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  1. City pair

    City pair

    CN 2727 (2005 Dash 9-44CW, rebuild CN 2667) & BC Rail 763 (SD40-2) lead a westbound intemrodal on the mainline.
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    • 2727 763 9-44cw bc dash intemrodal jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Canada
  2. GCFX 6072

    GCFX 6072

    50 SD40-3's just like this one (rebuilt CN SD40's) have been around CN for a while now. But recently they've been all bought back by CN and are being patched up and renumberedas WC. Most are still in the GCFX sheme though.
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    • 6072 gcfx jct mainline portage sd40-3 wc winnipeg
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  3. BC Rail 4624

    BC Rail 4624

    BC Rail Dash 8-40CMu's are now the most common foreign power on CN. It used to be GCFX/WC SD40-3's. Oddly it was trailing a CN Dash 8-40CM.
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    • 4624 8-40cmu bc dash jct mainline portage rail winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  4. Made in 2005

    Made in 2005

    CN 2727, Dash 9-44CW, rebuild CN 2667, is just two weeks old here.
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    • 2667 2727 9-44cw brand cab cn dash jct mainline new portage rebuild winnipeg
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Canadian National
  5. BC Rail 763

    BC Rail 763

    BC Rail 763, SD40-2, trailing CN 2727 on a westbound intermodal.
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    • 763 bc jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  6. BC Rail SD40-2

    BC Rail SD40-2

    BC Rail 763 looks fine no matter where it goes.
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    • 763 bc bell detail jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Detail Photos
  7. CN logo

    CN logo

    What looks like a SD70I/SD75I is on many CN containers, being a one unit wonder pulling an intermodal.
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    • cn intemrodal jct mainline one portage sd70i sd75i unit wonder
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Freight Cars
  8. Wheels...

    Wheels...

    Living in a major RR hub both for CN, CP & VIA, I see wheel movements quite often, ussually they're on platforms that are on mixed trains. CN however occasionally put them up on intermodals as in this case.
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    • cn jct mainline portage wheels
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Creative Photos
  9. CN Dash 9-44CW

    CN Dash 9-44CW

    After seing more then 60 of these, I finally got a roster that I'm happy with. Leading a BC Rail SD40-2 helped.
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    • 2576 750 9-44cw bc cn dash jct mainline portage rail roster sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Canadian National
  10. BC Rail 750 (SD40-2)

    BC Rail 750 (SD40-2)

    Until recently these units could only be found in BC or as lessors, when BC Rail sold them. Now CN runs them on Intermodals!
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    • 750 bc jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  11. Daily lumber

    Daily lumber

    I railfanned in a 2 places today, catching CN, CP, CEFX, SOO, BC Rail, & GCFX (WC). The reason I chose this shot, is because it's a regular train with nothing special about it, exept for the non-CN trailing unit.
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    • 5732 6079 cn gcfx jct lumber mainline portage sd40-3 sd75i wc winnipeg
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Canada
  12. 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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    • 2401 8-40cm 903 ble cn dash jct mainline portage sd40t-3 winnipeg
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Canada
  13. Ordinary world

    Ordinary world

    Original GP9 in everyday service, running daily on the mainline. Sometimes long-hood forward.
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    • 1685 bnsf gp9 jct local mainline portage winnipeg
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Canada
  14. Track Inspection

    Track Inspection

    Modern track inspection is ussually done in hi-rail trucks, like this one. While they look cool, they did replace the motorcars.
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    • cn gmc hi-rail hirail inspection jct mainline pickup portage track truck
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  15. VIA 6444

    VIA 6444

    I was trying to get a "curve shot", but I zoomed in too much, coming up with this roster instead. VIA 6444 & 6435, both F40PH-2's, leading VIA #2, eastbound Canadian.
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    • 6435 6444 canadian f40ph-2 jct mainline portage roster via winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: VIA Rail / Canada
  16. BLE 903 - SD40T-3

    BLE 903 - SD40T-3

    BLE 903, SD40T-3, rebuild ex-SP SD45T-2, trailing CN 5251, SD40-2(W). Sure looks pretty.
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    • 5251 903 ble cn jct mainline portage sd40-2(w) sd40-2w sd40t-3 sd45t-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Canadian National
  17. BLE guest on CN

    BLE guest on CN

    BLE 903, SD40T-3, rebuild ex-SP SD45T-2, trailing CN 5251, SD40-2(W). Sure looks pretty.
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    • 5251 903 ble cn curve jct mainline portage sd40-2(w) sd40-2w sd40t-3 sd45t-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Canada
  18. CEMR local

    CEMR local

    Curently CEMR owns 7 ex-CN GP9RM's and 3 ex-CP SW1200 series locos (or something close), yet all they send my way in CEMR 4001 & 4002, the GP9RM's I've been catching since 2003. Oh well, they do look good though.
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    • 4001 4002 cemr ex-cn gp9rm jct mainline portage winnipeg
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  19. Rio Grande on CN

    Rio Grande on CN

    DRGW, SD40T-2, tunnel motor has made it all the way to Canada, on a CN Intermodal. CN isn't big on foreign power, so this was a real nice catch, heading on an eastbound.
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    • 5401 5733 cn drgw intermodal jct mainline portage sd40t-2 sd75i unpatched up winnipeg
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Canada
  20. Mainline meet in the Rain

    Mainline meet in the Rain

    As the local returns from the cement plant, it's being passed by an eastbound. Power: CN 2626 & 2531 (Dash 9-44CW's) and an unidentified CN SD75I or SD70I. The power for the local: CN 271 (GP9 slug) CN 7267 (GP9RM)
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    • 2531 2626 271 7267 9-44cw cn curve dash gp9 gp9rm jct mainline meet portage rain sd70i sd75i slug winnipeg
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Canada


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