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Found It ! G E Free Zone ! After waiting for #463 ( 6031 – 5011 ) to clear the mainline, the Conductor throws the switch, and as this GMD EMD pair ( 2302 – 5018 ) throttles up, she hops aboard & #464 is rolling with 99 cars of mixed freight bound for the UP at Eastport. At Cranbrook (south), the GEFZ, June 14, 2024 digital by S.Danko. Noteworthy Mixing up four axle - six axle power, a wee while ago this was the norm ! Per TSG: CP 2302 is a St. Paul terminal based Progress Rail / GMD model GP20C-ECO rebuilt 2014 from components sourced off retired CP GP7u and GP9u units. CP 5011 and 5018 are Golden based Progress Rail / GMD / EMD model SD30C-ECO, rebuilt 2013 from 5734 ( GMD Oct 1975) and rebuilt 2014 from 5415 ( ex Helm 670, KCS 670) EMD August 1976, respectively. CP 6031 (Toronto based ? ) is the lone original in this group of four: a 1983 built GMD SD40-2. CP 5018 with flared radiators looks like an ex N&W unit. sdfourty
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Found It !

G E Free Zone !

After waiting for #463 ( 6031 – 5011 ) to clear the mainline,

the Conductor throws the switch,

and as this GMD EMD pair ( 2302 – 5018 ) throttles up,

she hops aboard & #464 is rolling with 99 cars of mixed freight bound for the UP at Eastport.

At Cranbrook (south), the GEFZ, June 14, 2024 digital by S.Danko.

Noteworthy

Mixing up four axle - six axle power, a wee while ago this was the norm !

Per TSG:

CP 2302 is a St. Paul terminal based Progress Rail / GMD model GP20C-ECO rebuilt 2014 from components sourced off retired CP GP7u and GP9u units.

CP 5011 and 5018 are Golden based Progress Rail / GMD / EMD model SD30C-ECO, rebuilt 2013 from 5734 ( GMD Oct 1975) and rebuilt 2014 from 5415 ( ex Helm 670, KCS 670) EMD August 1976, respectively.

CP 6031 (Toronto based ? ) is the lone original in this group of four: a 1983 built GMD SD40-2.

CP 5018 with flared radiators looks like an ex N&W unit.

sdfourty

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Date: 06/14/2024 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 5018 (search)
Train Symbol: CPKC 484 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: near mile 109 Cranbrook Sub (search)
City/Town: Cranbook (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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