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The Roberts Bank coal export terminal originally served just CP trains, then added CN traffic, then BN petroleum coke from Cherry Point refinery in Washington state. Seen here, the New Westminster Local with a pair of BN GP9s, 1629 and 1627, is departing Gulf, about five miles from Roberts Bank, with empties, on Thursday 1979-07-19.
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Caption: The Roberts Bank coal export terminal originally served just CP trains, then added CN traffic, then BN petroleum coke from Cherry Point refinery in Washington state. Seen here, the New Westminster Local with a pair of BN GP9s, 1629 and 1627, is departing Gulf, about five miles from Roberts Bank, with empties, on Thursday 1979-07-19.

Photographer:
Ken Perry [184] (more) (contact)
Date: 1979-07-19 (search)
Railway: British Columbia Harbours Board Railway (search)
Reporting Marks: BN 1629 (search)
Train Symbol: Coal Empties east (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Port sub. (17.7) (search)
City/Town: Delta (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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2 Comments
  1. Ken Perry
    June 30, 2024 at 12:55 pm

    Since then, Gulf siding has been extended east and had two tracks added, as shown at https://maps.app.goo.gl/V4Sq8Lqm6pBQWEvq5?g_st=im. And Roberts Bank itself has blossomed from a small coal port to a massive intermodal terminal in addition to the coal traffic.

  2. Stephen C. Host
    July 9, 2024 at 11:58 am

    Wow, very nice, nice to see BN action in Canada.
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