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  1. Strange lash-up on a local

    Strange lash-up on a local

    I've been observing this local for almost two years now. It performs switching at Fort Rouge yard, local job to Fort Garry Industrial Park #2 (aka former Manitoba Sugar site) and to the cement plant, which is where this local is coming from. I've seen the following lash-ups for power, with an *...
    • Romet
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    • 233 7220 7517 cn gp38-2 gp9 gp9rm jct local mainline portage slug spring strnage winnipeg yard
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Canada
  2. Weston Trio

    Weston Trio

    3/5 trains that were waiting to head out west. CEFX 1012 with another CP AC4400CW on an intermodal, and in the backround, CP 5707, SD40-2, and a GP35 slug, CP 1127, powered by CP 3027, GP38-2. Those two were switching.
    • Romet
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    • 1012 1127 3027 5707 ac4400cw cefx cp gp35 gp38-2 intermodal sd40-2 slug trio winnipeg yard
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  3. Working all year round

    Working all year round

    CN crew works in winter and spring. If you look really carefuly, you'll notice that the slugs are different. In the top photo it's YBU-4, in the bottom one it's a S-3. Most often it's a GP9 slug though. The power is always GP9RM. CN 7213 & 203 CN 7251 & 268
    • Romet
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    • 203 268 7213 7251 cn gp9rm jct mainline portage s-3 slug spring winnipeg winter ybu-4
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Canadian National
  4. 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)
    • Romet
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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
  5. CN yard job

    CN yard job

    CN 7218 & 224, both GP9's, one a GP9RM, the other a slug, pulling a mixed freight into the yard. The pair then went on switching.
    • Romet
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    • 224 7118 cn fort gp9 gp9rm rouge slug winnipeg yard
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canadian National
  6. CN local

    CN local

    CN 7273, GP9RM and a GP9 slug are pulling 1/2 dozen cars through the industries. One of my first digital photos. Glad I could catch it in action. The local runs a couple times per week.
    • Romet
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    • 7273 cn fort garry gp9 gp9rm industrial local park slug winnipeg
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Canadian National
  7. So Long, Slugger

    So Long, Slugger

    Still in revenue serivice and original paint, this Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England SW9 and slug set waits to make a pick up on a dreary morning.
    • Urban D Kaye
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    • pbne pennsylvania slug sw9
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  8. Old meets new

    Old meets new

    How many Class I Railways still have a SW8 on roster, switching IMS? The unit has since been put in storage. CP 1010, SW8 slug, pulling an intermodal. Powered by a GP9u.
    • Romet
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    • 1010 cp ims intermodal multimark slug sw8 winnipeg yard
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  9. Slug leading

    Slug leading

    CN 278, GP9 slug, leads a local, with CN 7218, GP9RM for power.
    • Romet
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    • 278 7218 cn gp9 gp9rm jct local mainline portage slug winnipeg
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canada
  10. Power move

    Power move

    Power move on the eastbound grain train. The units were: CN 9508, CN 9468, CN 9543 (all GP40-2L(W)'s), CN 4795 (GP38-2(W)), CN 7224 (GP9RM) and CN 271 (S-3 slug).
    • Romet
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    • 271 4795 7224 9468 9508 9543 cn gp38-2(w) gp40-2l(w) gp9rm grain la move portage power prairie s-3 slug
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Canadian National
  11. UP 886

    UP 886

    UP 886 along w/5 other units head south from Tower 55 in Fort Worth, Texas.
    • rlbftw
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    • 55 fort slug texas tower up worth
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Union Pacific
  12. KCS 4257

    KCS 4257

    KCS 4257 sits in the weeds w/several other KCS slugs&Midsouth units.
    • rlbftw
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    • kcs shreveport slug
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  13. UP/SP slug yard job

    UP/SP slug yard job

    SP 7621, UP slug S-12, & UPY 576 (RCL) working the south end of Ney Yard in Fort Worth, TX.
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    • fort slug sp tx up worth
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  14. BCR Slug ex RS3

    BCR Slug ex RS3

    Taken at the same time with the other BCR unit.
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    • bcr ex rs3 slug
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines


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