Railpictures.ca - Marcus W Stevens Photo: Canadian Pacific has begun spring cleaning along the Galt subdivision. here we see the Herzog train heading west out of the dip in Hornby after crossing over from the north track to the south. Lead unit #187 is a custom built unit that appears to be built on a GP9 frame (I would love to know the history), the rest of the train is converted container flats upgraded to allow front end loaders to travel the length of the train. The train has been busy collecting old ties that have been discarded along the roadbed for a number of years. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Canadian Pacific has begun spring cleaning along the Galt subdivision. here we see the Herzog train heading west out of the dip in Hornby after crossing over from the north track to the south. Lead unit #187 is a custom built unit that appears to be built on a GP9 frame (I would love to know the history), the rest of the train is converted container flats upgraded to allow front end loaders to travel the length of the train. The train has been busy collecting old ties that have been discarded along the roadbed for a number of years.

Caption: Canadian Pacific has begun spring cleaning along the Galt subdivision. here we see the Herzog train heading west out of the dip in Hornby after crossing over from the north track to the south. Lead unit #187 is a custom built unit that appears to be built on a GP9 frame (I would love to know the history), the rest of the train is converted container flats upgraded to allow front end loaders to travel the length of the train. The train has been busy collecting old ties that have been discarded along the roadbed for a number of years.

Photographer:	Marcus W Stevens [1069] (more) (contact)
Date:	05/10/2017 (search)
Railway:	Other (search)
Reporting Marks:	HZGX 187 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Galt sub. (search)
City/Town:	Hornby (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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3 Comments

Extra 1014

May 12, 2017 at 1:08 am

That is quite the conversion of an old GP9. The only thing left that suggests Geep heritage on the units body is the radiator section at the back.
mercer

May 12, 2017 at 8:48 am

Herzog has a couple of dozen of these ‘ slot ‘ sets, as they call them. And yes they are usually converted from switchers and geeps. Very few of the core units are actually known. Many were converted by RELCo at Albia IA and have small builder-style plates with serial numbers. But there is no reference to the prior identity.
Marcus Stevens

May 12, 2017 at 3:54 pm

Thanks for the update, I couldn’t find too much on line

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Extra 1014

May 12, 2017 at 1:08 am

That is quite the conversion of an old GP9. The only thing left that suggests Geep heritage on the units body is the radiator section at the back.

mercer

May 12, 2017 at 8:48 am

Herzog has a couple of dozen of these ‘ slot ‘ sets, as they call them. And yes they are usually converted from switchers and geeps. Very few of the core units are actually known. Many were converted by RELCo at Albia IA and have small builder-style plates with serial numbers. But there is no reference to the prior identity.

Marcus Stevens

May 12, 2017 at 3:54 pm

Thanks for the update, I couldn’t find too much on line