Fantastic, thanks for sharing this shot of the FMs!
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Wow! Nice sharp image of CP FM's Bill, more please?
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Funny, I was just looking at a bunch of pictures from here earlier today...I love FMs, and all I can say is that this is a great picture and I hope to see more from the Crowsnest to the Kettle from you!
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Excellent photo, Bill !
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Awesome CP FM shot!
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I was just here on Sunday and it sure looks different now! New power lines, lots more track, and the highway now crosses at grade. Excellent image!
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FM's - you won't get no static at all posting here! Classic Hoopervision!
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I am a CPR fan and an FM fan. You have my attention. This shot is excellent.
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Wonderful shot, thanks for sharing.
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When I was much younger in 1968 I worked as a brakeman out of Revelstoke, BC. Occasionally FMs from the Cranbrook Division found their way up to our division. We all hated them!!! They were awkward to work from. Look at those steep, shin-banging steps. The windows were ridiculously narrow. But, what really drove us nuts was their absolute unreliability. We were lucky if we ever got home. Sure, they had an interesting dual crankshaft, valveless engine that apparently worked OK in submarines in WW II, but it's a drag when half your units crap out struggling up the hill to Glacier in 1968. Only the legendary cheapness of the CPR kept them from the scrappers' torches.
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