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  1. Alley cat

    Alley cat

    A relatively old ES44AC (#7/160 on the CPR) is running long-hood forward through the shops before being wyed. Note the giant hangar in the background - the IMS forklift is normally stored there. You can see the top of the forklift itself right next to the building! Later that day, he, CP...
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    • 8706 cp es44ac forklift forward hangar hood lhf long saskatoon sutherland turn turned wye wyed
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    • Category: Canadian Pacific
  2. On the wye

    On the wye

    Sutherland shops are equipped with a wye, which would be at most 15" if modeled in HO scale. Neitherless the less CP turns various unit sets there, from 3SD40-2's to 2AC4400CW's, a single ES44AC in this case. The key is doing it slowly, as the unit leans into the curve. The only consist...
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    • 15" 8761 cp es44ac saskatoon spur sutherland tight turn turned wye wyed
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    • Category: Canadian Pacific


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