Re: Ontario Heads Up
Hey!
Saw it in Milton, around 2:30 pm. This is really inresting for me since
I plan on building a layout based on the Galt and Halton subs around
Milton. I can really mix up the motive power while
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Dean Steptoe <dsteptoe@...>
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#3491
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FROM MY RECORDS-CPR TRAINSPOTTING-PORT COQUITLAM, B.C, -CIRCA-1998-B#66à
Continued From January 25, 1999(B-#60)
Trainspotting On Canadian Pacific Railway-Port Coquitlam(Vancouver
Area)B.C.-Unless Noted-Circa 1998.
Remarks: All observations from Westend of CP's Port
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Donald Scott <donald_scott@...>
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#3535
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[dandh] Fw: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FINDS NO BASIS ON WHICH TO REVISIT 10-YEAR-OLD DECISION IN ORDER TO BLOCK TRANSFER OF TRAIN DISPATCHING FUNCTION TO MONTREAL
TO REVISIT 10-YEAR-OLD DECISION IN ORDER TO BLOCK TRANSFER OF TRAIN
DISPATCHING FUNCTION TO MONTREAL
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burridge@...
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#3490
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Secret CPR "Chinese" trains
Hello all
Last night at dinner some one asked me to provide some info about the
secret CPR trains used to move Chinese labourers across Canada during
World War I. I couldn't, but I think I know some
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Doug Rhodes <drhodes@...>
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#3489
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Ontario Heads Up
Heading east from London around noon today: BNSF 4920 in the lead with CPRS
5646 trailing.
Ian Platt
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Ian Platt <platti@...>
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#3488
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Re: UP test units
As far as I know CPR is not testing these locomotives at all. They are
simply on a h.p. hour equalization assignment
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Douglas Cummings <ihp@...>
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#3487
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UP test units
As per Bill's updates on the travels of the four C40-8 units, it seems
unclear as to the purpose of these independent assignments. When the tests
were announced, I thought (aside from reducing the age
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Rainer Auer <auerr@...>
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#3486
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Paint question
Brian Switzer recently updated his site, and among the items a couple of
images of StL&H slug 1001. The white nose stripes appear rather narrow.
Anyone know their width?
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Rainer
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Rainer Auer <auerr@...>
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#3485
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Train 440
Has anyone seen this train in the Buffalo area? Computer has shown this
train on the Hamilton Sub. in the past few weeks. I think it originates
in Winnipeg. Any info would help. Thanks
Dave
By
evad-1@...
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#3484
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Re: GCRC Moves Mountains
Hello all
I'm a great admirer of the Rocky Mountaineer and muchose enjoyed my
trip on it. But the video they sell on board is something else for
geographic continuity! Nothing outside quantum physics
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Doug Rhodes <drhodes@...>
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#3483
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Fw: engine 40
>I know this is not CN but railway preservation concerns us all. Maybe
>somebody in the can help out, in preventing this engine being
>stuffed and mounted 50 years after steam.
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>John Spring
>TH&B
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Bryce Lee <brynglas@...>
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#3482
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UP power in BC
HI Bill:
Thanks for the "alert". I just checked CP's trace page. They're both west of Kamloops on two different coal trains. I plan to be trackside this weekend pointing a camera at trains so
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Jim Johnston <johnston@...>
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#3481
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Something for B.C. guys to watch for .....
UP Dash 9-44CW 9709 and SD90MAC 8111 are floating around in B.C. currently,
not on the normal Kinsgate trains, but west of Kamloops on the "mainline".
Bill
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Bill Miller <bmiller@...>
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#3480
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The true meaning of class lights .......
Whilst reading of caboose marker light meanings, I recalled this little
joke I saved a few years ......
Bill
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Bill Miller <bmiller@...>
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#3479
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GCRC Moves Mountains
Recently, I picked up the Rocky Mountaineer 2000 tour catalogue.
The cover features train 102 (eastbound Kamloops-Calgary tour
train) crossing Stoney Creek bridge, as photogaphed from the
northeast
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Phil Mason <pmason@...>
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#3478
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UP C40-8 status
UP 009144 ,ST PAUL ,MN,02/29,08:24,C,L,057026, , ,
,Arrival at Destn.
UP 009151 ,HARVEY ,ND,03/03,20:15,C,L,065002, , ,
,Departure in Transit
UP 009162 ,IGNACE
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Bill Miller <bmiller@...>
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#3476
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Re: STLH Cartier Sub Lineups
I have a fairly accurate list of symbols. Athough CPR changes them
around so often it is impossible to keep it completely straight. I
update around once a week. Check it out and let me know what you
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evad-1@...
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#3475
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More new Coal Car
Well I see there is even more new aluminum coal cars being used ,these cars
are teal green in color and no reflective tape on sides
LUSX 004733 SALMON AR BC 03 03P1227 L A 082902 ROBERTS B BC
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Greg Sherwood <cnylen@...>
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#3473
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Re: QGRY 105
I saw last night in Gatineau, Qc QGRY GP40 #105 painted orange and black
with the QGRY logo. There is more GP40 units to come from either their
existing units (GP35's or 38's)or from their sister
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lanthlu@...
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#3471
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another one bites the dust
Just got some imformation out of CP Rails Weston Shops in Winnipeg this
morning that the boys in the roundhouse blew up an engine on a 9100 series
EMD while "load testing" the beast.Rumor has it
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James Bowker Sr. <docbowker@...>
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#3472
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