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...the CP Rail Oshawa yard job - servicing the GM yard...in Oshawa


Power: 1980 remanufactured MLW RS-18u #1804 (was #8740) and  GMD 1959 built SW1200RS  #8130 /  8143  / 8157 


Some 8100's rebuilt 1981-1985: #8130 to CP#1275;  #8142  sold to Black River & Western in 1999; #8157  to CP#1243. 


At the 401 / CP Rail overpass, April 19, 1981 Kodachrome by S.Danko


BTW, in the foreground, that's a  Michigan built '76 to '80   Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare –  Chrysler's successor to the Dart, Duster, Valiant series. Aspen / Volare could be ordered with a Mopar 360 cubic inch (5.9 Litre,  two barrel carburetor) V-8 with a floor mounted four speed manual transmission, although it seemed that most were built with the 225 cubic inch slant six and a 3 speed automatic.


And at that time the 401 was simple: two lanes each direction.


sdfourty
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...the CP Rail Oshawa yard job - servicing the GM yard...in Oshawa

Power: 1980 remanufactured MLW RS-18u #1804 (was #8740) and GMD 1959 built SW1200RS #8130 / 8143 / 8157

Some 8100's rebuilt 1981-1985: #8130 to CP#1275; #8142 sold to Black River & Western in 1999; #8157 to CP#1243.

At the 401 / CP Rail overpass, April 19, 1981 Kodachrome by S.Danko

BTW, in the foreground, that's a Michigan built '76 to '80 Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare – Chrysler's successor to the Dart, Duster, Valiant series. Aspen / Volare could be ordered with a Mopar 360 cubic inch (5.9 Litre, two barrel carburetor) V-8 with a floor mounted four speed manual transmission, although it seemed that most were built with the 225 cubic inch slant six and a 3 speed automatic.

And at that time the 401 was simple: two lanes each direction.

sdfourty

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Date: 04/19/1981 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP Rail 1804 (search)
Train Symbol: CP Rail 1804 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: GM Oshawa yard (search)
City/Town: Oshawa (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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  1. Great historical capture, boxcars, SW’s, Dominion trailers, a 4 lane 401, and one of The Big 3 Automakers, all in one image

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