Continued From March 13, 2000 -B#77
Canadian Pacific Railway Trainspotting , Port Coquitlam(Vancouver
Area)B.C. Uless Noted.
All Observations from West-end of Yard.
Doing Video Work:
Mission B.C. March 18, 1998.
0840-Westbound grain-unit train-GE AC4400CW's 9518-9601-9568
0855-Dead-head power from Port Coquitlam via Mission enroute to Roberts
Bank Superport:
GE AC4400CW 9500 series-SD40-2 ??-SD40-2 ??-New GE AC4400CW's 9600
series-9600 series-9600 series.
Went South a few miles to Matsqui Jct. to the other railway.
Maple Meadows, B.C.
March 21, 1998
1350-Westbound "Canpotex" Potash-unit train-GE AC4400CW's 9602-9657-9655
1502-Eastbound Empty-grain unit train: GE AC4400CW's 9648-9523-9638
March 22, 1998
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
0830-Train #401 from Toronto-Intermodal runthrough to CPR's Mayfair
Intermodal terminal on Southwest line(Westminster Sub:
Power-SD40-2-SD40-2-SD40-2-SD40-2 6407
Remarks: Unit 6407 dual flag-lettered CP Rail System-Candy Red.
Relettered from Soo.
0830-Grain unit train arriving from East-GE AC4400CW 9550-SD40-2 5865-GE
AC4400CW 9549
Remarks: Unit 9549 with RCMP Musical Ride logo.
March 23, 1998
Same Location:
1030-Westend yard engines-GP-9's 1582, 1613
Transfer power: GP-38's 3002-E&N Railfreight 3004-3008
Remarks: Unit 1582 in Candy Apple Red-working Remote, unit 1613 still in
Action Red. E&N Railreight unit 3004 in green and yellow.
March 28, 1998
Same Location:
1000-Transfer to Southwest line(Westminster Sub-enroute New Westminster:
GP-35's 5017-5010-5011 a long transfer of Auto-racks several railroads,
to re-load Imports.
March 27, 1998(left out in error)
Same Location:
1055-Intermodal train #401 from Toronto-runthrough on Southwest
Line(Westminster Sub) to CP's Mayfair Intermodal Terminal: Power-SD40-2F
9004-SD40-2 5520.
Remarks: Unit 5520 in Canday Apple Red scheme-Dual-flag logo
1100-Double-stack train arriving from East-SD40-2 6059-SD40-2 5744
Remarks: UNit 6059 in Candy Apple Red scheme-dual flag logo-no lettered
"CP" on unit's nose.
Mission, B.C.
March 29, 1998
0830-Eastbound empty potash train out of Port Coquitlam; cut over to CP
Line going south to Matsqui and rerouted over the other railway-Three
new GE AC4400CW's of 9600 series.
0830-Westbound "Canpotex" potash-unt train-GE AC4400CW,s 9579-9614-9536
0930-Westbound grain-unit train: GE AC4400CW's 9545-9600 series-9500
series.
1050-Westbound grain-unit train GE AC4400CW's 9556-9580-9560
March 30, 1998
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
1030-Main-line power dead-head to diesel shop came off southwest
line(Westminster Sub) from Sapperton- was earlier runthrough from East:
Power SD40-2's 5866-6073-GATX 7378
Remarks-units 5877 and 6073 Canday Apple Red scheme-dual-flag logo. GATX
7378 leased in blue and yellow.
To Be Continued At a Later Date.
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.
