Railpictures.ca - Stephen C. Host Photo: What year is this – part 1 CN 7304, repaired in the spring and sent to Hamilton is now doing duties at the Hamilton Steel Centre – located between Ottawa St and Parkdale Ave in Hamilton. This is 2015? Pinch me. Notes on repairs: Loconote gurus have tracked the origins of the repairs made to 7304: Repairs performed at LDS in Sarnia, needed a new engine (cracked block due to improper storage over winter) donor engine was LDSX 7316 nee CN 7316 (which was to become CCGX 7316 per Ulmer) prime mover transferred to 7316. She does sound good, I may add. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

What year is this - part 1 CN 7304, repaired in the spring and sent to Hamilton is now doing duties at the Hamilton Steel Centre - located between Ottawa St and Parkdale Ave in Hamilton. This is 2015? Pinch me.

Notes on repairs: Loconote gurus have tracked the origins of the repairs made to 7304: Repairs performed at LDS in Sarnia, needed a new engine (cracked block due to improper storage over winter) donor engine was LDSX 7316 nee CN 7316 (which was to become CCGX 7316 per Ulmer) prime mover transferred to 7316. She does sound good, I may add.

Caption: What year is this - part one: CN 7304, SW1200 repaired in the spring and sent to Hamilton is now doing duties at the Hamilton Steel Centre - located between Ottawa St and Parkdale Ave in Hamilton. In the background is Dofasco Central Shipping. This is 2015? Pinch me.

Notes on repairs: Repairs performed at LDS in Sarnia, engine recieved a new block.

Photographer:	Stephen C. Host [1535] (more) (contact)
Date:	09/16/2015 (search)
Railway:	Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks:	CN 7304 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Not Provided
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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11 Comments

Taylorover9001

September 17, 2015 at 8:58 pm

Awesome Catch!
DoctaPinklaces

September 17, 2015 at 9:52 pm

Doc, we’ve gone back in time!

Seriously, when I saw this I surely thought there was a mistake with the date. Gotta make my way up to Hamilton to see it.
cn5248

September 17, 2015 at 10:55 pm

Nothing says railroading in Hamilton like seeing an end-cab switcher in front of green steel mill buildings with a string of gons…
Stuart Streit

September 18, 2015 at 12:43 pm

Clearly this locomotive has nine lives! CN 7304 was almost written off following a head on collision with ONR FP7 1517 in North Bay Ontario on September 9, 1991 (http://www.uwyo.edu/rgodby/trains/northlander/northlander_collision.htm) Long may she prowl!
smithgl

September 19, 2015 at 5:12 pm

Thanks for the link Stuart – that would seem to explain why the unusual red cab for a 7300-series unit – it received a donor cab!
JP

September 19, 2015 at 9:53 pm

Cool catch.
awstott

September 26, 2015 at 4:01 pm

Used to be sitting at Walker for years and then it up and disappeared. Glad to know it didn’t go for scrap!
craigandru

September 27, 2015 at 6:16 pm

Nice catch. Great to see her working for her keep.
Stephen C. Host

September 30, 2015 at 9:54 pm

Thanks gang. In similar news, CP has purchased Steelcare found in Aberdeen yard. Could a similar move be made there (or a switch to an engine?) – similar to the CN Steel Centre Steelcare continues uses a trackmobile.

http://www.cpr.ca/en/investors/canadian-pacific-acquires-steelcare-inc
Stephen C. Host

September 4, 2019 at 8:51 pm

Note: This facility is officially known as “CN Metals Distribution Centre”
BradKetchen

January 2, 2022 at 3:40 am

Explains the Orange cab on a rebuild 1200. Good stuff. Is she still there? I know they’ve been swapping it out with the GE unit.

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