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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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