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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, with seven blue with yellow stripes CC&F cars, Ottawa to Toronto via the now lifted Smiths Falls subdivision - at 25 mph, then onto the Kingston sub, west of Napanee the engineman let 6060 run: at 80+ mph, sounded like the Turbo ! Then a quick deceleration & stop at Port Hope: the crowd was huge ! And demonstrated that the 'grape vine' really worked (who needs "social media" ! ) : the whole town showed up! sdfourty.

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Saturday / Sunday Mornings required a statutory trip through Agincourt.
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And always something worth capturing.
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Christmas colours too!
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GMD 1966 built GP40TC, GO #504 was a GO original, to Amtrak 1988 & had a longer career there than with GO, coupled to a 700 series sister.
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GMD 1951 built F7B, CP Rail #4433 and sisters were retired by 1983
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MLW 1970 built M-630, CP Rail #4560 was delivered as #4515 and renumbered in 1971. All M-630 models retired by 1995.
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and a TH&B geep hiding behind the GO sisters...and my shadow in the foreground.
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At CP Rail Agincourt, December 22, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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more Agincourt
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 7533"> contrasting livery </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	12/22/1979
Location:	Agincourt
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 23 Favourites

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Long way from home....
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GMD 1995 built SD70 I, CN #5607
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GE 2000 built Dash 9 – 44CW, BCR #4653
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GE 1991 built Dash 8 – 40CW, CSX #7676
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December....Not !!
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Westbound intermodal on approach to Jasper yard limits (near English), September 12, 2018 digital by S.Danko.
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/12/2018
Location:	English
Province:	Alberta

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The east side (rear entrance) of Winnipeg's Union Station is more interesting than the Main Street front entrance.
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Appropriately named Union Station the building completed 1911 was a joint venture by the Canadian Northern Railway, National Transcontinental Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
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A VIA #1 early morning arriving allowed this quick pic of a CN westbound powered by CN8814 a EMCC 2007 built SD70M-2 and an IC (long term lease) GE 1994 built Dash 8-40CW.
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At Winnipeg's Union Station September 10, 2018 digital by S.Danko.
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	09/10/2018
Location:	Winnipeg
Province:	Manitoba

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Once upon a time, CSX was a daily weekday appearance.
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Can someone identify this location ?
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Near the CSX Chatham station, October 31, 1991 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Chessie GP38's, with 2021 and B&O 2008 in this pic, were upgraded from GP38's & GP 38-2's to CSX GP38-3's:between 2014 and 2018
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What's Interesting - per Jerry Doyle's 1999 Chessie System locomotive book:
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The Chessie System livery had a brief 14 year lifespan: September 1972 to 1986.
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CSX Corporation formed November 1, 1980 as a holdco for Chessie System & The Family Lines (latter to Seaboard System Jan 1, 1983 (from SCL & L&N)).
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The CSX livery unveiled 1986 and formal mergers: WM into C&O May 1, 1983; B&O into C&O April 30, 1986 ; C&O into CSX July 1, 1986.
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	CSX Transportation
Date:	10/31/1991
Location:	Chatham
Province:	Ontario

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Four Years Young – on the day this Kodachrome was exposed
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TH&B #83 at Aberdeen, February 19 1977 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 44178"> on the road </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	02/17/1977
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

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Slow afternoon at the Station: Parking For Patrons Only.
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..so I parked on the far side...
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and in the distance is the trusty 65 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD four door hardtop (352 cubic inch big block V-8)
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That work train equipment resided at Dundas for some time.
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And no sign of VIA...
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Note the jointed rails.
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At CN Dundas February 19, 1977 Kodachrome by S.Danko.

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	02/19/1977
Location:	Dundas
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 15 Favourites

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Sunday Morning Alert !
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U boat sighting !
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Left to right: MLW 1956 built RS-10s CP Rail 8593
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EMD 1964 built GP35 C&O 3531
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EMD 1963 built GP30M C&O 3006
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MLW 1957 built RS-18 CP Rail 87*5
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EMD 1972 built GP38-2 CR 8038
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GE 1977 built U23B CR 2746 (ex PC 2746)
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CR **56 unknown: could that be a GE B23-7 ?
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And the ubiquitous CPR script water tower.
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... Sunday morning....at CP Rail Agincourt October 6, 1979 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	10/06/1979
Location:	Agincourt
Province:	Ontario

2 Comments | 14 Favourites

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The view from the west (south) side of the Cow Path opposite signal #003 (that is on the east side) and the telegraph pole at my back, code wires directly overhead,
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MLW 1958 built FPA-4 VIA 6781 & a GMD built F9B lead VIA #74 equipped with a pair of ex Reading Crusader passenger cars along with usual collection of CC&F yellow striped blue cars.
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at Hamilton West junction on a snowless December 3, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
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In the pic, on the north side of the Dundas Sub: the westbound signal mast, black telephone box, and communications shed have since been all removed.
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	12/03/1978
Location:	Hamilton West
Province:	Ontario

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Rods Down: CP Rail Passenger Extra West BCR 2860 at Toronto
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The MLW June 1940 built Class H-1-e powered the 1978 Royal Hudson "Discover British Columbia" Tour through eastern Canada
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at the Union platform, April 11, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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more
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 49054"> hogger's side </a>
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 7412"> on the TTR </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	BC Rail
Date:	04/11/1978
Location:	Toronto
Province:	Ontario

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simply simple: EMD 1947 built NW2
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and time for the brakeman to catch up on the latest in the Hamilton Spectator
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TH&B 53 at Aberdeen, on a snowless February 19, 1977 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Toronto Hamilton a…
Date:	02/19/1977
Location:	Hamilton
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 15 Favourites

Well....it is functional....and perhaps economical...the end unit in a strip mall....

And looking for original owner main line operated second gen GMD Geeps ?

this is the place: CN 4721, 4794, 4809.

at VIA Rail Campbellton, N.B., June 13, 2023 image by S.Danko

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	06/13/2023
Location:	Campbellton
Province:	New Brunswick

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Exiting the normally freight only CN York Sub., VIA 42 slowing to 30 mph through the turnouts at CN Liverpool mile 1.4 York Subdivision
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Track and maintenance and signal work required Sept 23 (& 24) rerouting all VIA east service (& cancelled of all GO east service)
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Officially train #42, this J train replaced trains 52, 62, 40, 44, 64.
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VIA #42 at CN Liverpool 13:36 September 23, 2023, digital by S.Danko
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Interesting:
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Scheduled out of Union at 11:32 train #42 required 61 minutes to reach Liverpool mile 313 Kingston Subdivision
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VIA's estimated extra run time is 45 minutes. Normal VIA Union to Oshawa run time is 38 minutes.
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Normal Saturday service is 12 eastbounds (to Ottawa & or Montreal)
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The only eastbound service Sept 23 / 24: trains 60, 42, 66, 68, 668 and presumably all J trains.
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VIA #42 consist: 914 – seven LRC – 904 – four LRC - 6437

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	09/23/2023
Location:	Pickering
Province:	Ontario

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Three piece petroleum tanker, built Sept 1975: CP Rail 400018
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Company use only ?
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At CP Rail Agincourt, January 27, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	01/27/1980
Location:	Agincourt
Province:	Ontario

5 Comments | 15 Favourites

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The not so Super Continental, somewhere in the Thompson River Canyon.
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VIA Rail # 4, May 11, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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CC&F and Pullman-Standard built rolling stock dominated the VIA fleet for the first dozen years, here:
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NSC 1955 ish built 96xx series baggage
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four CC&F 1954 ish built coaches: two 55xx series coaches, one cafe coach 32xx, one Dayniter 57xx series
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three Pullman-Standard 1954 built E series ( #11xx ) sleepers, one in crew service,
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13xx series P-S 1947 ish built dining car
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23xx series CC&F 1920 ish built Lounge car
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and a lone ex CPR Budd 1955 built Manor ( 83xx) series sleeper.
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Oh, the head end: two 26 year old GMD's: FP9A #6507 and F9B #6605
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	05/11/1980
Location:	Thompson River can…
Province:	British Columbia

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Deja Vu
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... the Hawker Siddeley (CC&F Thunder Bay) 1967 – 1974 built GO Transit lives on...
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L'Amiral consist
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SFG #111 ex GO D708 (formerly self propelled control cab)
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SFG #1047 (ex GO coach 9951)
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SFG #1059 (ex GO 9962)
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SFG #1058 (ex GO 9961)
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SFG #602 Generator (ex CN steam gen #15401)
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SFG #604 Generator (ex CN steam gen #15428)
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At VIA Rail Gaspe, June 24, 2023 digital by S.Danko
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More
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 52494"> modern </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Societe de chemin …
Date:	06/24/2023
Location:	Gaspe
Province:	Quebec

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Nadda G E G M D in sight !
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A bevy of 420's pounds through the Northumberland Hills.
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Count them: five M L W 1970's built M-420W's
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#2561 – 2570 – 2572 – 2565 – 2525
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These M-420W's will be renumbered (in 1986) to the 3500 series
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& by the mid 1990's many would be sold to shortlines
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At the Newtonville overpass, June 11, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko.
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 8659"> Twas worth the chase </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian National
Date:	06/11/1983
Location:	Newtonville
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 19 Favourites

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High Balling through the Northumberland hills,
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regular scheduled CP Rail 927 (no flags, no markers illuminated) powered by
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GMD 1980 built SD40-2 CP Rail 5997 (retired 2012) leads a pair of MLW 1970 built M630's CP Rail 4568 & a sister,
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with a string of open double deck auto tracks & mixed freight near the Dickson Road overpass
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Mile 145 Belleville Sub, on approach to Lovekin, June 18, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Note the mini multi mark on the SD and the full size multi marks on the M630's

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/18/1983
Location:	Northumberland Cou…
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 10 Favourites

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...this is railroading: caboose, assorted box cars, TOFC...
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...and a friendly wave from the CP Rail Brakeman...
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CP Rail 434113 is a CPR Angus shop 1969 rebuilt / upgraded caboose,
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Near Mile 145 CP Rail Belleville Sub, June 18, 1983 Kodachrome by S.Danko

Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	06/23/1983
Location:	Northumberland Cou…
Province:	Ontario

1 Comments | 14 Favourites

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During the Turbo era, with eight daily (M-F) fast Montreal - Toronto trains (four Turbo, four Rapido (four each direction)),
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the morning daily, all stop, Toronto - Montreal, Toronto - Ottawa locals were the Lakeshore / Capital (afternoons Bonaventure / The Exec and overnight Cavalier)
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Here is the morning #44 / #54, Capital / Lakeshore with more than the usual 9 cars - an expanded consist.
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Interesting: VIA 6537 (ex CN 6537) powered the 1958 Royal Train west from Union.
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At the Lakeshore (Stephenson) Road wooden overpass, March 5, 1978 Kodak Tri X negative by S.Danko
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<a href="http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id= 10687"> Montreal's finest </a>
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	VIA Rail
Date:	03/05/1978
Location:	Newcastle
Province:	Ontario

Comments | 11 Favourites

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GMD 1974 built SD40-2 with an extra unit coal train (white flags white markers).
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CP Rail 5815 to Progress Rail in 2006.
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What is striking is the single unit, unusual to us Easterners, then of course the West always got the newest, bestest.
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Need help on location, direction, etc., Anyone ?
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Somewhere in the Thompson River canyon, May 12, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Name:	sdfourty
Railway:	Canadian Pacific
Date:	05/12/1980
Location:	Thompson River Val…
Province:	British Columbia

3 Comments | 12 Favourites

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