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This is my very first photo as a Railfan.
In september 99, I've made a trip to the desert (Atacama, Chile) and I found in the middle of nowhere this station and this lonely boxcar, which it have been taking sun for more than 40 years.
Its a sad and hard dead, the dry weather didnt corrodes metal.
One can only guess how old this boxcar really is. The original paint dates prior to script, so 1940's? Hard to believe it's still roadworthy in 2008, even if it is used as a rolling shed.
How odd he looks next to a modern IMS double-stack. No such thing when he originally rolled the country...
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40'
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boxcar
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cpr
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saskatoon
sutherland
Saw this old lamp in the round house In Leadville,Co.Home of the Leadville Colorado& southern . The only draw back to this drop light is when you are working with it.And you drop it their is a hot time to be had!
CP's AC4400CW fleet is not HEP equipped, thus this flat is used to provide power to the Holiday train. It has to be the best looking in the fleet - ironic since its one of the oldest, of '72 heritage. Lots of them still around in regular IMS service, probably the oldest IMS cars on any Class I...
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box
container
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flat
hep
holiday
ims
old
reefer
saskatoon
stack
sutherland
train
Old Sydney Colilleries 25, a 1900 built BLW 2-4-0, nee 2-4-0T used to work Cape Breton, until retirement in 1962. I've been to Old Sydney, and am sad to say that with the excpetion of a spur serving a scrap yard, there are no RR industries left (my 2006 Nova Sctotia map lied!). Although plenty...
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2-4-0
2-4-0t
25
coilleries
exporail
montreal
museum
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sydney
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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2450
8-40cm
cn
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frame
old
panel
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safety
saskatoon
stripe
Lots of old junk comes through Sutherland in the form of MOW gondolas - I've seen 1950's and 40's build dates, but 1937 is a new record.
My grandma was 1 years old when this thing was built, and its still rolling! Unlike the other MOW gondolas I've seen, this one is sadly not original paint...
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1937
ancient
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saskatoon
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vitnage
Today most of CP's hi-rail equipement is either wearing the white beaver sheme of the yellow CP Rail paint. Here we have a cross-over of the two, a classic yellow "CP Rail paint" Chevy SUV with the beaver decals and safety stripes added for a modern look. I love it, looks just like...
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2500
chevrolet
chevy
hi-rail
hirail
luggage
old
rack
safety
saskatoon
school
stripes
sutherland
suv
tire
What looks like a fairly old CN truck, is still at it, being a flatbed for a snow blower, these are normally attached to brooms, very common on both CN & CP, both are yellow too!
PS. The state of Maine is in the background. Right behind me is the CN crew residence.
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blower
broom
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snow
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Old dry flowers and an old railroad car. Are an odd pair.Then they come together in a park. And some how it becomes art to some. And to others its still just odd. I see both sides .And you?What do you see?
SD40-2s in Saskatchewan? Thats right. The second unit just happens to be one of thoes old GEC patch jobs to boot! I didn't catch the numbers, but I beleive the second unit is CN 6941.
This is exactally what it looks like. An old railway telephone post. It was none but 4 yearts ago, that these litterred the north side of the Watrous subdivision at Riverview, but now thay are but a remnant of a time past...
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