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I worked a few of those trains. Originated at INCO in Sudbury, and usually went to Paris, and from there to work trains for spreading. Last one had 2 C630′s and a GP9. Went back to Mac yard with the 9 leading long hood forward!
Interesting shot and explanation. Thanks Arnold and Dave.
Thanks, Dave, for your input. I don’t recall exactly the last time I saw a slag move on CN, but I do recall it consisted of a pair of M-420s and ONE car, complete with marker!! Hopefully I will find the image someday, and post it.
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Ahh this is not a Dofasco ore train! Interesting.
No, Dofasco was always the cylindrical hoppers,far heavier, GM power exclusively as they didn’t trust the MLW’s on the Newmarket Sub with that weight.5 GP40-2′s became 4 SD40-2′s became 3 SD60′s for power until it was sadly gone.
1984 was the start of a major track undercutting program by CN on the GLD using the Plasser Undercutter. As Dave mentioned the slag was loaded in Sudbury taken to Paris pit where it was stockpiled to be reloaded into ballast cars in work train service for the undercutting program. I believe the cars in the picture are the former Lowphos Ore cars used to ship iron ore pellets from Sellwood (Moose Mountain) to Depot Harbour.
Now thats a consist!
Again, guys; thanks for you comments and input. This train and a few others like it I’ve seen from time to time over the years have always puzzled me. Communication now is to the point in which questions can be solved by a click on a pad; such a far cry from even as recent as the “dark” ’80s. As I have stated before…”Whoever back then would ever imagine it all coming down to this”???