Railpictures.ca - Michael Berry Photo: Added as leader at Capreol to put a rare non-AC unit on this train, CN 8888 is passing under a signal gantry as CN B730 roars through Dorval with five units online (CN 8888, CN 3105 & CN 3936 up front, CN 3927 mid-train and CN 2958 on the tail end). This potash train has the usual 205 loaded cars and weighed in at 30,343 tons including the power. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Added as leader at Capreol to put a rare non-AC unit on this train, CN 8888 is passing under a signal gantry as CN B730 roars through Dorval with five units online (CN 8888, CN 3105 & CN 3936 up front, CN 3927 mid-train and CN 2958 on the tail end). This potash train has the usual 205 loaded cars and weighed in at 30,343 tons including the power.

Caption: Added as leader at Capreol to put a rare non-AC unit on this train, CN 8888 is passing under a signal gantry as CN B730 roars through Dorval with five units online (CN 8888, CN 3105 & CN 3936 up front, CN 3927 mid-train and CN 2958 on the tail end). This potash train has the usual 205 loaded cars and weighed in at 30,343 tons including the power.

Photographer:	Michael Berry [4080] (more) (contact)
Date:	12/04/2021 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 8888 (search)
Train Symbol:	CN B730 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	VIA Dorval Station (search)
City/Town:	Dorval (search)
Province:	Quebec (search)
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2 Comments

Aitch

December 5, 2021 at 6:55 pm

Sweet light and shadows on the platform ! The weight is astonishing. What speed could they maintain ?
mberry

December 5, 2021 at 7:14 pm

Should be track speed. They were moving at a good clip by me.

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