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FROM MY RECORDS CP RAIL TRAINSPOTTING & OTHER CP TRANSPORTATION-VANCOUVER, B.C. AREA-CIRCA-1993


Donald Scott <[email protected]
 

Blaine, Washington
April 9, 1993
Returning from Reno, Nev. at U.S./Canada border: CP America tractor
trailer crossing into B.C.-CP America a coast to coast CP trucking
subsidiary in the U.S. and crossing into Canada.
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
July 20, 1993
Westend of yard:
1909- westbound transfer: GP-38 3006-GP-35-SD40-2's
5582-5632-5776-general freight and grain to downtown Vancouver.
westend yard engine GP-9 1620
1950: freight arriving from east SD40-2's 5914-5739
July 20, 1993
Same location:
1930-westbound grain transfer to downtown Vancouver-SD40-2's
5733-5517-GP-35's 5021-5020
2000-Sumas local from Sumas/Huntington, Wash. from east Burlington
Northern/CP interchange GP-35's 5025-5003-5016.
2010-Transfer off southline from New Westminster and Sapperton-GP-38's
3011-3002. In consist Aroostook Valley Railroad 50 fot box car
155264(blue) former CP subsidiary in State of Maine.
July 24, 1993
Same location
CP Rail Family Days held at Port Coquitlam-special passenger with GP-38
and streamlined light-weight coach 1700 included tour of rail yard and
facilities.
July 27, 1993
same location
2050-Power for westbound transfer: GP-35's 5023-5014-GP-38 3005
From the news: Swedish hi-speed passenger train the X2000 makes trials
in Eastern Canada out of Toronto-locomotive sported CP Rail logo. CP
sponsored the X2000 bringing the train to Canada after tests in the U.S.
by Amtrak.
July 29, 1993
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Transfer from CP's Mayfair Intermodal terminal west on New Westminster
sub-GP-35's 5017-5015 Consist all container traffic-included in consist
experimental "wheatainer".
August 9, 1993
Same location
2010-Transfer arriving yard from west -CP Mayfair Intermoodal terminal
New West sub-GP-38 3012-GP-35 5024. All container traffic.
CP News.
August 10, 1993
Canadian Pacific Limited has sold Canadian Pacific Forest Products
Limited for $700 million. CP Forest Products Limited has mills and
plants from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, and a subsidiary in the
State of Washington.
August 16, 1993
Port Coquitlam, B.C.(westend of yard)
1825- Transfer form downtown Vancouver-grain empties-GP-9's
8236-8215-GP-38 3007
1840-Transfer from downtown Vancouver-power unknown
1900-Transfer from south line Westminster sub-from Sapperton-GP-35's
5016-5017 all empty Canpotex potash hoppers. Up to the 1980's period CP
Limited had 20% equity interest in this potash firm.
Yard engine GP-9 1582
1905- Outbound transfer south/west on Westminster sub to Sapperton and
New Westminster-GP-35's 5020-5021
1920-Westbound transfer GP-38 3011-GP-35 5019
1930-GP-35's for westbound transfer 5023-5014
1940- dead-head westbound GP-35's 5017-5016
1940- Power for westbound transfer-GP-9's 8215-8236
August 24, 1993
Same location:
Grain-unit train from east runthrough to downtown Vancouver-(1835 hours)

power: SD40-2's 5985-6023-6028-5760-B unit.
Yard engine GP-9 1620
1850-Grain unit train from east arrived at station(instead of main
yard)Made stop at station , two GP-35's added as helpers.
Train departed with GP-35's 5023-5014-SD40-2's 5726-5829-6051
1925-Transfer off Westminster sub from New Westminster and Sapperton
GP-38's 3002-3010
1940- Outbound transfer south/west on Westminster sub GP-38 3004-GP-35
5020-all BC Rail forest products empties to Sapperton ending up in North
Vancouver
1942- Intermodal transfer from CP's Mayfair intermodal terminal off
Westminster sub-GP-35's 5022-5025
To be continued.
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.

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