Railpictures.ca - A.W. Mooney Photo: I have forgotten why a Conrail-powered train was out of TH&B Aberdeen Yard in Hamilton on this particular day, running at a time (1030 am)not all that common with the railroad; I wondered if it was a Toronto-bound “Starlight”. CR 7431, 5820 and 3819, probably Canadian Division locomotives, power this train. Note the trailing unit does not have a cab. (I had seen this loco on transfers at Fort Erie the odd time as well back then.) There were 76 cars, CP van 434062 on the tail and a smattering of surprised railfans around as well. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

I have forgotten why a Conrail-powered train was out of TH&B Aberdeen Yard in Hamilton on this particular day, running at a time (1030 am)not all that common with the railroad; I wondered if it was a Toronto-bound "Starlight". CR 7431, 5820 and 3819, probably Canadian Division locomotives, power this train. Note the trailing unit does not have a cab. (I had seen this loco on transfers at Fort Erie the odd time as well back then.) There were 76 cars, CP van 434062 on the tail and a smattering of surprised railfans around as well.

Caption: I have forgotten why a Conrail-powered train was out of TH&B Aberdeen Yard in Hamilton on this particular day, running at a time (1030 am)not all that common with the railroad; I wondered if it was a Toronto-bound "Starlight". CR 7431, 5820 and 3819, probably Canadian Division locomotives, power this train. Note the trailing unit does not have a cab. (I had seen this loco on transfers at Fort Erie the odd time as well back then.) There were 76 cars, CP van 434062 on the tail and a smattering of surprised railfans around as well.

Photographer:	A.W. Mooney [2189] (more) (contact)
Date:	03/30/1978 (search)
Railway:	Conrail (search)
Reporting Marks:	CR 7431 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	CN Oakville Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Bayview Jct. (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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3 Comments

MrDan

January 16, 2014 at 3:33 am

Hmm, a GP9B, quite an odd thing to show up since IIRC those were American assigned units. It also looks like the frame is a bit bowed upward, but the power-short PC probably didn’t care and left it to run into the Conrail era.
Cdntrainphotog

January 19, 2014 at 7:57 pm

A “pure” Conrail set on the Oakville Sub? That would have been a real find. Thumbs up on this one Arnold.
John Eull

September 30, 2017 at 8:51 pm

Probably a late “Kinnear” (FT1)…As for the GP9B, I remember shooting them a number of times in Hamilton on the Starlight (so they did make it up here occasionally).

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MrDan

January 16, 2014 at 3:33 am

Hmm, a GP9B, quite an odd thing to show up since IIRC those were American assigned units. It also looks like the frame is a bit bowed upward, but the power-short PC probably didn’t care and left it to run into the Conrail era.

Cdntrainphotog

January 19, 2014 at 7:57 pm

A “pure” Conrail set on the Oakville Sub? That would have been a real find. Thumbs up on this one Arnold.

John Eull

September 30, 2017 at 8:51 pm

Probably a late “Kinnear” (FT1)…As for the GP9B, I remember shooting them a number of times in Hamilton on the Starlight (so they did make it up here occasionally).