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Best hobby in the world ! A photographer friend recommended the Nikon brand, bought my first used Nikon in 1976 and continue to use that Nikon body regularly. Best ever train ride: Extra 6060 west, a seven car train, Ottawa to Toronto via the (now lifted) Smiths Falls subdivision (mostly at 25 mph) then onto the Kingston sub, west of Napanee the engineer let 6060 really run: at 80+ mph 6060 sounded like the Turbo ! Then a brief stop at Port Hope demonstrated that the 'grape vine' really worked (who needs "social media" ! ) : the whole town showed up! sdfourty.

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Triples !
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Some tardiness made this possible at the hardly ever a dull moment Hopkins Overpass.
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From the left (south):
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CN #371 with a single unit, the CN 2286 ( GE 2007 built ES 44 DC ) on the south service track is creeping down to the pot signal at Whitby....
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VIA #64 with VIA #919 ( and always with photogenic equipment) is down eight minutes due to connecting passengers off VIA #84
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and the semi hourly GO west on the approach to Whitby
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( And just out of sight at the right is a tardy semi hourly GO east departing GO Whitby )
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And the work goes on....for the new GO service facility
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A Triples second first for this Photographer – and no errant empty tri-levels either ! (hey, hey).
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March 18, 2016 image by S.Danko
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More Triples
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23258"> February Triples </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Other
Date:	03/18/2016
Location:	Oshawa West
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

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CN #371 with a single unit,
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the CN 2286 ( GE 2007 built ES 44 DC )
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on the south service track, creeping down to the pot signal at Whitby....
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In the drizzle, at the hardly ever a dull moment Hopkins Overpass, March 18, 2016 image by S.Danko

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Other
Date:	03/18/2016
Location:	Oshawa West
Province:	Ontario

4 Comments | 3 Favourites

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CP Rail at Washago !
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VIA Rail #2 is on the CN Bala Subdivision, approach to CN Washago, except for that steam generator and a repainted ex CN coach near the head end, this is an ex CP consist – a stranger in a foreign land
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.....Power provided by ex CP Rail FP's #1432 - 1404, the CN crews probably wondering what they did to deserve that ride!
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At the Washago switch, #2 is onto the CN Newmarket Subdivision to serve Orillia, Barrie, Newmarket and St. Clair Avenue stations. The last VIA Canadian served those stations June 16, 1979 ! (Such is progress ? ! )
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The two nearest tracks are the CN Newmarket Subdivision
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May 12, 1979 Kodacolour II negative by S.Danko.
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More at Washago:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=13389"> first #122 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=9804"> head end </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=17770"> number 9 </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/12/1979
Location:	Washago
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

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Doubles!
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Sort of.
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CN Foreman / Trainmaster Hi Rail truck, CN Kingston Sub mile 303, approaches CN Oshawa on the north main .
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Behind the photographer, CN 306 ( 8845- IC 1003 - DP CN2534 ( the latter on idle) )is stopped at CN Oshawa on the south main.
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February 29, 2016 image by S.Danko

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	02/29/2016
Location:	Oshawa
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 3 Favourites

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CP 8864 east ( CP 142 ? ) with DP 8862 works uphill through Oshawa.
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The location of the former diamond with the Oshawa Street Railway is just this side of the distant timber bridge.
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The remains of the Oshawa Centre - East yard is on the right. Switch stands removed. Perhaps this may have been the old interchange yard with the Oshawa Street Railway ?
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February 29, 2016 image by S. Danko.
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	02/29/2016
Location:	Oshawa
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 5 Favourites

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On a very cold January Saturday my trusty '79 Pontiac wagon ( The Parisienne – Atlantica ) found its way to CN Snider, where to no surprise a westbound typical mixed freight with mixed power – some what unusual given GMD only – is occupying the turnout to enter the Mac Yard lead.
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CN 9554 ( GMD 1975 built GP40-2L(W) ) is teamed with a venerable F7Bu ( GMD 1951; rebuilt 1972 to 'u' status) and two other GP40's. The trailing SW may have been lifted at Oshawa along with the coiled steel gondolas – perhaps from Lasco Steel ( now Gerdau ).
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All thirty of the CN rebuilt (1972 ) F7's will be retired by 1989.
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What's interesting: 1985:
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The year of the Polar Vortex ( yes, that term is not new ! )
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The final chapter of the CAR begins:
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April 30 - CN and CP take over the Canada Southern (Michigan Central/New York Central/Penn Central/Conrail) line(s) through southern Ontario.
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more York Subdivision:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16998"> MLW#2035 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12709"> BBD#2118 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2007"> BBD#2111 </a>
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and surprise, new owner:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=16820"> the repainted 9554 today </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	01/26/1985
Location:	CN Snider
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 12 Favourites

A compete train.
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Very nice touch.
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Can anyone think of a better way to finish an inter-city train?
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VIA Train #61 offered three levels of accommodation today:
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Coach Class
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Business Class
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Prestige Class
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One of four Park cars rebuilt 2011-2012 by Avalon Rail, Milwaukee: 8706 Glacier Park; 8708 Kootenay Park; 8709 Laurentide Park; 8710 Prince Albert Park. So, anyone know the identity of this Park?
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2001 GE built P42DC #911 is train #61 power.
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On a dry, warm, snowless ….after all this is the 'banana belt'....February 22, 2016 at Hopkins Street, image by S.Danko
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…I do miss the CP RAIL action red:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8558"> at an ex GTR station </a>
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sdfourty
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p.s. The new GO rail service centre takes shape on the north (right ) side.
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[…hey hey, no doubt the Park car was dead-heading, but it would be nice if.....]
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So, anyone know the identity of this Park?

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	22/02/2016
Location:	Oshawa West
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 5 Favourites

Perhaps if someone is to model present day railroading, perhaps the Hopkins Street overpass would have almost everything covered. GE, EMCC, EMD, GMD power, and Bombardier, Budd, Hawker Siddeley built passenger cars... eight decades of equipment and design....
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( and perhaps throw in some Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad ALCO's ! ( ex CN / CP Rail / Cartier / UP, MLW / ALCO big C's and big M's ): you never know when CP will be short operable power ! ) !
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Looking west: Here is CN 305 / VIA 64 / and whatever numbered e bound GO.
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CN 305 with 670 axles; power: 8010-8000-DP2691; SD70M-2 (EMCC Jan 2006) - DASH9-44CW(GE Feb 2004)
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VIA 64 with a mix of Bombardier and vintage Budd built
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And on the north side the new GO maintenance terminal.
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On a mild, snow-less February 7, 2016 image by S.Danko.

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	02/07/2016
Location:	Oshawa West
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 11 Favourites

VIA 900 has plenty of tonnage with VIA 63's vintage consist - eight decades of rolling stock design.
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Philadelphia built Budd Company baggage and coaches: circa 1940's ( rebuilt 1990's)
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Montreal built Bombardier LRC coach: circa 1980's ( rebuilt 2010's)
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Erie built G E P42DC's: circa 2001.
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Feb 6, 2016 image by S.Danko
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What's interesting:
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see view from Hopkins Street circa 1983: That hydro pylon and the service track switch to Lasco / Gerdau are a few constants over three decades!
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8659"> FIVE MLW's </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	02/06/2016
Location:	Oshawa
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 2 Favourites

(Another) pair of GE's power an eastbound CP at Lovekin, Ontario.
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Even as recently as 2012 the Stephenson / Lakeshore Road crossing had a rural look ! (today the road is paved).
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Image by S.Danko
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Same location, twenty-eight years earlier:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=15339"> MLW heavies </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	03/27/2012
Location:	Lovekin
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 6 Favourites

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Time is everything....
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…and why waste a precious (film ) frame – on a gray dreary drab January Sunday afternoon?
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January 1978 Kodak Negative transported in a Nikkormat EL by S.Danko
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More 1970's Agincourt
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6554"> CPR 4037 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2443"> CP Rail 4035 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2055"> December 1978 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7326"> ..uh oh.. </a>
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What's interesting:
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in this b & w shot perhaps eight different locomotive models ( where can you capture that today?)
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left to right
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GMD FP7a ( CPR 4037 )
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MLW C-424 ( coupled to 4037)
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three GMD GP7, TH&B 71 - 74 - 75, somewhat unusual as the norm for the TH&B Kinnear / Starlight would be a GP7 – GP9 – GP7 lashup ( 7x - 40x - 7x )
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GMD FP7 or FP9
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two MLW M636 ( CP Rail 4722 - 47xx )
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MLW RS-23
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GMD SW9 ( CP Rail 7400 )
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MLW (M636 or C-424)?
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..glad I did use that ( film ) frame …. not wasted after all....and time is everything....
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	01/xx/1978
Location:	Agincourt
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 8 Favourites

The frequent Lakeshore GO service allows for plenty of experimentation.
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Eastbound at Manse Road.
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October 26, 2014 Image by S.Danko
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GO of interest:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2024"> second decade </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14341"> third decade </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=9727"> Go Birchmount </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=14656"> GO CP </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	GO Transit
Date:	10/26/2014
Location:	Guildwood
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 8 Favourites

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Orillia.
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More Via Canadian:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7292"> Bradford </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=2439"> Bathurst </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=9804"> Washago </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=7285"> Maple </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=13644"> Parry Sound </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=1932"> Little Pic River </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=6218"> Atherley </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/14/1980
Location:	Orillia
Province:	Ontario

3 Comments | 19 Favourites

Le Gerdau – Lockwood dossier
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Image quatre de quatre
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CN 7046 – CN 4116 pulls eleven Gerdau Ameristeel loads upgrade to Oshawa Yard.
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Mile 304 Kingston Subdivision, Hopkins Street overpass, Whitby, Ontario, December 9, 2015 image by S.Danko.
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More Gerdau Ameristeel
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=22091"> un de quatre </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=22104"> deux de quatre </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=22092"> trois de quatre </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/09/2015
Location:	Whitby
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 7 Favourites

CN 7046 – CN 4116 are deep into the Gerdau Ameristeel property to retrieve eleven loads.
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Mile 304 Kingston Subdivision, Hopkins Street overpass, Whitby, Ontario,
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December 9, 2015 image by S.Danko.
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More working CN Geep's :
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=11619"> Ganaraska River </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=11617"> behind the station </a>
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More Hopkins Street bridge:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8659"> different decade </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=13252"> single unit </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/09/2015
Location:	Whitby
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 5 Favourites

CN 7046 – CN 4116 pushing 11 loads from Gerdau Ameristeel.
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Mile 304 Kingston Subdivision, Hopkins Street overpass, Whitby, Ontario, December 9, 2015 image by S.Danko.
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More Geep:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=22043"> at Leaside </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/09/2015
Location:	Whitby
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 4 Favourites

Perhaps the closest to an original Geep on CN today: CN 7046 – CN 4116.
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Both were GP9's with 567 engines, and are now model GP9RM with 16-645 engines.
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CN 7046 was rebuilt 1992 by Atelier ( Montreal) from 4282 ( GMD 1959 )
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CN 4116 was rebuilt 1984 by CN Point St. Charles shop from CN 4131 ( GMD 1957)
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CN 7046 – CN 4116 ( CN 546?) prior to pushing 11 loads from Gerdau Ameristeel.
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Mile 304 Kingston Subdivision, Hopkins Street overpass, Whitby, Ontario, December 9, 2015 image by S.Danko.
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The Geep:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=22043"> at Leaside </a>
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What's interesting:
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Note the Marker Lights on both 7046 and 4116
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In the background: Construction of the new GO service facilities.
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	12/09/2015
Location:	Whitby
Province:	Ontario

6 Comments | 4 Favourites

For the Motive Power history fan.
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The ubiquitous GP 9 ( GMD 1956 )
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Commonly referred to as: Geep
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CPR purchased new 191 ( + / - ) Geep's ( 7's and 9's ) all GMD built 1952 through 1958, ( plus the F's ( same mechanicals different body)).
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And under load, I can still hear that unique ringing sound of that ( non turbo charged ) 567 engine.
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Six decades ago The Geep replaced steam classes D, P, G, and just about anything else steam ( that is the 10 Wheelers, Mikado, Pacific ( large and small ), steam in general).
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And today even the ubiquitous SD 40 is a rarity ( CP Rail purchased hundreds new 40's and 40-2's) .
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GP 9 #8491 and SD 40 #552x with a regular scheduled eastbound freight on the Leaside, Ontario crossover, Spring 1977 - only 17 years removed from steam. ( CP 8491 was rebuilt to CP1566 in 1983 ). Kodak Negative by S.Danko.
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What's interesting – ( CP corporate )
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CP Rail was a Division of Canadian Pacific Limited.
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Each CPL Division had its own unique MultiMark ( introduced July 17, 1978 ) colour: Air, Hotels, Rail, Ships, Telecommunications, Truck.
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If I recall the respective corporate colours were orange, gray, action red, green, yellow, dark blue. The MultiMark adorned all forms of CP assets: from cutlery, dishes, stationary, travel bags, hotel buildings, planes ( DC 8 and DC 9 ), rail cars, ships, buildings.
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CP Limited sold CP Air in 1987 as part of the merger of Nordair and Pacific Western to form Canadian Airlines ( the latter bought by Air Canada before AC went bankrupt too)
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October 3, 2001 Canadian Pacific Limited spin off the remaining Divisions into separate companies and at that time the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited that we know today was created.
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CP Hotels acquired the Delta and Princess Hotels (in 1998) and Fairmont chain (1999) then changed name – in October 2001 to Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and in January 2006 Fairmont was acquired by Kingdom Hotels (Saudi Arabian owned ).
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CP Ships Limited ( at that time THE major source of CP Rail's container traffic ) was sold in 2005 to TUI AG (Germany) who merged CP Ships into the Hapag-Lloyd division.
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More Geeps:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=17791"> by A W M </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18149"> by M D C </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=3102"> T H & B version </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	04/xx/1977
Location:	Leaside,
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 8 Favourites

The competition arrives!
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Doubles at Lakeshore / Stephenson Road
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Unsurprisingly, rather infrequent and especially so given both are conventional freights.
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Sprinter verses Grinder.
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First on the scene is CNR 2301 ( GE ES44DC built 2008 ) east assisted by 2420 ( GE DASH 8-40CM built 1990 ) and DPU 2294 ( GE ES44DC built 2008, same CN class EF644l as 2301 ) grinding uphill through the curve at mile 281 CNR Kingston Subdivision
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By comparison, CPR 8761 ( GE ES44AC built 2006 ) east assisted by 8916 ( GE ES44AC built 2011 ) sprints east at CPR Belleville Subdivision mile 155.6, station board sign Lovekin, easily overtaking CN 2301 east on the parallel line.
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May 5, 2015 image by S. Danko
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More Lakeshore / Stephenson Road bridge area action:
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8700"> two CP Toasters 9840 – 8919 </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=9108"> The Bridge </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 10687"> Different Decade </a>
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sdfourty

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	05/05/2015
Location:	Clarington
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 5 Favourites

he CPR Christmas Train 2015 version ( a k a the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train ) CP #2323 West rolls across the Ganaraska Viaduct built circa 1912. Business car Van Horne handling the FRED.
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CP#2323 West reportedly encountered three eastbounds at Brighton, Colbourne and Spicer: An ethanol, tank (lead by UP) #142 and double-stack #112 hence #2323 west operating appropriately thirty minutes late with a scheduled 15:00 Bowmanville arrival and the thirty minute stage performance scheduled at 15:15
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The CPR Holiday Train U.S. Version passed through Port Hope earlier in the day, about 09:15, enroute to Hamilton.
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14:58 November 30, 2015 image at Port Hope by S.Danko

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	30/11/2015
Location:	Port Hope
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 9 Favourites

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