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A moment in time: branchline power. MLW 1957 built RS-18 CP Rail #8730; GMD 1959 built SW1200RS CP Rail #8142 plus unknown ALCO 194x built #7xxx. CP Rail 8142 to Black River & Western in 1999. Most RS-18 rebuilt in the 1800 series 1980 to 1989. Note the fuel storage in the background, the furnace oil tank for the crew shanty and the vertical fuel tank behind the van. At CP Rail Woodstock, January 21, 1980 Kodak Tri X negative by S.Danko.
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A moment in time: branchline power.

MLW 1957 built RS-18 CP Rail #8730; GMD 1959 built SW1200RS CP Rail #8142 plus unknown ALCO 194x built #7xxx.

CP Rail 8142 to Black River & Western in 1999. Most RS-18 rebuilt in the 1800 series 1980 to 1989.

Note the fuel storage in the background, the furnace oil tank for the crew shanty and the vertical fuel tank behind the van.

At CP Rail Woodstock, January 21, 1980 Kodak Tri X negative by S.Danko.

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Date: 01/21/1980 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP Rail 8730 (search)
Train Symbol: n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CP Rail Woodstock (search)
City/Town: Woodstock (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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2 Comments
  1. RonaldB
    March 8, 2025 at 11:36 pm

    A great photo that brings back memories. The MLW switcher in the background is most likely S-3 6589 or 6590. I don’t recall ever seeing a 7000 series at Woodstock. The preferred position for units posted at Woodstock was to have thew face east. Most times you see them facing that way.

  2. Peter Newman
    March 10, 2025 at 1:41 pm

    Tri-X (400-ISO) is a very versatile film. As demonstrated in this image, it can be ideal for capturing the gritty nature of railroading. Well done, Sir!
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