Railpictures.ca - First954 Photo: The engineer of an outbound grain train patiently waits for the headend brakeman to return after completing their double over prior to heading east. Six-axle GMD and MLW units were common on the prairies during the 1970s. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The engineer of an outbound grain train patiently waits for the headend brakeman to return after completing their double over prior to heading east. Six-axle GMD and MLW units were common on the prairies during the 1970s.

Caption: The engineer of an outbound grain train patiently waits for the headend brakeman to return after completing their double over prior to heading east. Six-axle GMD and MLW units were common on the prairies during the 1970s.

Photographer:	First954 [280] (more) (contact)
Date:	06/20/1978 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 5602 (search)
Train Symbol:	Unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Minnedosa MB Mile 77.9 Minnedosa Sub (search)
City/Town:	Minnedosa (search)
Province:	Manitoba (search)
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2 Comments

robin lowrie

May 7, 2020 at 3:47 pm

Minnedosa is a great location with a rich railway history. Trains in the “classic era” needed helpers in both directions and the yard was a only joined to the main at it’s east end because the grades in both directions started right by the station.
First954

May 7, 2020 at 4:17 pm

I actually went there as I had heard that CP was using the FM Trainmasters as helper units. That may have been true at one time, but unfortunately I did not find any of them. Thanks for the comment.

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robin lowrie

May 7, 2020 at 3:47 pm

Minnedosa is a great location with a rich railway history. Trains in the “classic era” needed helpers in both directions and the yard was a only joined to the main at it’s east end because the grades in both directions started right by the station.

First954

May 7, 2020 at 4:17 pm

I actually went there as I had heard that CP was using the FM Trainmasters as helper units. That may have been true at one time, but unfortunately I did not find any of them. Thanks for the comment.