8-40cm

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  1. Canadian Imports

    Canadian Imports

    Two of BC Rail's cowl units enjoy the golden light of a setting sun.
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  2. IC 6200 SD40-3

    IC 6200 SD40-3

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    • Category: Canadian National
  3. BC Rail #4621

    BC Rail #4621

    Rare BC Rail Dash8-40CM only 26 ordered this was on a 536 axle southbound manifest today going thru M.P.-18 Edmonds Wa. BNSF 2/22/2009
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  4. Walker Fuel

    Walker Fuel

    CN SD70I & BCOL Dash 8-40CM get fuelled at Walker shops. Note the twisty rail in the foreground. Id probably be shot for taking a similar photo at the Saskatoon shops (recall http://tinyurl.com/69r8jh) side street access makes all the difference in Edmonton.
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    • Category: Canadian National
  5. Follow the bird

    Follow the bird

    December 18th, 2007 MP 189 CN Watrous sub 12:24pm CN 357, 122 cars CN 2447-GT 6227 107 center-beams/13 tankers/2 autoracks When I turned on the scanner this morning, 357 was the first train I heard. Naturally I was sure I'd miss it, but a couple hours later he was still sitting in the...
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    • Category: Canada
  6. Two of a kind

    Two of a kind

    BC Rail & CN purchased all but three Dash 8-40CM's. Who could have guessed back then that CN would take over BC Rail and put the D8's together on many of their trains. You can see the CN/BCOL differences pretty well in this photo, for instance one less engine opening on the BCOL unit's...
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    • Category: Canada
  7. CN 2450 Dash 8-40CM

    CN 2450 Dash 8-40CM

    Although barely a teenager at 15 years old, this unit is showing quite a bit of wear and tear - just look at those amazing safety stripes on the frame. 3 varieties there - shiny, dirty and the original white. The primer panel under the cab doesn't look pretty either.
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    • Category: Canadian National
  8. Railfan with a friend

    Railfan with a friend

    Whenever I go to railfan Difienbaker park, a fellow railfan Elijah, usually comes along with me since he lives nearby. On this day we're shooting a E/B manifest with two Dash 8-40CM's for power! One CN, the other BCOL. As we were standing side by side our photo's turned out identical, so I'll...
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  9. Two Dash 8-40CM's

    Two Dash 8-40CM's

    Two Dash 8-40CM's, CN 2426 and BC Rail 4624 (Dash 8-40CMu, upgraded to 4400hp) lead a mixed.
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    • Category: Canada
  10. BLE again

    BLE again

    It seems BLE 903 is now permanently stock in Canada, this time ttrailing CN 2401 on an eastbound lumber train.
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  11. Draper taper trio

    Draper taper trio

    Three draper taper units, SD60F Dash 8-40CM SD60F, CN 5523, 2430, 5510 on an intermodal, smoking.
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  12. Away they draper tapers go

    Away they draper tapers go

    Three draper taper units, SD60F Dash 8-40CM SD60F, CN 5523, 2430, 5510 on an intermodal.
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    • Category: Canada




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