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  1. So long CN 4779

    So long CN 4779

    Wrecked and retired in 2004, this classic CN zebra widecab was stored for years in Edmonton before being sold to NRE. Pictured here on its final mainline/CN/Canadian trip. Maybe it will be fixed up and turned into a lessor? Not a lot of those units running with widecabs... Not sure why CN...
  2. CN survivor

    CN survivor

    In the last 10 years CN shrank their GP40-2LW/GP40-2W fleet from ~280 to about 60. Hence these engines are now rare. I've only seen them three times this year and I railfan the CN main fairly often. Statistically the IC SD40 series (SD40-2/SD40-3/SD40-2R etc.) is twce as common in the area...
  3. CN 452 Sep 27 '07

    CN 452 Sep 27 '07

    Today's 452 is a very special train. It has about 1/2 the usual cars and a GP40-2LW leading. Although he had lots of tankers mid-train, he looks like a unit potash on the curve. 9:13am, CN 452, 56 cars CN 9437-5359 (zebra-CN NA) 1 bulkhead, 3 coil cut, 30 hoppers (12 cut up front, 15 on the...
  4. CN 452

    CN 452

    Two SD50F's are working hard to get 452 up to speed. Normally this train runs on the PNL, however CN has permanently detoured it to the mainline on the Saskatoon, SK - Portage, MB portion.
  5. Loads and Empties

    Loads and Empties

    A CSX empty coal train meets a loaded coal train at Hamlet, NC.


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