Railpictures.ca - Geoff Elliott Photo: Following the Windsor sub after shooting SOO 6613 east, we’re now Belle River and find CP Train #501, lovingly referred to as “The 501 Blues”, with SOO SD40-2 #6618 in the lead, sitting in the siding waiting on SOO 6613 east pass. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Following the Windsor sub after shooting SOO 6613 east, we're now Belle River and find CP Train #501, lovingly referred to as "The 501 Blues", with SOO SD40-2 #6618 in the lead, sitting in the siding waiting on SOO 6613 east pass.

Caption: Following the Windsor sub after shooting SOO 6613 east, we're now Belle River and find CP Train #501, lovingly referred to as "The 501 Blues", with SOO SD40-2 #6618 in the lead, sitting in the siding waiting on SOO 6613 east pass.

Photographer:	Geoff Elliott [773] (more) (contact)
Date:	04/xx/1988 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	SOO 6618 (search)
Train Symbol:	CP 501 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Windsor Subdivision (search)
City/Town:	Belle River (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

Kevin Flood

April 30, 2014 at 9:18 am

Great shots of the SOO 66xx locomotives. Does the term “501 Blues” come from the string of “CAST” containers? I have videos of CP trains in 1994 on the Galt Sub; lots of CAST containers back then. I wonder if the “C” stood for China, like “COSCO” (China Ocean Shipping Company) of today. I’m in the land where all those nice treats of ours come from
Chessie5730

April 30, 2014 at 9:49 pm

“501 Blues” was a term that came from a Levi’s commercial for “501″ jeans. The Windsor South TMD’s and Conrail Dearborn Dispatchers always referred to it as ‘The 501 Blues’ when they handed off from CP to CN, and then finally Conrail as they went from Windsor to Detroit.

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Kevin Flood

April 30, 2014 at 9:18 am

Great shots of the SOO 66xx locomotives. Does the term “501 Blues” come from the string of “CAST” containers? I have videos of CP trains in 1994 on the Galt Sub; lots of CAST containers back then. I wonder if the “C” stood for China, like “COSCO” (China Ocean Shipping Company) of today. I’m in the land where all those nice treats of ours come from

Chessie5730

April 30, 2014 at 9:49 pm

“501 Blues” was a term that came from a Levi’s commercial for “501″ jeans. The Windsor South TMD’s and Conrail Dearborn Dispatchers always referred to it as ‘The 501 Blues’ when they handed off from CP to CN, and then finally Conrail as they went from Windsor to Detroit.