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CP was considering buying GE power. During a test a trio of GE Built BN Dash 8's with dynamometer car in tow descends the west slope of Rogers Pass.
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Caption: CP was considering buying GE power. During a test a trio of GE Built BN Dash 8's with dynamometer car in tow descends the west slope of Rogers Pass.

Photographer:
Bill Hooper [313] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/03/1985 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: BN 5497 (search)
Train Symbol: CP 357 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: MP 94.5 Mountain Sub. (search)
City/Town: Flat Creek (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    September 17, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    An excellent photo. Great power too :)

  2. Joseph Bishop
    September 19, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    This is really cool!

  3. Dave Brook
    September 20, 2017 at 10:34 am

    I’m guessing a smaller than normal grain train with nothing mid train? Test must not have gone too badly; look at CP now, although not with B-B units :)

  4. jakirkman
    October 2, 2021 at 7:41 am

    Interesting how all 3 units are painted slightly differently……5497 has a crooked BN logo on the cab, no number on the long hood…..5498 has no logo or number except in the number boards….while 5499 has cab logo and hood number.
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