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Visiting the sprawling Symington Yards in Winnipeg many years ago on a most miserable rainy day (so what else is new?) I came away with the realization it was not an easy place to shoot. Sure, lots of GMD-1s around, and a handful of cab units, but I was pleased to see a couple of SW900 switchers. I did not recall seeing a 7600 series switcher before. Not many around either. Six of this series of nine (7600-7608) were renumbered to the 400s in 1979.
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Caption: Visiting the sprawling Symington Yards in Winnipeg many years ago on a most miserable rainy day (so what else is new?) I came away with the realization it was not an easy place to shoot. Sure, lots of GMD-1s around, and a handful of cab units, but I was pleased to see a couple of SW900 switchers. I did not recall seeing a 7600 series switcher before. Not many around either. Six of this series of nine (7600-7608) were renumbered to the 400s in 1979.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2190] (more) (contact)
Date: 09/26/1978 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 7600 (search)
Train Symbol: nil (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Symington Yard (search)
City/Town: Winnipeg (search)
Province: Manitoba (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Larry Parks
    July 23, 2019 at 6:49 pm

    This one is really terrific Arnold and thanks very much for posting it. From my CN log books, I worked with the 7600 in the May of 76 at Edmonton (also the 7601). We were using them for light switching duties at Calder’s West tower. A nice stroll down memory lane. :-)

  2. awmooney
    July 23, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    Glad you liked it! Seeing something you worked with on this site is special for sure.

  3. Stuart Streit
    July 23, 2019 at 9:30 pm

    Winnipeg in late September? Surprised it wasn’t snowing!

  4. awmooney
    July 26, 2019 at 7:50 am

    Ah, but Stuart; you should have seen the snowstorm that hit in foothills Alberta when I was coming home thru there on the 19th!!! Foot of snow, winter wonderland, and not a (bleep)in’ train to be seen.
    Winnipeg, well, rain. I expected it to be dreary. Its always dreary…but with mosquitoes.
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