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Older Diesel and Railiners of Canada
We would like to invite any of the visitors to this
page to submit any
Older Canadian Diesels pictures that they may have.
You may use this email link
The following is a series of pictures were scanned
from
B&W photos of CN diesels taken in Clarlottetown
PEI in the 1970s
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Older Diesel locomotives from other parts of Canada
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| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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as well as yard engines.They are of General Motors manufacture. |
| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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These are rather ancient ca. 1960's 3000 HP General Motors units. |
| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Windsor & Hantsport Railway Company (WHRC) plow 55360 (ex CN)
pushed by Central Manitoba Railway GP9RMs 4014 & 4011 (leased to the
WHRC) and three empty grain cars have just arrived at Windsor Junction
on January 4 2010.
Antique equipment still at work! Last year wet snow was apparently packed down by trespassing snowmobilers and then froze. First the locomotives derailed and later the plow derailed. Finally the railroad had to rent a front end loader to dig out the tracks. This year they are taking no chances! With the economic downturn the gypsum mine has stopped work and so the freight from Windsor Junction to Windsor Nova Scotia (approximately weekly) is the only train on the railway. At Windsor the grain is unloaded with augers into trucks which transport it to the feed mills in the Annapolis Valley - the line from Hantsport to New Minas is out of service. |
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| This winter there was no need to take any chances! The plow sat
here all winter
because of lack of snow |
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| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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(highway overpass in background) of Rainbow BC. |
| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada |
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| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada
1911 was at old Ottawa Union 11/8/65 about to leave for Hurdman to turn for #141 |
The Turbo Train
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by a small jet engine (Pratt & Whitney model ST6) |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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CN yard, on the way to Toronto) |
| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/RGodby/trains/northlander.htm for more details on the TEE trainsets, their use on the Ontario Northland and their disposal |
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for their Northlander. The TEE trainsets were imported from Holland, where they were a push-pull operation (one diesel, front & back). The trainsets were eventually replaced by FP7 units, as they proved to be a maintenance problem. |
| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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which is also home of the Cenotaph, two CPR locomotives, and a World War II tank. The locos are CPR 1418 and 1424, seen coupled to the 1418. |
| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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Spiral Tunnels, heading for Vancouver. |
| This picture was taken in 1978 just after VIA took over the CPR passanger trains |
| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This engine was built for the CPR as #8000 It was retired 1975 and
preserved by the CPR
It was then donated in 2007 to the The West Coast Railway Association and is now at the WCRA museum in Squamish B.C. |
| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| These diesels were sold to Brasil when Amtrak took over, then they went from Brasil to Mexico and apparently were quite abused while outside the States. Apparently, they're back in the States on fantrips. |
| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
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| This picture was submitted by Massey F. Jones |
| Survivors:
It is very sad that the most beautiful diesel locomotive ever built was not preserved well. Of 250 cab units built, only 7 are currently known to exist. Three PA-2s were sold to the Brazilian National Railway and all 3 remain. One is in decent condition at the Museum of History & Culture in Brazil, while the other two units rust away in a backlot. There are currently no plans to restore these units and return them to the U.S. In 1967, Santa Fe sold 4 PAs to the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. They were rebuilt and used to power commuter trains and special excursions. In 1978 the 4 units were leased and later sold to the National Railway of Mexico. Eventually D&H #17&19 (they still used the D&H numbers) were placed in museums in Mexico. Although they are in operational condition, it is unlikely they will run again. Number 16 and 18, however still exist as wrecked hulks. They could be restored to service with a lot of work. These two units finally returned to the U.S. in 2000. Number 18 will be rebuilt and used for excursion service as NKP #190, while #16 will be cosmetically restored in ATSF warbonnet and displayed at the Smithsonian. These two "incredible hulks" will be exciting to see when they are finished! In addition, one B unit still exists as heater car #252. (Former Rio Grande 6012) |
| When is the last time you saw a CN Railiner (or a
CP Dayliner) on the prairies? The last scheduled (freight) train on the
CNR Drumheller Subdivision operated on 02 Dec 2008 so you can imagine my
surprise to see a Railiner on the remnant of the subdivision between Calgary's
Sarcee Yard and Lyalta, the current end of operated track, 17.4 miles to
the north east of Calgary, on 19 Apr 2010!
CN does operate an occasional local freight from Sarcee Yard to the Louis Dreyfus grain facility near Lyalta, perhaps a couple of times per month. The last passenger train to run on this section of the Drumheller Sub was CNR No. 10 on 16 May 1963 from Calgary to Saskatoon. The Railiner in question is CNR's # 1501 Track Geometry Car. As it was operating at just over 15 miles per hour, I was able to photograph it at seven locations in 17 miles. Not another rail photographer to be seen; it sure can be a lonely task... Cor van Steenis
Cor van Steenis has given me permission to show these
pictures on my site.
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of Western Canada |
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from all over |
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Two site worth looking at.
The
Memory Lane Railway Museum in Middleton, Nova Scotia.
The
only exclusive Dominion Atlantic Railway museum in the world
Welcome
to the DAR DPI
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community initiative intent on digitally preserving
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