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The orange vested head end crew are returning from a coffee run before beginning the Windsor to Toronto journey of VIA train 72. GM's world headquarters building looms off in the distance in downtown Detroit November 30/2009.
12:23 Eastbound CBNS 306, consist: 3 Units, 3 cars
(Note direction is where the units were facing)
E/B LLPX 1508 - (GP15-1) Blue
W/B HATX 912 - (SD45-2) Grey
W/B GEXR 4022 - (GP40u) Red
CBNS bulkhead pulpwood car
2 white hoppers, last one being AEX 7634
This is my new record for most...
Two LLPX GP38-2's (2269 & 2259) lead a trio of HATX SD45-2's (910, 907, 912) over the marsh. Do to heavy grades this is not uncommon, especially with 30+ cars.
A CBNS E/B is met by a crew of city workers/contractors/RR workers (not sure which one) who were mowing the trackside grass! Needless to say they had to move. Note that the huge lash-up with 3 SD45-2's was lead by a GP15-1! One of the big boys, HATX 914 was recently released from the shops after...
How short is your train? This one is pulling four tankers with a SD45-2 and a GP38-2! HATX 912 & LLPX 2259 are on the job crossing a short trestle.