Caption: [editors note: accepted due to rarity and content despite image quality] Seeing that ridership was continually growing, it became time for GO Transit to look into double-decker coaches for their busier lines. Chicago NorthWestern, which runs a commuter service in Chicago, was able to loan GO a number of coaches in order they be tried out to rate their performance. It was early in the year when they were on trial here, which, because GO runs early morning and late afternoon, made it very difficult to get enough light in order to catch these in action. This is a late day view at Burl. West, GO 9806 the power westward, with a considerable number of CNW bilevels in tow. The date on my slide is illegible, but according to Trackside Guide, this GP40TC was new in 1966 as #606, became renumbered 9806 in 1970 and then reverted to 506 in 1975, so this must be April of 1975 if the book is correct. Incidentally, most fans know the former station here as "Burlington West", but it was previously the station known as "Freeman" which was the name of the community here before it was swallowed up by Burlington expansion in the 1960s.
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