Railpictures.ca - John Pittman Photo: GP9u CP 1580 in clean paint is in its last 6 months of operation, as it switches railcars at Port Coquitlam Yard paired with CP 1620. Looks like the original bell was replaced by that device between the (former) dynamic brake bulges. From the original bell bracket someone has hung a teddy bear. The bridge in the distance is the Coast Meridian Overpass, opened March 2010. Its sidewalk provides some nice views of CP locomotives on the east side of the diesel shop in the morning, as well as yard activity – but it has inch pitch chainlink, so a good small camera is your best bet there. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

GP9u CP 1580 in clean paint is in its last 6 months of operation, as it switches railcars at Port Coquitlam Yard paired with CP 1620.
Looks like the original bell was replaced by that device between the (former) dynamic brake bulges. From the original bell bracket someone has hung a teddy bear.
The bridge in the distance is the Coast Meridian Overpass, opened March 2010. Its sidewalk provides some nice views of CP locomotives on the east side of the diesel shop in the morning, as well as yard activity - but it has inch pitch chainlink, so a good small camera is your best bet there.

Caption: GP9u CP 1580 in clean paint is in its last 6 months of operation, as it switches railcars at Port Coquitlam Yard paired with CP 1620.
Looks like the original bell was replaced by that device between the (former) dynamic brake bulges. From the original bell bracket someone has hung a teddy bear.

The bridge in the distance is the Coast Meridian Overpass, opened March 2010. Its sidewalk provides some nice views of CP locomotives on the east side of the diesel shop in the morning, as well as yard activity - but it has inch pitch chainlink, so a good small camera is your best bet there.

Photographer:	John Pittman [288] (more) (contact)
Date:	07/06/2013 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 1580, cp 1620 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Port Coquitlam Yard (search)
City/Town:	Port Coquiltlam (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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JP

November 15, 2015 at 4:22 pm

Cool. The 1620 is now on the Ontario Southland Railway.

http://www.railpictures.ca/upload/the-new-kid-on-the-block-osr-1620-former-cp-1620-is-out-for-its-second-run-after-being-repainted-leading-the-salford-to-woodstock-turn

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