Railpictures.ca - Brian Pittman Photo: GMD GP35 unit CP 5019 leads an afternoon freight train south-west out of Trois-Rivieres yard, assisted by MLW RS-10 CP 8559. The engines are at Rue Bonaventure grade crossing, moving at moderate speed with much of the train still rolling out of the yard. Probably the train’s destination was Montreal – based on the power and the green flags, which indicate a scheduled train with second section to follow. Trains branching off northward to Shawinigan were smaller, usually rating one diesel of lower HP than a GP35. Scan & caption by John Pittman. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

GMD GP35 unit CP 5019 leads an afternoon freight train south-west out of Trois-Rivieres yard, assisted by MLW RS-10 CP 8559. The engines are at Rue Bonaventure grade crossing, moving at moderate speed with much of the train still rolling out of the yard. Probably the train's destination was Montreal - based on the power and the green flags, which indicate a scheduled train with second section to follow. Trains branching off northward to Shawinigan were smaller, usually rating one diesel of lower HP than a GP35. Scan & caption by John Pittman.

Caption: GMD GP35 unit CP 5019 leads an afternoon freight train south-west out of Trois-Rivieres yard, assisted by MLW RS-10 CP 8559. The engines are at Rue Bonaventure grade crossing, moving at moderate speed with much of the train still rolling out of the yard. Probably the train's destination was Montreal - based on the power and the green flags, which indicate a scheduled train with second section to follow. Trains branching off northward to Shawinigan were smaller, usually rating one diesel of lower HP than a GP35.
Scan & caption by John Pittman.

Photographer:	Brian Pittman [288] (more) (contact)
Date:	July 1971 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 5019, CP 8559 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Trois-Rivieres (search)
City/Town:	Trois-Rivieres (search)
Province:	Quebec (search)
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5 Comments

Stephen C. Host

January 26, 2019 at 8:30 am

John, is that you waving?
jp4pix

January 26, 2019 at 9:19 am

I was older than that when father took the picture. When we left T-R, the number of railfans there dropped pretty close to zero.
Stephen C. Host

January 27, 2019 at 6:02 pm

Interesting, still a great photo. Was just curious if was family or not!
jp4pix

January 27, 2019 at 8:08 pm

Was concerned this might be too-family for RPca – apparently it’s OK. The lad in the picture is my youngest brother. Some of his images at: http://www.railpictures.ca/author/AlanP
Stephen C. Host

January 27, 2019 at 8:22 pm

Oh heck no. A picture telling a story is better than just a picture. It belongs here!

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Stephen C. Host

January 26, 2019 at 8:30 am

John, is that you waving?

jp4pix

January 26, 2019 at 9:19 am

I was older than that when father took the picture. When we left T-R, the number of railfans there dropped pretty close to zero.

January 27, 2019 at 6:02 pm

Interesting, still a great photo. Was just curious if was family or not!

January 27, 2019 at 8:08 pm

Was concerned this might be too-family for RPca – apparently it’s OK. The lad in the picture is my youngest brother. Some of his images at: http://www.railpictures.ca/author/AlanP

January 27, 2019 at 8:22 pm

Oh heck no. A picture telling a story is better than just a picture. It belongs here!