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This photo seemed fitting for this dreary weather. It’s hard to believe I shot this over 20 years ago, but this day after work I made it up to Guelph Jct. and managed to catch the rail geometry train stopping on the main so the crew could take a break in the office. Back then the 1117 was still with its original mother, GP9 8243 but within a few years it would find a new mate GP38 3057, which it would be mated to until its last days before being scrapped in 2003. Behind the train a westbound with a former Union Pacific SD40 trailing can be seen just about to head out onto the OCS.
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Caption: This photo seemed fitting for this dreary weather. It’s hard to believe I shot this over 20 years ago, but this day after work I made it up to Guelph Jct. and managed to catch the rail geometry train stopping on the main so the crew could take a break in the office. Back then the 1117 was still with its original mother, GP9 8243 but within a few years it would find a new mate GP38 3057, which it would be mated to until its last days before being scrapped in 2003. Behind the train a westbound with a former Union Pacific SD40 trailing can be seen just about to head out onto the OCS.

Photographer:
Marcus W Stevens [1069] (more) (contact)
Date: 11/06/1998 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 1117 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Galt sub. (search)
City/Town: Guelph Jct. (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    May 3, 2019 at 8:48 am

    Oh my this is sweet. Never seen a TEC train with MLW..!

  2. Marcus Stevens
    May 3, 2019 at 11:16 am

    Thanks Steve! I did manage to get it once with a “live” C424 and a GP35. The only GP35 I ever shot on CP.

  3. mattwatson
    May 3, 2019 at 11:54 pm

    Really Nice Marcus! This is right about when I got into the hobby.

  4. Curtis Umbelina
    April 3, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    what a beauty

  5. Aitch
    August 20, 2021 at 9:35 pm

    Really nice, with lots of drama in the clouds. The westbound looks like an acid train. An all around great catch !
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