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VIA Canadian F power: ex CP Rail FP9A 1407 and F9B 4474 at Agincourt for servicing by CP Rail on behalf of the VIA Rail, Also: MLW RS10s CP Rail 8598, a bunch of SW1200RS's, MLW M636 4721 is coupled to the B end of 4474. First generation power abounds at Agincourt, December 9, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko. Noteworthy: within weeks 4474 renumbered to 1961 retired 1983, 1407 retired by 1983. And that CPR script water tower....
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VIA Canadian F power: ex CP Rail FP9A 1407 and F9B 4474 at Agincourt for servicing by CP Rail on behalf of the VIA Rail,

Also: MLW RS10s CP Rail 8598, a bunch of SW1200RS's, MLW M636 4721 is coupled to the B end of 4474.

First generation power abounds at Agincourt, December 9, 1978 Kodachrome by S.Danko.

Noteworthy: within weeks 4474 renumbered to 1961 retired 1983, 1407 retired by 1983.

And that CPR script water tower....

Photographer:
sdfourty [707] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/09/1978 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: ex CP Rail 1407 & 4474 (search)
Train Symbol: n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CP Rail Agincourt (search)
City/Town: Agincourt (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. awmooney
    March 12, 2022 at 2:11 pm

    Interesting caption and pic. I shot 4474 in Calgary on 9-78 but never did see 1407.

  2. bruce
    March 12, 2022 at 7:02 pm

    Try to take a picture now and see what happens. The local jail.

  3. Klaucker
    March 13, 2022 at 9:18 am

    Amazing scene…really incredible

  4. Stephen C. Host
    March 14, 2022 at 9:03 am

    This is classic.
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