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Continued from May 25, 1999.
CP Rail Port Coquitlam, BC.(Westend of Yards)
May 1, 1995
1851-Deadhead from south/west line Westminster sub, had brought in
intermodal train from east to CP's Mayfair Intermodal Terminal-power to
shop for tie-up:
SD40 55001-SD40-2 5772-B unit-Hatx SD40-2 900-SD40-2 5972. Remarks Hatx
unit 900 ex Union Pacific.
May 7, 1995
Same location
1910-Power for westbound transfer: GP-35 5010-Hatx GP-40 519-GP-35 5011.

Remarks" Hatx unit 519 painted maroon with blue painted cab.
Westend yard engines: GP-9's 1579, 1589( in candy apple red)
1920- Transfer from soth/west off Westminster sub-GP-35 5015-Hatx-GP-40
516-GP-35's5002-5023.
Part of consist: BC Rail loaded forest product car, Milwaukee Road cars,
Soo grain cars etc.A long train.
May 18, 1995
Same location:
0820-Runthrough grain unit train from east to Vancouver: Two*
SD40-2's-Two leased Conrail General Electric-U-Boats.
* Symbol denotes CP power in candy apple red-dual flag logo.
Observed near diesel shop -eastend-Soo Line SD40-2 6600 or 700 series
Candy apple red, plus Soo 700 series same scheme, Conrail SD40-2, Helm
Leasing GP-40.
June 1, 1995
Same location-westend of yard:
1925-Light arriving from downtown Vancouver-GP-35 ????-GP-9u 8213-GP-35
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1931-Transfer to south/west line Westminster sub-GP-35's 5016-5022.
1933-Transfer for CP Mayfair Intermodal Terminal south/west line
Westminster sub: GP-35 5024-GP-9u 8213-GP-35 5007.
In consist International containers, including CP Ship's Canada
Maritime, CP Rail Intermodal Freight Service domestic double-stacks,
othe CP Rail containers with "Bear Logo".
1952-Deadhed out on south/west line Westminster sub-GP-35 5010-Hatx
GP40-2 519-Hatx GP40-2 516-GP-35 5013
Remarks Hatx unit 516 still in Guilford paint scheme.
CP Ships Buys Cast Containerline Group-Circa 1994/1995
CP Ship's subsidiary Canada Maritime finished the deal to buy all of
Cast's container business, its brand name and its assets for an
undisclosed sum CP will put $50 million into the bankrupt container
line.Cast registered in Bermuda will be run separately with their own
schedules, fleet of ships & sales and marketing operations. Both Canada
Maritime and Cast together will form the North Atlantic's largest
container shipper controlling 80% of the business in the Port of
Montreal. The purchase of Cast is also important to CP Rail System ,
because Cast was a big user of the railway. Cast annual sales of $350
million compared with $560 million for Canada Maritime. Cast has lost
$143 million since 1991. CP Ships pumped $50 million working capital
into Cast. The Royal Bank of Canada in 1994 refused to lend more money
to Cast. The bank wrote off its Cast loans, and seized assets including
the fleet. It then sold Cast to CP Ships. Cast ran out of cash. For a
period in the 1980's CN had an interest in Cast Container Line, ending
up losing between $60 million to $80 million with an interest in the
shipping line.
To Be Continued At a Later Date.

Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.