There is an impressive array of diesel power at Canadian National Railways’ Kirk Yard. From left to right we see CN SD40u 6001, CN Dash 9-44CW 2646, Illinois Central GP40-2 3129 and CN SD40-2(W)... (more)
ex CN 5002 (SD40). I looked at about four sources for what the locomotive is now called (after rebuilding) and got four different answers. They were SD40-2Q, SD40u, SD40-2QRM, and SD40-3.
WC handled quite a few CP detours over the years through Upper Michigan but CN ones were much more uncommon and could have been counted on the fingers of one hand. This west coast-Montreal train w... (more)
CN 911 heads for the clear with the plow train. The Henkel & McCoy fibre plow can lay cable in minutes along the right away.
CN 6001,5074 lead a CN detour that was routed Duluth-Sault Ste. Marie-Sudbury due to problems on the CNR northern Ont. mainline.
3 units lead 2 cars into the Peace River Valley, for the Daishowa Forest company.
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