Railpictures.ca - Rob Smith Photo: Just when you get sick of seeing pairs of CP GEs, CP puts together a considerably better consist to keep things interesting. 254/255 had a pair of SD30C-ECOs bracketing a SD60 earlier in the week, however CP 5031 was replaced by CP 6248 for today’s 254. CP 6248, 6238 and 5012 are shown curving under Main Street West and about to pass under Dundurn Street, having just met CP 247 at Desjardins. 254′s consist returns from Buffalo on CP 255 the following day. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Just when you get sick of seeing pairs of CP GEs, CP puts together a considerably better consist to keep things interesting. 254/255 had a pair of SD30C-ECOs bracketing a SD60 earlier in the week, however CP 5031 was replaced by CP 6248 for today's 254. CP 6248, 6238 and 5012 are shown curving under Main Street West and about to pass under Dundurn Street, having just met CP 247 at Desjardins. 254's consist returns from Buffalo on CP 255 the following day.

Caption: Just when you get sick of seeing pairs of CP GEs, CP puts together a considerably better consist to keep things interesting. 254/255 had a pair of SD30C-ECOs bracketing a SD60 earlier in the week, however CP 5031 was replaced by CP 6248 for today's 254. CP 6248, 6238 and 5012 are shown curving under Main Street West and about to pass under Dundurn Street, having just met CP 247 at Desjardins. 254's consist returns from Buffalo on CP 255 the following day.

Photographer:	Rob Smith [379] (more) (contact)
Date:	08/29/2020 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 6248 (search)
Train Symbol:	CP 254 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CP Hamilton Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Hamilton (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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2 Comments

Kevin Flood

August 29, 2020 at 9:58 pm

Very nice! I shot the SD30 once the other day and that was enough for me…much prefer the ex-SOO SD60s!
NiagaraMike11

May 22, 2022 at 8:36 am

Beauty Rob

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