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Donald Scott <[email protected]
CP Rail
Calgary, Alta. Palliser Station December 31, 1969 1600-"Canadian" from Vancouver-change of power-stranger MLW/Alco FPA-2 4096 added . Unit 4096 along with 4094, 4095, 4097 and at times 4082, 4083 operated on "Atlantic Limited" service Montreal-Saint John, N.B. with MLW/Alco FPB-2 units 4463 and 4464. Also MLW/Alco RS-10's of 8400 series. Often if no B-units RS-10's 8463, 8464, 8465, 8466 and the odd MLW/Alco RS-18 of 8700series. The odd MLW/Alco of 8500 series could be observed. One thing I can remember on the FPA-2's they had a good sounding tone of whistle. Port Coquitlam, B.C. July 2, 1980. Freight from east, runthrough to Sapperton interchange SD40-2's 5729-5696. Via/CP "Canadian" east bound CP units-FP7-A 1400-GP-9's 8515-8526 total 16 cars. westend yard engine-GP-9 8659 freight arriving from east-SD40-2's 5601-5741-5804-5842. Same location-July 6, 1980 Via/CP eastbound "Canadian" all CP units-FP9-A 1409-GP-9 8521-FP9-A1413. total 15 cars. Same location-August 4, 1980 Via/CP eastbound "Canadian" all CP power-FP9-A 1407-FP-B 1964-FP9-A 1424. total 15 cars. Remarks: B-unit 1964 renumbered. Same location August 20, 1981 Via/CP "Canadian" from east-running 10 hours late-delayed due to rock slides at Field, B.C. All CP units-FP7-A 1423-FP-B 1961-GP-9 8523 total 14 cars. Remarks: B-unit 1961 renumbered. September 19, 1981 Same location-coal-unit train from southeast B.C. runthrough to Pacific Coast Terminals at Port Moody. PCT is a Cominco subsidiary in turn all a CP Limited subsidiary. SD40-2 units 5762-5927-5960. Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C. |
