The Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (reporting mark: CC) is a large Class 2 regional railroad connecting Chicago, Illinois with Sioux City, Iowa, Omaha, Nebraska, and other cities in the Midwest. The railroad began in 1985 when the Illinois Central RR spun off its line through central Iowa. The CC operated with a rag-tag fleet of EMD Geeps, mainly former IC units (including several "Paducah-built" units) as well as a handful of former Milwaukee RR GP20s, and 5 GP38s. The route was absorbed back into the IC in 1996, andsoon the IC was merged into the TSCR in 1998. In 201e, the TSCR sold these lines to the newly formed CC&P Co., and the CC&P was back in action. We also have subsidiary, the Cedar River Railroad (CEDR), who operates from Waterloo, IA to Albert Lea, MN.
We have again organized our rag-tag fleet of GP10s, GP18s, GP38s, etc., but we also have added newer power, in the form of GP50s and SD50-2s from the TSCR. We paint our units in a red and white scheme with the green "Chicago Central" diamond under the cab, but several units still retain their past RR's colors (IC, ICG, MILW, and others). The roster will be put up later...
The line is CTC'd from Chicago to Fort Dodge, IA, where the mainline splits and one line goes east, and the other south. Those two lines are controlled by ABS, as well as the line to Cedar Rapids. All other branches are dark territory. The route has a mix of old IC signals and new LED color light signals. Our dispatchers office is located in Waterloo, IA. Below is a map of our route (CC&P in green, CEDR in blue):
(this is not affiliated with the paper rr group, just my own little creation)
"Alright, uh, get to a stop here and we'll order you a party bus for Lima" -12/30/16
"He ain't one of them terrorists, is he?" "Nah, just some paparazzi. We never get them out here!" -03/12/19