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An ALCO! If only it truly were. CN A42131-03 waits on the north track at Georgetown with schnabel car BBCX 1000, while on the south track, CN M39931-03 passes by with 694 axles this fine summer's day.
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Caption: An ALCO! If only it truly were. CN A42131-03 waits on the north track at Georgetown with schnabel car BBCX 1000, while on the south track, CN M39931-03 passes by with 694 axles this fine summer's day.

Photographer:
Jacob Patterson [560] (more) (contact)
Date: 07/03/2016 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 2598/-/CN 2621, BCOL 4645, CN 2185 (search)
Train Symbol: A42131-03/-/M39931-03 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Halton Sub. (search)
City/Town: Georgetown (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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13 Comments
  1. trainguyMike
    July 4, 2016 at 5:50 pm

    Look at that Dash 9 smokin ! I was at Scotch Block (mile 30) waiting on 148 and I heard something was going on at Gtown about this. sucks I couldn’t make it there.

    Nice catch Jacob !

  2. Todd Steinman
    July 4, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    Who are the two guys photographing? rp.ca users?

  3. Jacob Patterson
    July 4, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    Thanks for the comments guys.

    @Todd, I have no clue who those guys are. They just happened to get into the shot :-)

  4. Stephen C. Host
    July 4, 2016 at 10:46 pm

    Nice work Jacob. I had prior engagements so the action at Georgetown had to wait.

    Glad you were there and you did very well! Again great work.

  5. awmooney
    July 5, 2016 at 6:52 am

    Now there is a nice action shot. Something of everything. Good work !!!!

  6. BradKetchen
    July 6, 2016 at 7:38 am

    Would the two guys in the shot be Chris judging from the vantage point of this one: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=25240

  7. Chris van der Heide
    July 6, 2016 at 9:54 am

    The old guy in the black shirt was just some local kicking around the station for the afternoon. Not sure who the guy with the low level tripod setup was.

    There was another half dozen of us in the photo line with Jacob

  8. CNSD60F
    July 6, 2016 at 11:04 am

    I saw the 399 lash-up on Subday with 8838 leading the bunch. Was not even smoky! I am guessing the train was M398

  9. CNSD60F
    July 6, 2016 at 11:06 am

    Sunday* and it was at Brampton around 9:40 AM

  10. Jacob Patterson
    July 6, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    Thanks for the comments guys.

    @CNSD60F: the train radioed in as 399; and 399 is a westbound. Are you sure you didn’t see 398, which would have been an eastbound?

  11. Tim Stevens
    July 8, 2016 at 6:20 pm

    For whatever it’s worth, this was L42131 03. A42131 03 was the regular Mac Yard-Port Robinson train in the morning.

  12. Jacob Patterson
    July 8, 2016 at 7:45 pm

    Thanks Tim! Corrections are always appreciated.

  13. CNSD60F
    August 3, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    I know this is 399 as it is one of my favorite trains on the CN even though I catch multiple GEVOs on it some days, and I am wrong it came on 384 that morning.
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