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  1. The Classics

    The Classics

    Old 40s 9531 and 5354 are in charge today.
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    • Category: Canadian National
  2. Later still...

    Later still...

    It's not as strange as 2 GMD1s pulling an SD75, but apparently the GMD1s aren't finished their tour of duty on the CN 520. CN 1410 leads today.
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    • 1410 4703 4782 520 cn gmd1 gp38-2 later still... w
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    • Category: Canada
  3. Passing the torch

    Passing the torch

    Once again 520 is short on power, hence the tramp power leading. Still no ditchlights, three zebras look right though. The GP38-2s trailing have the dubious distinction of wiping the GMD1 herd off the roster, as the preferred power of choice on the branchline. Nearly every Prairie branchline is...
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    • 1410 4703 4782 520 cn gmd1u gp38-2 gp38-2w mainline saskatoon tramp transcon watrous zebra
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  4. Modern branchline

    Modern branchline

    As late as 1999 6-axle GMD1s still roamed the Prairies. Since then much of the trackage has been ripped up, 6-axle trucks exchanged for B-Bs and units limited to yard service Yeah right! Two GMD1us of 1959 vintage lead a newer GMD offering, 1999 SD75I. Theres a 40-year technological gap in...
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    • 1412 1441 520 57870 cn gmd1u saskatoon sd75i
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Canada
  5. Hostile railfan

    Hostile railfan

    It is not unusual for the Clavet wayfreight to bring the resident railfan out. No its not me, Elijah or the visiting fan reading Branchline in his car. Last winter one of these guys tripped the Derailment Alarm ~MP 190 Watrous sub, causing at least half an hour worth of delays on the mainline...
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    • 4798 520 clavet cn fox gp38-2(w) gp38-2w mainline saskatoon watrous wayfreight zebra
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Detail Photos
  6. Second Hand News

    Second Hand News

    Let me down in the tall grass. The 520 is what ultimatley got me out of the house that day. The 107 was right behind him.
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    • 520 cn grass hand news open second tall
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    • Category: Canada
  7. So Very Alone

    So Very Alone

    This NAHX is the only one of it's kind in an otherwise solid block block of CN 388000 bathtubs.
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    • 520 cn hopper nahx
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    • Category: Freight Cars
  8. Home from work

    Home from work

    CN 520 apparently didn't have anything to bring back from Clavet, so he ran to the yard light. CN 4703 was on the point, with 4796 and 4782. And yet, no caboose!
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    • 4703 520 cn from gp38-2 home light locomotive move power work
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    • Category: Canada
  9. CN 4796

    CN 4796

    Freshly painted GP38-2W leads a trio of GP38-2's home on a wayfreight. Don't be fooled by the rosy picture, I've cropped out 4703's primer color cab for a reason. 4:09pm CN 520 (W/B) 1 minute CN 4796-4782-4703 9 hoppers/11 tankers/34 hoppers
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    • 4703 4782 4796 520 cn fresh gp38-2 gp38-2w local mainline paint saskatoon sub transcon turn watrous wayfreight zebra
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canadian National



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