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Christmas season creates interesting consists... The Engineman is awaiting the light controlled by the TTR Scott Street Leverman, with an all CN lash up, likely off a Windsor VIA train, (unlikely a 9500 series would lead on the Kingston Sub)., Given three units plus a steam generator, the conventional consist had to be 13 plus cars.... GMD 1974 built GP40-2L(W), CN #9425, geared for 65 mph MLW 1960 built RS-18m (modified circa 1967 for Tempo service) CN #3153, geared for 80 mph MLW 1959 built RS-18, CN #3113, geared for 80 mph At TTR Jarvis Street, December 28, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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Christmas season creates interesting consists...

The Engineman is awaiting the light controlled by the TTR Scott Street Leverman,

with an all CN lash up, likely off a Windsor VIA train, (unlikely a 9500 series would lead on the Kingston Sub).,

Given three units plus a steam generator, the conventional consist had to be 13 plus cars....

GMD 1974 built GP40-2L(W), CN #9425, geared for 65 mph

MLW 1960 built RS-18m (modified circa 1967 for Tempo service) CN #3153, geared for 80 mph

MLW 1959 built RS-18, CN #3113, geared for 80 mph

At TTR Jarvis Street, December 28, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko

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Date: 12/28/1980 (search)
Railway: VIA Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 9425 (search)
Train Symbol: VIA #747 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: TTR Union (search)
City/Town: Toronto (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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  1. Stephen C. Host
    December 25, 2024 at 11:48 am

    This is unreal. If 9425 was geard for 65, does that mean they were delayed getting into Toronto? perhaps a rescue engine?
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