Re: CPR Maroon/Gray/Yellow
Further to this discussion, what was the last CPR SD40 to be repainted into action
red? What was the last CPR diesel to hold the tuscan colours? Need dates. =)
Thanks guys!
Manny
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Manny Jacob <railbus@...>
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Consecutive numbers .......
Here are the approximate probabilities:
2 units - happens all the time
3 units - rare, but not earth shattering
4 units - next to impossible
5 units - not in your lifetime or mine
However there is
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Bill Miller <bmiller@...
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CPR Maroon/Gray/Yellow
Why does one always assume Alcos must be "old". Of course there are/were many Alcos delivered after the original SD40's because of CP's dissatisfaction with them. If that date is correct, then 4507
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Bill Miller <bmiller@...
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Re: EX-CPR STEAM-DOUBLEHEADER SLATED FOR JUNE 20-BC RAIL-NORTH VANCOUVER-SQUAMISH & RETURN
I hate it when this happens! Will have to be in Sacramento, at Railfair
'99, that weekend!
Any other special events this summer? I don't have to beat my wife very
hard at all to convince her to
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Ron Kohlin <ron@...>
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FROM MY RECORDS-TRIP ON CPR SAINT JOHN, N.B.-MONTREAL AND RETURN-CIRCA-FEBRUARY-1951
*Symbol denotes CPR steam locomotives in tuscan red-grey-black-gold
paint scheme.
West Saint John, N.B.-February 8, 1951(Had travelled the other railway
Moncton-Saint John)
Bay Shore Yard-and
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Donald Scott <Donald_Scott@...
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EX-CPR STEAM-DOUBLEHEADER SLATED FOR JUNE 20-BC RAIL-NORTH VANCOUVER-SQUAMISH & RETURN
Former Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 "Royal Hudson" 2860 will celebrate its
25th anniversary June 20 after being reborn in 1974. For the special
occasion, there will be a double-header with ex CP 2-8-0 3716
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Donald Scott <Donald_Scott@...
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Re: FROM MY RECORDS-CP RAIL TRAINSPOTTING-PORT COQUITLAM(VANCOUVER AREA)B.C.-CIRCA-1986
Hey guys!
Something I just noticed - look at that consist! Four consecutive numbers as the
exclusive consist of locomotives on the train!
I don't think that has happened very often in our history,
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Manny Jacob <railbus@...>
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Train Books
EMMA AND THE SILK TRAIN (ISBN 1-55074-388-0) and BEAR ON THE TRAIN (ISBN
1-55074-560-3) are two recent kids' books based on CPR trains. Both are
written by award-winning author Julie Lawson
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plawson@...
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Galt 6-5-99
Hello everyone,
This morning around 10AM, 8139-8136 were paired up with a string of autoracks
coming from Toyota. They were sitting at the crossing just east of the overpass
and eventually headed out
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Manny Jacob <railbus@...>
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Re: FROM MY RECORDS-CP RAIL TRAINSPOTTING-PORT COQUITLAM(VANCOUVER AREA)B.C.-CIRCA-1986
What an excellent post! Let's all give Donald a big thank you and a pat on the
back for sending such fine posts for everyone's benefit. They represent a moment
in history. Going back as recently as
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Manny Jacob <railbus@...>
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Re: CPR Maroon/Gray/Yellow
This is almost related, when was the last unit repainted from the old to the
multimark?
Chris
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Chris McKinnon <chrism@...>
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Re: CPR Maroon/Gray/Yellow
Bill Miller wrote:
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Doug Hately <cprnut@...>
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Not one but two
Was at West Toronto today June 4th, and saw eastbound #406 I think, with
two SD90mac`s for power. Unit #9112 and #9117 running elephant style. This
was only power for this train.
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Paul Shantz <alpacobr@...
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Kinnear
Here is what I saw on the CP in Hamilton today...
0925 - 734 - CP5667 CP5483 CP5624 CP5534 ~90 cars
0930 - 557 - CP5555 CP5526 (power sitting in front of yard office)
1920 - 521 - CP5500 Soo6054 ?
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Mark Liddell <mliddell@...>
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Re: CPR Maroon/Gray/Yellow
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Bill Miller - CPR Editor CTC Board Railroads Illustrated
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Bill Miller <bmiller@...
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CPR Maroon/Gray/Yellow
What was the number of last CPR diesel locomotive delivered in the
maroon-gray-yellow paint scheme?
--
William E. Miller
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W E Miller <traction@...>
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OS for this afternoon
Here are the trains by Bowmanville on the Belleville Sub. this pm.
1155 SOO 6024-SOO 6040 containers east (500 I guess)
1235 5746-5745 Iron Highway east 10 trailers
1315 1116-8249 Cobourg turn
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Doug Hately <cprnut@...>
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FROM MY RECORDS-CP RAIL TRAINSPOTTING-PORT COQUITLAM(VANCOUVER AREA)B.C.-CIRCA-1986
Continued from June 3, 1999
CP Rail-Westend of Port Coquitlam Yard, B.C.
February 8, 1986
1530- Transfer to downtown Vancouver-SD40-2's 5935-5966.
February 16, 1986
At station: SD40-2 5552
Eastbound
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Donald Scott <Donald_Scott@...
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ONR via CPR
New Ontario Northland SD75 2100 was delivered to CP's St. Luc Yard Thursday
June 3, 1999.
It was due to leave Montreal, this afternoon, on train 431 and head up to
Smith Falls and then to the RaiLink
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Bryce Lee <brycelee@...>
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Iron Highway
It is with a lot of dismay that I watch the I.H. daytime trains
running with a handful of trailers. The 401 in my area is an endless
stream of big trucks with their polluting and road damaging
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Doug Hately <cprnut@...>
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