Railpictures.ca - John Pittman Photo: GP9u RLK 1752 and cabless switcher 1200, both in clean paint, are switching cars in Stuart Street Yard, Hamilton ON. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Caption: GP9u RLK 1752 and cabless switcher 1200, both in clean paint, are switching cars in Stuart Street Yard, Hamilton ON.

Photographer:	John Pittman [288] (more) (contact)
Date:	09/23/1998 (search)
Railway:	Railink (search)
Reporting Marks:	RLK 1752, RLK 1200 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Hamilton Stuart Street Yard (search)
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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Stephen C. Host

November 21, 2015 at 5:49 pm

How long did 1200 last….. surely it was a holdover since CN used slugs in the Hamilton yard at the end, but it didn’t last too long it seems.
jp4pix

November 21, 2015 at 10:18 pm

I checked my photo data and my earliest pictures of RaiLink painted unit 1200 are in April 1998, while the last are from March 2000.
Keep in mind this is not an electric-only slug – it is a “B” unit diesel-electric locomotive, intended to be half of a cow & calf switcher set. An SW13B built by EMD in 2/1940 (!) for original owner IC.
mattwatson

November 21, 2015 at 11:56 pm

Wow these looked really good when they were clean.
Stephen C. Host

November 22, 2015 at 4:23 pm

Thanks for the data and explanation. Interesting.
JP

November 23, 2015 at 11:19 am

Excellent shot John. This pair looks great.

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