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FROM MY RECORDS-CP RAIL SYSTEM TRAINSPOTTING-PORT COQUITLAM(VANCOUVER AREA)B.C.-CIRCA-1994


Donald Scott <[email protected]
 

Continued From May 28, 1999
Observations From Westend CP Port Coquitlam Yard.
September 8, 1994
1105-Empty grain transfer from downtown Vancouver: GP-35's
5013-5021-SD40-2 's 5761-B unit-5771-B unit-5969-SD40-2F 9004. In
consist Soo and Milwaukee Road empties. Remarks: SD40-2 and SD40-2F
power earlier runthrough from east to Vancouver.
September 28, 1994
Same location:*Symbol indicates new candy apple red-dual flag scheme.
1200-Grain-unit train from east-either to downtown Vancouver or to
Sapperton on southwest line Westminster sub:
SD40-2's *5629-*5632-57??-57??.
September 27, 1994
1840- Westend yard engines: GP-9's 1546, 1580, 1582.
November 14, 1994
Same location
1150- Runthrough from east to southwest Westminster sub and Sapperton:
Soo SD40-2 7681-SD40-2's 5998-6040-New Amtrak FP-59 2008 from GM London,
Ont.-lettered "Amtrak California"
Remarks: Soo SD40-2 7681 in old white and red scheme(Does anyone know
about this renumbering from a 6600 series).
(I don't know if I had too much coffee-seeing number 7681)Amtrak FP-59
2008 painted dark blue-grey and yellow.
A few minutes later- Potash transfer to Sapperton in southwest line
Westminster sub:
GP-38 3001-GP-35's 5021-5002-5006.
November 21, 1994
Same location
Sulphur-unit train from east, runthrough on Vancouver line to Port
Moody: Time was 1130.
SD40-2F 9007-SD40-2's *6047-5707-B unit-5950.
November 23, 1994
SD40-2 *5622
December 3, 1994
Same location
Delaware & Hudson cars observed
1140-Westend yard engines-GP-9's 1547, 1620.
1143-power deadhead to shop from CP Mayfair Intermodal Terminal-arrived
earlier on Intermodal train from east:
SD40-2's 5718-6030-5616-5947-5815. Part of lashup units also in from
east on runthrough to Sapperton.
Three SD40-2's(numbers unknown) arrived in yard from east on doublestack
train.
December 10, 1994
Same location
1255- Power deadhead off Westminster sub for tie-up arrived earlier from
east on runthrough:
SD40-2 6038-HELM GP40-2 509-SOO SD-60 6040. Remarks: Soo SD-60 6040 old
colors-white and red. Helm 509 still in Guilford paint scheme
Grain transfer to Sapperton on Westminster sub-GP-35 5017-GP-9
8203-GP-38 3004
December 18, 1994
Same location
1430 Freight arriving from east- SD40-2's 6019-5940.
To Be Continued.
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.