Continued From January 25, 1999(B-#60)
Trainspotting On Canadian Pacific Railway-Port Coquitlam(Vancouver
Area)B.C.-Unless Noted-Circa 1998.
Remarks: All observations from Westend of CP's Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Yards:
January 23, 1998
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
1045-Westbound transfer to Southwest line(Westminster Sub-Division)
enroute to CP's Mayfair Intermodal Terminal-Containers including
double-stacks:
Power-GP-38 E&N Railfreight 3004-GP-35 5024-GP38-2 3090
Remarks-E&N Railfreight in green & yellow paint scheme.
1048-Transfer power and main-line power deadhead-from Southwest
line(Westminster Sub) from Sapperton:
GP-38 3012-GP38-2 3105-SD40-2 5748-GE AC4400CW's 9537-9550-9642-SD40-2
6001-Leased SD40-2 622.
Remarks-Leased SD40-2 622 believe from Locomotive Leasing-painted blue.
Remarks- In above lash-up of main-line power units arrived earlier from
East on runthrough.
1049-Power for Westbound transfer or Southwest transfer: GP38-2
3044-GP-38 3006.
January 24, 1998
Same Location:
1131-Main-line power deadhead off Southwest line (Westminster
Sub)-earlier runthrough from East:
SD40-2's 5981-5745-Soo 6616-6404.
Remarks-Unit SOO 6616 Candy Apple Red Scheme; unit 6404 relettered from
SOO dual-flag logo-Candy Apple Red.
January 26, 1998
Same Location:
1023- Power dead-head off Vancouver line earlier runthroughs from East
either to Port Moody and downtown Vancouver:
GE AC4400CW's 9620-9650-9640-9630 enroute to shop.
1050-Transfer from West from Port Moody-empty sulphur cars-GP38-2's
3061-3104-3112
January 27, 1998
1040-Intermodal transfer to CP's Mayfair intermodal terminal on
southwest line(Westminster Sub):
GP-9's 8204-8215.
Remarks-Unit 8215 has RCMP Muscical Ride Logo.
January 30, 1998
Same Location:
1045-Transfer departing to Southwest line(Westminster Sub)-GP-35's
5013-5011
1057-Grain unit train from East-terminated: GE AC4400CW's
9506-9539-SD40-2 5803-GE AC4400CW 9574
February 2, 1998
Same Location:
1105-Transfer departing to Southwest line(Westminster Sub) GP-38
3012-GP38-2 3105
Westend yard engines: GP-9's 1582, 1613
Remarks-1582 Candy Apple Red, 1613 old action red; both units working
"Remote".
February 7, 1998
Same Location:
1024-Container transfer to downtown Vancouver-GP38-2's 3112-3104-3061
1024-Wesend yard engines: GP-9's 1550, 1583
Remarks: Unit 1550 Candy Apple Red-lettered CP Rail System-RCMP Musical
Ride logo, unit 1583 Candy Apple Red-lettered CP Rail.
February 16, 1998
Same Location:
1025-Transfer to Southwest line(Westminster Sub) GP38-2 3090-GP-38's
3002-E&N Railfreight 3004.
1040-Double-stack transfer to downtown Vancouver-GP-35's 5005-5010-5017
Remarks: Unit 5005 in Candy Apple Red scheme-Dual Flag logo.
1055-Double-stack transfer arriving from downtown Vancouver-GP-9's
8203-8204
Remarks-Unit 8203 Candy Apple Red scheme-lettered CP Rail System-Has
RCMP Musical Ride logo; Unit 8204 in Candy Apple Red scheme RCMP Musical
Ride logo.
1100-Transfer arriving off Southwest line(Westminster Sub) GP-38
3006-GP38-2 3045.
Westend yard engines-GP-9's 1550, 1627, 1690.
Remarks: Units 1550 and 1627 both lettered CP Rail System in Candy Apple
Red-both working remote; unit 1690 in old Action Red.
To Be Continued at a Later Date.
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.
