Caption: By the mid-1980s, GP9s and RS18s were no longer main line power on CN and CP, often holding down road switcher, transfer, and some yard assignments. On a September Sunday afternoon, CN GP9 4366 (renumbered from 4106 in 1984) and RS18 3668 power a transfer at Pointe St. Charles. In the nearby back shop, GP9s are being rebuilt into slugs or GP9rm--the 4366 would become "slug mother" 7262 in 1990 while the 3688 would be retired but was active into at least 1989.
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Nice shot of long nose power. Those stacked low signals look nice too.
Nice shot of railroading in the 80′s!
Motive power, car equipment, Engineering track, S&C, and in the distance, at right, behind the pole and beside the boxcar sits a piece of Work Equipment.
Very cool! Here’s a similar angle from 2019:
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=38655
Two classic First Generation diesels at work. Great photo!