Railpictures.ca - Stephen C. Host Photo: JLCX 3502, a GP35 formerly of the Denver and Rio Grande, has its gyrolight rotating while the crew close the gate on WP Warehousing’s property. The GIO crew will return to the N&ST Spur and head back toward the Grimsby sub to cross over onto the Thorold spur. Formerly known as the Grantham Subdivision in the CN days, in the GIO days this line was officially called, on their timetable and paperwork the N&ST Spur. This locomotive was returned to JLCX and is no longer being used by GIO. What a treat this was to hear this thing working though, I enjoy any EMD with a turbo. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

JLCX 3502, a GP35 formerly of the Denver and Rio Grande, has its gyrolight rotating while the crew close the gate on WP Warehousing's property. The GIO crew will return to the N&ST Spur and head back toward the Grimsby sub to cross over onto the Thorold spur. Formerly known as the Grantham Subdivision in the CN days, in the GIO days this line was officially called, on their timetable and paperwork the N&ST Spur. This locomotive was returned to JLCX and is no longer being used by GIO. What a treat this was to hear this thing working though, I enjoy any EMD with a turbo.

Caption: JLCX 3502, a GP35 formerly of the Denver and Rio Grande, has its gyrolight rotating while the crew close the gate on WP Warehousing's property. The GIO crew will return to the N&ST Spur and head back toward the Grimsby sub to cross over onto the Thorold spur. Formerly known as the Grantham Subdivision in the CN days, in the GIO days this line was officially called, on their timetable and paperwork the N&ST Spur. This locomotive was returned to JLCX and is no longer being used by GIO. What a treat this was to hear this thing working though, I enjoy any EMD with a turbo.

Photographer:	Stephen C. Host [1544] (more) (contact)
Date:	6/2/2021 (search)
Railway:	GIO Rail (search)
Reporting Marks:	JLCX 3502 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	N&ST Spur (search)
City/Town:	St. Catharines (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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8 Comments

rsmith

September 18, 2024 at 8:06 am

Historic photo in many respects. One correction though, that’s just an amber beacon, not a gyro-light. Gyro-lights were in the headlight housing.
Stephen C. Host

September 18, 2024 at 8:40 am

Roger that – thanks for the note. All I know is this one rotates and isn’t a modern flashing kind.
Jacob Patterson

September 18, 2024 at 10:56 am

This unit is currently at LDS is it not?
Stephen C. Host

September 18, 2024 at 11:35 am

It was in July at least. It arrived in March.
Matthew Whiteley

September 18, 2024 at 9:57 pm

3502 is still at LDS
Stephen C. Host

September 19, 2024 at 1:27 pm

Thanks.
DoctaPinklaces

September 19, 2024 at 3:42 pm

Gio suffered many issues with this unit during its time here. I think it was sidelined more so than not. Nice to have a colourful unit here for once though.
Stephen C. Host

February 27, 2025 at 8:28 pm

3502 was at LDS for joint inspection and return so no longer a GIO unit. J&L Consulting contracted LDS to modernize the unit : rewired (60 year old wires in that environment break down..!) de-turboed, new control system along with many other improvements. It’s now a GP38-3 headed to Dow in Prentiss AB.

The Amber Beacon also seems to have been removed.

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