Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: A lot of fans have seen the attractive paint scheme on this HR412(W) 3582 as it toils these days on the Trillium Railway, but few did see it running as the main power on the Mattawa-Temiscaming Excursion Company, a short lived tourist experiment that started up in 1998 and died in 2000. On a beautiful day in Mattawa we see the OVR 3582, 1703 bringing the train back westbound. The 3582 began life as CN 2582, and the GP9E as SP 5602, and she was scrapped in 2008. The excursion train was a good idea, but it just didn’t catch on. Perhaps poor marketing? The coaches now roll on the Adirondack Scenic RR in New York State. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

A lot of fans have seen the attractive paint scheme on this HR412(W) 3582 as it toils these days on the Trillium Railway, but few did see it running as the main power on the Mattawa-Temiscaming Excursion Company, a short lived tourist experiment that started up in 1998 and died in 2000. On a beautiful day in Mattawa we see the OVR 3582, 1703 bringing the train back westbound. The 3582 began life as CN 2582, and the GP9E as SP 5602, and she was scrapped in 2008. The excursion train was a good idea, but it just didn't catch on. Perhaps poor marketing? The coaches now roll on the Adirondack Scenic RR in New York State.

Caption: A lot of fans have seen the attractive paint scheme on this HR412(W) 3582 as it toils these days on the Trillium Railway, but few did see it running as the main power on the Mattawa-Temiscaming Excursion Company, a short lived tourist experiment that started up in 1998 and died in 2000. On a beautiful day in Mattawa we see the OVR 3582, 1703 bringing the train back westbound. The 3582 began life as CN 2582, and the GP9E as SP 5602, and she was scrapped in 2008. The excursion train was a good idea, but it just didn't catch on. Perhaps poor marketing? The coaches now roll on the Adirondack Scenic RR in New York State.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2189] (more) (contact)
Date:	06/26/1999 (search)
Railway:	Ottawa Valley Railway (search)
Reporting Marks:	OVR 3582 (search)
Train Symbol:	Timber Train (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	OVR Temiscaming Sub (search)
City/Town:	Mattawa (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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3 Comments

pierre fournier

February 23, 2013 at 2:41 pm

I wonder how many of those CN MR-420s had a 2nd life,in the 90s they had become very troublesome.
Marcus Stevens

February 24, 2013 at 10:35 pm

Great shot, not too many shots around of this train, or 1703 renumbered, it must have been a 4200 series before that.
Marcus Stevens

February 25, 2013 at 10:07 pm

Of the HR412s OVR had one other that I believe went to a short line in Michigan, Lakestate I believe had one as well as Ohio Central. KPR when it had the M420s had one for parts.

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pierre fournier

February 23, 2013 at 2:41 pm

I wonder how many of those CN MR-420s had a 2nd life,in the 90s they had become very troublesome.

Marcus Stevens

February 24, 2013 at 10:35 pm

Great shot, not too many shots around of this train, or 1703 renumbered, it must have been a 4200 series before that.

February 25, 2013 at 10:07 pm

Of the HR412s OVR had one other that I believe went to a short line in Michigan, Lakestate I believe had one as well as Ohio Central. KPR when it had the M420s had one for parts.