Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: You never know what you might find. Here at the CBNS shop in Sydney some years ago I came across a couple of odd out of service Georgia Southwestern locos. They had been acquired in 1998, and eventually scrapped 2008. (what is that fixture behind the horns?) Also in this ‘deadline’ were CBNS 3842, IORY 62 and former CN 2028, a C-630M, stenciled IBCX (Indiana Boxcar?) and sold to a scrap dealer. I think this is the unit I saw cut up in pieces at Cohocton, NY a few years ago. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

You never know what you might find. Here at the CBNS shop in Sydney some years ago I came across a couple of odd out of service Georgia Southwestern locos. They had been acquired in 1998, and eventually scrapped 2008. (what is that fixture behind the horns?) Also in this 'deadline' were CBNS 3842, IORY 62 and former CN 2028, a C-630M, stenciled IBCX (Indiana Boxcar?) and sold to a scrap dealer. I think this is the unit I saw cut up in pieces at Cohocton, NY a few years ago.

Caption: You never know what you might find. Here at the CBNS shop in Sydney some years ago I came across a couple of odd out of service Georgia Southwestern locos. They had been acquired in 1998, and eventually scrapped 2008. (what is that fixture behind the horns?) Also in this 'deadline' were CBNS 3842, IORY 62 and former CN 2028, a C-630M, stenciled IBCX (Indiana Boxcar?) and sold to a scrap dealer. I think this is the unit I saw cut up in pieces at Cohocton, NY a few years ago.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2190] (more) (contact)
Date:	09/15/2001 (search)
Railway:	Cape Breton and Nova Scotia (search)
Reporting Marks:	GSWR 2176 (search)
Train Symbol:	n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CBNS shop (search)
City/Town:	Sydney (search)
Province:	Nova Scotia (search)
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6 Comments

RLK2211

January 10, 2017 at 12:42 pm

Behind the horn is the mounting brackets for the air conditioner….from its ATSF days.

3842 still survives, I believe it’s stored inside the now out of service CBNS shop. Service between Sydney and Port Hawkesbury was embargoed a few years ago, sadly no trains are moving around Sydney now, other then the old Devco.
awmooney

January 10, 2017 at 1:16 pm

Air? Now THATS interesting. Now in GSWR paint I would have thought at least the paint scheme would involve a white roof……..the black (or dark blue) really would soak up the heat.

Thanks for this.
Joseph Bishop

January 10, 2017 at 1:19 pm

When I was there in 2014 there wasn’t a single engine in Sydney nor was anything moving past Port Hawkesbury.
Oakvillesub5

January 10, 2017 at 5:02 pm

I believe the fixture behind the horn is an antenna stand, I could be wrong, here is a picture:
http://www.blmamodels.com/images/store/92c.jpg
rsmith

January 10, 2017 at 5:34 pm

The contraption on the roof beside the horn is an antenna ground plane, its not for an air conditioner.
RLK2211

January 11, 2017 at 12:53 am

Exactly….because the air conditioner would’ve been below so the antenna had to be raised! All related.

BTW Great shot Arnold I miss the down home experience!

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