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Flying "Extra Flags" CPR 5008 and another SD-40 haul a short train near the cemetery on York Blvd in Hamilton, ON. The date is June 1968. Note the unusual centre cupola caboose bringing up the tail end of this train.
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Caption: Flying "Extra Flags" CPR 5008 and another GP35 haul a short train near the cemetery on York Blvd in Hamilton, ON. The date is June 1968. Note the unusual centre cupola caboose bringing up the tail end of this train.

Photographer:
Dave Burroughs [128] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/1968 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CPR 5008 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Hamilton Sub. (search)
City/Town: Hamilton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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7 Comments
  1. kgmontreal
    February 7, 2017 at 5:49 pm

    Those are GP35 units.

  2. Dave Burroughs
    February 7, 2017 at 6:19 pm

    Ken, you are absolutely right.

  3. Stephen C. Host
    February 8, 2017 at 10:31 am

    ExcellentB I think I have a perfect time machine pairing for this one.

  4. Dave Burroughs
    February 8, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    Steve, I think you do.

  5. RonaldB
    September 17, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    Thi might be a short Aberdeen turn returning to London.

  6. Dave Burroughs
    September 18, 2019 at 8:21 pm

    Ron, you may be absolutely correct regarding an Aberdeen turn from London.

  7. RonaldB
    September 19, 2019 at 12:06 am

    I recall seeing that unusual van in London. One day on my way to high school I saw a CP train with a yellow bay window ‘van’ too. That was about the same year you took this photo Dave.
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