical systems on the engines were rebuilt, thus the marking 7i. They also got a new "Wisconsin Central" type paint as the owner for both companies at the time was Ed Burkhart. Anywhere you go today in Estonia, if you spend a few moments by the trackside, you will probably see some of these intresresting locomomotives at work or parked somewhere near the largest stations.
Technical
details for C36-7i Eesti
Raudtee C30-7i and C36-7i
Roster Pictures EVR C36-7i
number 1505
EVR C36-7i
number 1507
 EVR C36-7i number 1533  Picture above and below: Eesti Raudtee C36-7i number 1533 starting a coal train outside Tallinn in twilight. The train is probably heading east to Russia for another loading.  Below: Another view to the unit from another trip on the same slope.  EVR C36-7i number 1535  Picture above and below: Eesti Raudtee C36-7i number 1535 waiting for assignments in Paldiski near harbors.  EVR C36-7i number 1542  Picture:
Eesti Raudtee C36-7i numbers 1542 and 1548 are waiting for the colors
to start the evening freight from Tallinn main freigt yard. Below the same units a few hours earlier 100 miles
east of Tallinn at Lehtse crossing pulling a tank train.
  EVR C36-7i number 1546  Picture:
Eesti Raudtee C36-7i number 1546 slowing down to pick up trainorders at
Kohtlajarve in Estonia. Below the unit 1546 a couple of years of
earlier, British would probably say "it's raining cats and dogs"! The
rain is not enhanced in the picture, it IS real!
 EVR C36-7i number 1548 Picture:
Eesti Raudtee C36-7i numbers 1542 and 1548 are waiting for the colors
to start the evening freight from Tallinn main freigt yard. Below a few
hours earlier 100 miles east of Tallinn pulling a tank train.
 EVR C36-7i number 1553  Picture:
Eesti Raudtee C36-7i numbers 1553 leading another empty coal train east
of Tapa here seen passing through the vegetation at the Tapa island
station. (The station is in the middle of the tracks, a rare historical
state from the beginning of the railway era). Unlike you would imagine
from the picture, the traffic is heavy on this section of the tracks.
EVR C36-7i number 1557  Picture: Eesti Raudtee C36-7i numbers 1557 leading the covered hopper train on the tracks leading east at the Tapa island station. In the background the old double water tower from the steam era. EVR C30-7i number 1558  Picture: Eesti Raudtee C30-7i numbers 1558 acting as a local switcher for the Tapa yard. Although there is a lot of switching work to be done year after year, so far no hump has been built to help the work. EVR C30-7i number 1559  Picture: Eesti Raudtee C30-7i numbers 1558 in Tallinn center (old) railyard. EVR C30-7i number 1560  Picture: Eesti Raudtee C30-7i numbers 1560 at the Muuga Sadam depot near tallinn. EVR C30-7i number 1563  Picture:
Eesti Raudtee C30-7i number 1563 stopped at Paldiski station. Picture
by Ilkka Siissalo 2007.
EVR C30-7i number 1564  Picture: Eesti Raudtee C30-7i number 1564 is part of the long line up of the shining new painted C30-7is. Notice the still missing headlights and ditch lights. Picture by Jouni rautiainen. EVR C30-7i number 1570  Picture: One of the most commonly seen units of Eesti Raudtee C30-7i, number 1570 is seen here switching the pulpwood train handing cars over to the Horizon Papers switcher engine in Kehra.  EVR C30-7i number 1572  Picture: Eesti Raudtee C30-7i number 1572 seen here at the point of the unit train in Tallinn. 
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