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    Outsider query on freight bumper posts

    Hi All, I am from the UK and am really interested in the heavy haul freight in the US and Canada. I'm trying to find out more and more about this fascinating area. One thing I think I have noticed is that in North America there are very few (perhaps none) bumping posts (what we call 'buffer...
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    Worst Class One Branch Line

    This was scary to film.
  3. ONR 220 APCU

    ONR 220 APCU

    Great shortline action - former AMTRAK F40 trailing a former GO Transit commuter coach turned baggage car on former CN trackage. Freight engines leading.
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    • amtk 317 f40ph cn cochrane on ex go transit coach onr 416 baggage car polar bear express station switch stand yard
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    • Category: VIA Rail / Canada
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    Why so much foriegn power on CN?

    Lately it seems that half of the CN trains I see have at least one unit of foreign power. BNSF seems to be most popular, followed by UP and then it is a mixed bag. Today a Wisconsin Central, a couple days ago a Kansas City Southern. Other days, paint schemes I don't recognize or they went by...
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    Strange cars on CN

    I have seen two CN trains with all very small hopper cars. They are about half the length of a grain hopper and not as high and they have straight/flat sides. The train I saw today I am guessing was two miles long. And it had distributed power on the tail end. I didn't see the forward half of...
  6. CN 2640

    CN 2640

    In the golden colors of sunset CN 2640 heads south to places unknown.
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    • 2640 9-44cw burlington c44-9w canadian cn dash ef-644d electric ge general national railroad sunset train un
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  7. Bathed in Morning Light

    Bathed in Morning Light

    Only a day after the Winter Solstice this southbound CN train makes its way through the quiet Wisconsin countryside on a sunny but cold morning.
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    • 2329 canadian cn electric es44dc ge general junction national richfield rugby snow states united usa winter wisconsin
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  8. CP 143 23-6-15

    CP 143 23-6-15

    • Romet
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    • 8560 8846 ac4400cw cn erie es44ac fort rights running
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  9. CN 102 11-4-15

    CN 102 11-4-15

    Nothing special about this train - very common at this time. Friend just asked for pictures, so I edited them.
    • Romet
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    • 102 8841 8889 cn dpu ims intermodal saskatoon sd70m-2
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    • Category: Canadian National
  10. New on the CN Togo Sub.

    New on the CN Togo Sub.

    CN 192 at Grandview, MB. with unit 5459 and 87 Well Cars at Main Street Crossing 10:47 hrs.
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    • 192 cn
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    • Category: Canada
  11. CN PNL

    CN PNL

    CN 853 stopped at Grandview and spotted 4 Grain Producer Cars on the back track. Units BCOL 4614, CN 5681 with 79 hopper cars pulled out of Grandview.
    • chaloner2008
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    • 853 cn
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canada
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    2014_10_09_0367_edited-1

    CN 403 on the Togo Subdivision Units 2511, BCOL 4625, 4790, 5281 coming up to Dutton Siding and the P&H Elevator with 149 cars.
    • chaloner2008
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    • 403 cn
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canadian National
  13. CN 546 on Carberry Subdivision

    CN 546 on Carberry Subdivision

    CN 546 stopped outside of Brandon. MB. on the Carberry Sub. to pick-up the rest of the crew.
    • chaloner2008
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    • 546 cn
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canada
  14. WC 3018 Trailing on CN L516

    WC 3018 Trailing on CN L516

    One of the three WC left in paint on the CN.
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    • 3018 cn gp40 l516 wc
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  15. Jersey In Galena, IL

    Jersey In Galena, IL

    NS 1071 leading CN M337 westbound through the historic town in northwest Illinois.
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    • 1071 cn jersey ns
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  16. CN on Clear Cold Day

    CN on Clear Cold Day

    CN 852 has just passed an P&H Elevator at Dutton, MB. on the Togo Sub. with 3 units and 39 cars. The lead unit is down and 852 had to drop cars at Togo. The cold was at -25C (-13F)
    • chaloner2008
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    • 852 cn
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Canada
  17. CN 2854 ES44AC

    CN 2854 ES44AC

    A new AC Locomotive on the Togo Subdivision which is the first 2800 DP Unit I have seen this Winter of 2013-14 on a 105 car train.
    • chaloner2008
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    • cn es44ac
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    • Category: Canadian National
  18. CN 8100 Southbound @ Hester, LA

    CN 8100 Southbound @ Hester, LA

    Side shot of CN 8100 on its way to Memphis.
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    • 1206 8100 cn emdx sd70ace-p6
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  19. CN 8100 Southbound @ Hester, LA

    CN 8100 Southbound @ Hester, LA

    This is CN 8100 on A419 from Geismar, LA to Memphis. I would like to point out this is formally EMDX 1206. This was caught on 1/16/14.
    • bpetit
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    • 1206 8100 cn emdx sd70ace-p6
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  20. First ES44AC on Togo Sub.

    First ES44AC on Togo Sub.

    CN 314 at Grandview where in the lead was 2806 ES44AC with 5730 and 113 cars. The lead unit was for West of Edmonton when they were first purchased for trains to the coast and Prince Rupert I guess they run now as far as Winnipeg?
    • chaloner2008
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    • 2806 cn es44ac
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    • Category: Canadian National


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