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From: Donald Scott <Donald_Scott@...>
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Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 6:40 PM
Subject: [C-P-R] FROM MY RECORDS-CP RAIL TRAINSPOTTING-PORT COQUITLAM(VANCOUVER
AREA)B.C.-CIRCA-1986


From: Donald Scott <Donald_Scott@...>

Continued from June 3, 1999
CP Rail-Westend of Port Coquitlam Yard, B.C.
February 8, 1986
1530- Transfer to downtown Vancouver-SD40-2's 5935-5966.
February 16, 1986
At station: SD40-2 5552
Eastbound Via/CP "Canadian" while passing through Pitt Meadows "Bomb
Scare", train backed about 3 miles back to Port Coquitlam station.
Departed eastbound again running three hours late.
February 17, 1986
Switchinng westend of yard SW1200RS 1239. Unit belongs downtown
Vancouver.
February 22, 1986
Via/CP "Canadian" westbound running late at 1440 to Vancouver-CP SD40-2
5600 series-Via FP-9 6306-Via FP9-B 6600 series. Total 12 cars.
February 26, 1986
New Westminster
Transfer from Richmond enroute to Port Coquitlam(0545) GP-38 3004-GP-9
8600 series.
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Westend of yard: SD40-2 5647 with Expo 86 colors.
Vancouver International Airport.
2150-Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-10 wide-body Jumbo-Jet Empress fleet
number #908 "Empress of Rome" in new CPA paint scheme( fleet being
repainted from CP Air to Canadian Pacific Airlines. This was an
eastbound overnight flight to Toronto.
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
June 30, 1986 Westend of yard.
GP38-2 3118 outbound transfer southwest Westminster sub-division to
Sapperton and New Westminster. (3118 new here)
2045-Transfer from Sapperton off Westminster sub-division SD40-2's
6010-5653 in consist BC Rail forest product cars for destinations across
Canada and U.S.A. Remarks: SD40-2 5653 equipped for service on CP U.S.
Lines.
Westend yard engine GP-9 1589.
New Westminster- July 4, 1986
GP-9 yard engine (CP) 1579 outside BC Hydro Railway's diesel shop-having
work done, presume in for wheel work.
July 5, 1986
Called for 1200 eastbound departure-SD40-2 5591-Ex CPR G-5 modern light
4-6-2 1201 and its passenger consist deadhead back to Ottawa. 4-6-2 1201
under its own steam assisted by SD40-2 5591. 1201's crew and ontrain
crew over to my house earlier visiting. "The whistle and bell on 1201
brought back many memories".
August 2, 1986
Same location
Via/CP "Canadian" from east to Vancouver running late-1220 hours. CP
SD40-2 5923-Via FP9-A-Via FP-9B-Via FP9-B.
Total 20 cars.
August 4, 1986-GP-38 3004 newly outshopped.
August 11, 1986
CP Transport tractor with "Phoenix Transportation" trailer( Phoenix a CP
trucking subsidiary).
August 20, 1986
Port Coquitlam Yard(westend)
1220- yard engine GP-9 1620 (rebuild)
Sapperton Yard(near New Westminster)August 30, 1986.
Westbound transfer for Port Coquitlam-GP-38 3001-GP-9-GP-9-GP-38 3002
Westend of Port Coquitlam yard(same day)
Power for westbound transfer- GP-9's 8676-8684-8527.
September 19, 1986
Port Coquitlam, B.C. Westend of Yard.
1450-SD40-2 5810-GP38-2 3133 transfer southwest line-Westminster Sub to
Sapperton. In consist empty BC Rail forest product cars, Milwaukee Road,
CP, Soo Line.
October 1, 1986
Sapperton Yard(near New Westminster) CP/Burlington Northern/CN
interchange-GP-38's 3003-3004 transfer for Port Coquitlam.
Nearby-Transfer out of CP Mayfiar Intermodal terminal Three GP-9's all
TOFC's in consist.
SD40-2 5607 newly outshopped
1315-New Westminster yards: Transfer ready for Port Coquitlam- GP-9's
8617-8631-SD40-2 5607.
Port Coquitlam, B.C.(westend of yard)
October 4, 1986
Westend yard engine GP-9 1626 newly rebuilt.
October 3, 1986
Coal transfer to Port Moody-GP-9's 8830-8674-8617.
October 7, 1986
SD40-2's 5672-5900-5605-5622-5757 arriving on freight from east.
Remarks: 5605 newly outshopped.
October 10, 1986
Canadian Pacific(Bermuda) Limited's 35,414 ton "Fort Nelson" arrived in
the Port of Vancouver.
New Westminster-same day
SD40-2's 5763-5599
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
October 11, 1986(westend of yard)
0910-Transfer from CP Mayfair Intermodal terminal off Westminster
sub-SD-40's 5402-5404-Consist- containers, CP Ships Trans-Atlantic
containers, CP Rail TOFC's etc. Remarks: 5402-5404 new here.
1645-westend yard engines- 1581, 1582, 1626
1645-Freight extra arriving from east-SD40-2's 5839-5693
1700-Deadhead on southwest line Westminster sub-GP-9's 8677-8669-8678
and caboose.
1715-Freight extra arriving from east-SD40-2's 5727-5645-6061-5606.
Mission B.C.
October 13, 1986
1235-Eastbound freight including containers-SD40-2's
6049-6047-6048-6046.

To Be Continued at A Later Date.
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.







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