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Lead Engine FM 9302, CN 2200 and CN3714
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Port Hope, ON The power in this photo was just nicely out onto the eastbound main (it was still directional running with ABS). The east end of the passing track was equipped with a spring switch. |
| This picture was taken by Keith Hansen and submitted by J. Guy Hamel | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #1728 at Peterborough Ont. Nov 1955
The
EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive
Many rebuilt GP9s remain in service today with shortline railroads and industrial operators. Some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, as switcher locomotives. Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway still have many in their fleets in 2012 as switcher locomotives. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #2002 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1965
This is a 4-axle diesel-electric road-switcher locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971 |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4129 at Toronto Ont. Jan 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4149 at Toronto Ont. April 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4287 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. May1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4420 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR GP9 #4465 At Toronto Ont. Sept 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CN 4590 Yard Switcher, a classical GP9; in its black
and red paint scheme at an unknown location. Clearly visible is the footboard pilot, enabling yard crews to ride the locomotive See a picture of her in newer paint at: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4100 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4100 at Toronto Ont. April 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4102 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4484 at St. Albans VT. May 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4486 at St. Albans VT. May 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4488 at St. Albans VT. May 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4494 at Toronto Ont. Aug 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4494 at Toronto Ont. Aug 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4503 at Sarnia Ont. May 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4510 at Capreol Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4410 at Capreol Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4512 at Concord Ont. Oct 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4512 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Sept 1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4513 at Allendale Ont. Oct 1983
Please note the snow shields on the roof |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4513 at Allendale Ont. Oct 1983
Please note the snow shields on the roof |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4516 at Toronto Ont. May 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4518 at the MacMillan Yard
Concord Ont. Sept 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4529 at Hamilton Ont. Aug 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4530 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Aug 1986 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4532 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont.Oct 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4561 at Fort Erie Ont. April 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4574 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Sept 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4511 and #4580 at Belleville Ont.
April 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4581 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4585 at Toronto Ont. March 1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4585 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4586 at London Ont. July 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4595 at Sarnia Ont. May 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4536 at Sarnia Ont. May 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4537 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont.Sept 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4537 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont.Sept 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4537 at Concord Ont. Sept 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4595 at Huntsville Ont. May 1991 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4595 at Huntsville Ont. May 1991 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4596 at Fort Erie Ont. May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4509 at London Ont, Oct 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4509 at London Ont, July 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4536 at London Ont, July 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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CN 7243 at Thornton Yard (Vancouver), taken from a
moving train on May 4th, 2009. The unit is a remanufactured GP9RM
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| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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CN 7259 and booster unit CN 236 along with CN 7304, caught
in Vancouver’s Thornton Yard while passing
through, eastbound on board the Rocky Mountaineer on May 10th, 2009. Both the 7259 and slug 236 are GP9 units, built in
The two largest buyers of the SW1200 were CN,
Notice the interesting piece of maintenance of way
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| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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This view shows clearly the difference in height
between booster unit CN 236 and its leading unit, CN 7259. Both are GP9, built by General Motors, sometime in 1958-1959. Because the booster unit or “slug” is low, it allows
Taken from a moving train inbound from Jasper
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| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4100 at London Ont. |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4100 at Concord Ont. July 2001
There were a total of 646 GP9u's built for Canadian railways. They were built between January 1954 - August 1963. They used a V16 engine producing 1750 hp. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4102 at Stratford Ont. Aug 1988
GP9 Modified for better visibility The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in the United States, and General Motors Diesel in Canada between January, 1954, and August, 1963. US production ended in December, 1959, while an additional thirteen units were built in Canada, including the last two in August, 1963. Power was provided by an EMD 567C sixteen-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower Many rebuilt GP9s remain in service today with shortline railroads and industrial operators. Some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, as switcher locomotives. Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway still have many in their fleets in 2012 as switcher locomotives. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4102 at Stratford Ont. Aug 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4103 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. July 1997 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4104 at Concord Ont. Sept 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #4136 and #4137 Oct 1990 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7033 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont, Aug 1993 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7041 at Huntsville Ont. Aug 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7041 at Huntsville Ont. Aug 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7041 at Huntsville Ont. Aug 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7042 Concord Ont. July 1993 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7076 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Sept 1998 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7224 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Oct 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7257 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Sept 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7269 with Slug 262
at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Aug 1993 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7269 at Concord Ont. July 1998 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9RM #7272 with Slug 272 at
the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Sept 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4105 at Wabashene Ont. July 1997 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4105, Feb 1989 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4105 at London Ont. Feb 1989 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4106 ay Concord Ont. July 1997 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4107 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Aug 1993 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4107 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Aug 1993 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4110 at Concord Ont. July 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4113 at Concord Ont. July 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMG GP9u at London Ont. Feb. 1989 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the "Frank Smeltzer Collection" | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4122 at Concord Ont. July 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4127 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. July 1997 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4127 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. July 1997 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4127 at Concord Ont. July 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4131 at Haliburton Ont. Aug 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4131 at Huntsville Ont. Aug 2001 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4131 at the MacMillan Yard,
Concord Ont. Aug 1993 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4136 at Huntsville Ont. Aug 2005 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4136 at Huntsville Ont. Aug 2005 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4136 at Huntsville Ont. Aug 2006 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4140 at Concord Ont. July 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CN 7062, a remanufactured GP9, still performing as a
yard switcher at Calgary's Sarcee Yard in 2004, coupled to GMD1 1406. According to the latest on line roster from CNR Historical Association http://cnlines.ca/ , both the old warhorses are is still much in operaton. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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CNR EMD GP9 #4483 at Bala, ON. July 1969 |
| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4018 at Concord Ont. July 1997 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR EMD GP9u #4031 at Concord Ont. July 1996 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
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CNR ALCO RS10 #1885 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
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Canadian National 4138 ,1750 HP General Motors
road engine dating from the 1950's. This engine is now owned by the Prairie Dog Central Rwy at Winnipeg MB (Included because it was at one time a CNR locomotive) |
| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
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CN 4105 and 4101 lead a St Lawrence Valley Railway Society fantrip
consist along the St Lawrence River between Québec and La Malbaie
in the mid 70s.The freight-only line which opened at the beginning
of the 19th Century didn't get much traffic anymore and was about
to be abandoned. CN subsequently sold the line to a variety of concerns
over the years .
Dinner trains and other ventures plied this picturesque area. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlevoix_Railway In the mid 70s, GP9s were the prime CN freight power at
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| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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A lashup of Geeps 4925, 4924 and 4928 in the High Bridge in Georgia,
Vermont in the mid 70s, during a fan trip with
the St. Lawrence Valley Railway Society (CRHA). The units are now heading back to Montreal with us. Georgia is just south of St. Albans VT, a few miles beyond the Canadian border. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
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In a runpast, most passenger are off-loaded at a
picturesque spot, the train backs up about a mile, then rolls past the spectators, who then reboard the train after the run. The practice isn't done much anymore, due to insurance concerns and the high price of fuel. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones |
