Thoughts of Trains

CN 2835 Canadian National Railway GE ES44AC at Winniandy, Alberta, Canada by Tim Stevens

ICG 101403 Canadian National Railway Jordan Spreader at South of Ryan, Iowa by Craig Williams

CN 9666 Canadian National Railway EMD GP40-2LW at Edson, Alberta, Canada by David L. Brook

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GTW 4546 Grand Trunk Western EMD GP9 at Battle Creek, Michigan by David Hedlund Collection

sdfourty Photo: Two of Montreal’s finest: MLW Century 630M’s coast downgrade – about to pass under the Stephenson Road / Lakeshore Road bridge CN Kingston mile 284.3….that curve was more super-elevated prior to the LRC’s introduction ! To commemorate the 2013 CARM Convention ( August 9 to 11 ) in Port Hope please enjoy this April 1980 Kodachrome of a westbound (and now relatively rare) conventional CN freight – in two paint schemes – on the approach to the Clarke crossovers. CN Century’s 2036 and 2026, built 1967-8, and sisters were all gone by 1996, with nine sold to CB&CNSRy. That is the CP Rail Lovekin siding – Belleville Sub mile 156.0 – in the left background and note how the land between was once farmed – a real challenge today to a get a clear shot of a westbound CPR ! April 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko More Stephenson Road bridge area action: two CP Toasters 9840 – 8919 Via CN train #63 the Rapido THE BRIDGE! THE BRIDGE – repaired! CN Newtonville  | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography – photographie ferroviaire Canadienne.

Steve Young Photo: The more traditional view of Anderson Creek bridge. This is an eastbound auto train. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography – photographie ferroviaire Canadienne.

sdfourty Photo: Departing Agincourt Yard May 4, 1980, CP Rail train #942 enters the high rail at Staines, Ontario with a seventies superpower trio 4729 (M636) / 4565 (M630) / 4737 (M636). The big M units had a propensity to leak – anything – witness the fresh oil stains on 4729\’s front fuel tank, 4565 is in fresh paint and shows evidence (blistered paint) of possible exhaust leak and/or turbo overheating below the exhaust stack (see also trailing image provided) and no doubt the head end crew is happy they are not occupying leak prone 4737 (see trailing image) where the cab is covered in oil thrown off the sixteen cylinder ALCO designed engine. Kodak Kodacolor II ASA100 negative transported by a Nikon Nikkormat EL. Photographer S. Danko. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography – photographie ferroviaire Canadienne.