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  1. NREX 5078

    NREX 5078

    "Another" ex-UP SD50 comes through town on lease from NREX. Pretty good lash-up too. CP 9022, the third-last "SD40-2" is behind him, one of only two SD40-2'F's in the dual flag sheme; one unit ahead is 5585, one of the oldest SD40-2's still on CP's roster. 8:41am CP 456...
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    • 5078 ex-up nrex patch saskatoon sd50 sutherland up
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    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  2. NREX 5081

    NREX 5081

    Facing a major power shortage, CP has decided to lease ~50 NREX SD40/SD45/SD50 derivatives from NREX, about half of which are ex-CP/SOO SD40-2's. So far only two have come through town, NREX 5081 and his twin, 5078. "Real" UP engines are regulars as well, sadly they are limited to...
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    • 5081 ex-up nrex patch saskatoon sd50 sutherland up
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    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  3. CN 8802

    CN 8802

    Brand new CN 8802 showed up at Riverview today on a Westbound stack train. Note he is trailing CN 2523, the first CN standard cab Dash-9.
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    • 8802 cn riverview saskatoon sd70m-2
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    • Category: Canadian National
  4. Tune-up?

    Tune-up?

    As the GP7u/GP9u switcher pair works in the background, this truck is visiting the Radio shops. He later had his hood open and CP employees working around the bed, so its likely not radio related.
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    • cp hi-rail hirail saskatoon sutherland truck
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  5. CN 347

    CN 347

    Taken from Saskatoon's oldest cemerary. 8:41am, CN 347, 94 cars CN 5714-5346 (CN-zebra) 17 boxcars (8 cut up front), 64 center-beams (cuts: 13+45 on the back), 7 CN covered gondolas (6 cut), 1 hopper, 5 tankers
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    • 347 5346 5714 bridge cn river saskatoon sd40-2w sd75i
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    • Category: Canada
  6. CN survivor

    CN survivor

    In the last 10 years CN shrank their GP40-2LW/GP40-2W fleet from ~280 to about 60. Hence these engines are now rare. I've only seen them three times this year and I railfan the CN main fairly often. Statistically the IC SD40 series (SD40-2/SD40-3/SD40-2R etc.) is twce as common in the area...
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    • 452 5359 9437 bridge cn gp40-2lw potash river saskatoon sd40-2w
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    • Category: Canadian National
  7. CN 452 Sep 27 '07

    CN 452 Sep 27 '07

    Today's 452 is a very special train. It has about 1/2 the usual cars and a GP40-2LW leading. Although he had lots of tankers mid-train, he looks like a unit potash on the curve. 9:13am, CN 452, 56 cars CN 9437-5359 (zebra-CN NA) 1 bulkhead, 3 coil cut, 30 hoppers (12 cut up front, 15 on the...
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    • 452 5359 9437 bridge cn gp40-2lw potash river saskatoon sd40-2w
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    • Category: Canada
  8. CEFX 102+108

    CEFX 102+108

    Two CEFX SD90MAC's are about to take 104 to Winnipeg. Note the letters T.A. on the snow plow.
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    • 102 104 108 cefx cp saskatoon sd90mac sutherland
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    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  9. Golden glow

    Golden glow

    CEFX 102 along with twin CEFX 108 lead CP 104 out of the yard onto the mainline. I cropped out the red switchstand, as not to disturb color. Not sure why there's a golden glow on the SD90MAC long-hood, as the sun is right behind him.
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    • 102 104 108 cefx cp glow golden saskatoon sd90mac sunrise sutherland
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    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  10. CP 3016 (GP38AC)

    CP 3016 (GP38AC)

    Finally managed a good GP38AC roster, just before the Geep left town for Wilkie, SK. This is my third catch to date. He may be wearing relatively new paint, but the primer on the roof says he's an old unit, the oldest un-rebuilt series on the CPR. In case you're wondering what's behind it...
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    • 3016 457 cp gp38ac saskatoon sutherland
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    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  11. Grinding

    Grinding

    He may be wearing a skirt, but you can still see sparks fly in-between the rails! Sure looks like a GE 80T from a distance, especially with those dithlights. Althogh he may look dirty, this is actually he's clean side, the other one is covered in grinding dust, or whatever is it this machine...
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    • 10 cp grinder j j-10 j10 loram mow rail-grinder railgrinder saskatoon sutherland
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  12. Grind it up!

    Grind it up!

    Finally managed to catch a Railgrinder in action, even though this is the 'mini' version, it's still impressive. Note the camera pointed down at the track, the fire extinguishers on the sides and the bucket on the front porch. Sure looks like a re-worked GE 80T. Only a few weeks ago these...
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    • 10 cp grinder j j-10 j10 loram mow rail-grinder railgrinder saskatoon sutherland
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  13. Good morning

    Good morning

    Two MOW workers discuss the upcoming grinding project, involving a LORAM Railgrinder along with other more traditional equipement pieces such as a tamper and broom. Note the trucks paint. It's classic CP Rail Systems, re-patched in the modern CPR flavor. That way the whole truck doesn't need...
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    • cp gmc hi-rail hirail mow saskatoon sutherland truck
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  14. Battle scar

    Battle scar

    CP 8559 looks like your average CP AC4400CW, wearing a beaver and toasted, until you look at the front and see the right dithlight missing. Weather someone knocked it with a baseball bat or he hit a car, this AC4400CW came through to the shops and is now waiting for a spare. I didn't spot...
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    • 8558 ac4400cw beaver cp ditchlight dith light saskatoon scar sutherland
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    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  15. Aging gracefully?

    Aging gracefully?

    CP 5604, is one of the oldest SD40-2's on the CP roster. Had it not been for the current power shortage, she would have long been retired and sold to NREX. The many primer spots on the dual flags paintjob confirm its sad status.
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    • 5604 cp d/f dual flag flags saskatoon sd40-2 sutherland
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  16. Tie unloader

    Tie unloader

    I've been looking forward to capture one of these, after seing photos of them on RRF for years. This gon is part of ~15 piece MOW set that includes gondolas loaded with ties, a BRANDT truck, tampers, tie cranes and more casual MOW equipement like hi-rail trucks. Sure is odd to see a yellow...
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    • cp crane deer gondola john mow saskatoon service services sutherland tie ties unloader
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    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  17. Ties for sale?

    Ties for sale?

    Two MOW Service CP gondolas loaded with ties, way over their sides. I'm guessing these are new ties, since this tie unloader was one car away: http://tinyurl.com/3752k9 In comparison CN transports their ties on regular center-beams. Note that "CP Rail" and the numbers have been...
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    • cp gondola mow saskatoon service services sutherland ties
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    • Category: Unusual Loads
  18. IC 6115 (ex-BN SD40-2)

    IC 6115 (ex-BN SD40-2)

    Like its ex-BN SD40-2 brothers (IC 6100 series), this unit was to be re-built into a SD40-3, however CN decided otherwise and simply gave it a new paint job. You can see the "CN touch" on the peeling frame safety stripe. Aside from BCOL units and WC SD40-3's, this is the most common...
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    • 304 6115 bn cn ex-bn ic icg saskatoon sd40-2
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    • Category: Canadian National
  19. CN 5548 SD60F

    CN 5548 SD60F

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    • 346 5405 5548 cn saskatoon sd50f sd60f
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    • Category: Canadian National
  20. EPCO tanker

    EPCO tanker

    TIMX tankers are fairly common on CN, although I've never noticed the EPCO decal before.
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    • 311 cn epco saskatoon tanker timx
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    • Category: Freight Cars


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