Older CN Diesels of Canada
Please note that we are trying to show only old diesels
that were produced prior to 1990
Canadian Railway Pictures
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The following is a series of pictures that were scanned from
B&W photos of CN diesels taken in Clarlottetown and other places on PEI in the
1970’s and were submitted by Massey F. Jones
All of these pictures were scans from his own 35mm negative film strip
 | CN1730 Charlottetown PEI |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN 1730 at Charlottetown PEI, September 74, one of 35 MLW RSC-13 diesel locomotives designed by the Montreal Locomotive Works and produced June 1955 – November 1957, specifically for use on light weight CN branch lines on A1A trucks (2 powered axles, 1 unpowered axle). It helped lighten the axle load. Numbered CN 1700-1735, they usually operated long end first and were assigned solely to Eastern Canada, particularly in the Maritimes at the end. All were retired in 1975-1976 and their A-1-A trucks used to re-truck many RS-18 locomotives, which then became MLW RSC-14 locomotives in the higher 1700-series. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN1732 Travelers Rest PEI |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN1734 Travelers Rest PEI |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN30 and CN40 Royalty Jct |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN 30 at the Charlottetown yard in July 1974. The loco is a 70-Ton locomotive, built in April 1950 by General Electric (Ser# 30619) as CN 7804. It was renumbered CN 1530 in 1954 and renumbered CN 30 in 1956. All are now retired from service. CN 30 is preserved as an artifact at the CRHA Exporail museum on the south shore of the Montreal Island. View a photo of it in the colour it formerly had at: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx then one at Exporail: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN30 Summerside |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN double-ended snowplows 55698 and 55699 at Charlottetown PEI, July 1974. The plows were painted CN orange. The 698 is preserved at The New Brunswick Railway Museum in Hillsborough, NB. View a photo of the preserved plow at: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture. aspx?id=3557367 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | The side of the former Charlottetown CN Station, at 14 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown in July 1974. It has been totally refurbished inside and out. View a series of pictures at: http://cadcpei.com/projects/cn-station-renovation/ |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones |
CN Marine (New Brunswick / Prince Edward Island)
CN Ran a fleet of ships around Atlantic Canada
One of the ships was the MV Abegweit which was
on the Prince Edward Island Run for many years
 | MV Abegweit on the ways 1946 MV Abegweit 1977 (Was built 1946 and was in service until 1982) At that time she was renamed MV Abby and was replaced by the (new) MV Abegweit which stayed in service until 1997 when the new bridge to PEI was open. In 1983 she was sold to the Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago, Illinois where she remains in service as a yacht club to this day. |
| These pictures were submitted by Eldon Snyder of Moncton, New Brunswick | |
 | MV Abegweit on the ways 1946 |
| These pictures were submitted by Eldon Snyder of Moncton, New Brunswick | |
 | MV Abegweit 1977 |
| These pictures were submitted by Eldon Snyder of Moncton, New Brunswick | |
 | The car deck on the MV Abegweit on it’s run from PEI to NB |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | A reverse angle of the photo above showing the interior and a bit of the port side of original MV Abegweit . She could carry 950 passengers and 60 automobiles or 16 railway cars. At the time of her commissioning, she was the most powerful icebreaker in the world and also the heaviest ever built in Canada. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | This view gives an excellent example of the rail connection between the land and car deck of the MV Abegweit. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | The MV Abegweit has just pulled out from the ferry slip and the safety net has yet to be raised by the crew. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | MV John Hamilton Gray was an icebreaking railway, vehicle, and passenger ferry which operated across the Abegweit Passage of the Northumberland Strait, connecting Borden PEI to Cape Tormentine NB between 1968-1997 She is shown here leaving Cape Tormentine for Bordon PEI, 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | MV John Hamilton Gray Leaving Cape Tormentine for Bordon PEI, 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones |
 | MV Lucy Maude Montgomery The late 1960s saw a temporary relief vessel, the MV Lucy Maude Montgomery, enter service for several years. Massey took these pictures while on the Northhumberland Strait between PEI and NB in 1974 It was also owned by CN Marine. Typically painted black and white, it still has the orange stack with the CN white Noodle. The stack eventually became repainted blue and white with a diffent logo. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | MV Lucy Maude Montgomery |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones |
CN Early Passenger and Freight Diesel Locomotives
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| CNR 9000, the first of two units to form the V-1-a, #9000, Kingston Ont. 1928 |
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| ” Go Canadian National” |
| CNR 6504, EMD FP9A |
| This picture was submitted by Warren Cook, in honour of his father, Harold Cook |
| As he was cleaning up his father’s home he found a cardboard poster from the 1950’s of 6504 with a saying ” Go Canadian National” |
 | With CN 6793 leading, the Super Continental is just short of entering Montreal’s Central Station, crossing the Lachine Canal after its journey across Canada in early 1970s. From a delapidated condition, it would appear that the area under the bridge has all been converted to green space. The structures on the bridge once held overhead catenary for the Montreal electric locomotives. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD F3A #9000 at Mimico Ont. April 1956 The EMD F3 was a 1,500-horsepower (1,100 kW), B-B freight- and passenger-hauling diesel locomotive produced between July 1945 and February 1949 by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9034 The EMD F7 was a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD). |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of “The Jim Parker Collection” | |
 | CN EMD F7A #9134 on a repair track, probably in Edmonton’s Calder Yard July 1968, in its original CNR paint. The blue notice in a stand beside the unit indicates that no one else but the person who placed this stand can move the unit, hence the rail term that a unit is “blue flagged”. At that time,”ditch lights” were just coming into use, so external wires are visible above the anti-climber, connecting clip-on units to the engine power. Today, ditch lights are a permanent feature of all road engines in North America. Research indicates that the F7 diesel was retired in 1970. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9038 at Hamilton Ont. Sept 1956 That is a 1950 Studebaker in the foreground. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9046 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of “The Jim Parker Collection” | |
 | CNR EMD F7A “Blinded” #9103 in McBride BC on Oct 22nd, 1968. Blinded engines were used strictly as booster units, at the end of their useful life. Series 9100-9108 were retired in 1988-1989. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9102 at Kelowna BC, Feb 1987 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9102 at Kelowna BC, Feb 1987 The EMD F7 was a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel (GMD). |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9110 at Ashcroft B.C. June 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9175 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Oct 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | The cab interior of an FP7 and F9 diesel locomotive. The engineer sits on the far side, while the fireman is the middle and the near seat is for anyone else riding in the cab. The seats swivel. Behind the wall to the right is the electrical panel and a door to access the engine compartment. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR F7A Operators controls 1950’s |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN Rail EMD FP9A #6503 leading the Super Continental in the early 1960s, scanned from a small print in my collection. Photo taken at the downtown Edmonton CN station. The CN headquarters building for Western Canada can be seen to the right. The tracks have now lifted to make way and the Grant McEwan College campus is on that site. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6504 with FP9B #6612 at Toronto Oct 1965 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of “The Jim Parker Collection” | |
 | CN EMD FP9A # 6506 leading the Royal Train at Shilo Man. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN EMD FP9A #6509 Super Continental The EMD FP9 was a 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW), B-B dual-service passenger and freight-hauling diesel locomotive produced between February 1954 and December 1959 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD’s La Grange, Illinois plant, except for Canadian orders, which were assembled by Canadian subsidiary GMD at London, Ontario |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada | |
 | CN 6515 leads the eastbound Super Continental just short of Calder Yard in Edmonton in the mid-70s. Calder Yard is now called Walker Yard. The locomotive was built as an FP9A by General Motors in 1957, retired by CN, and transferred to VIA in 1978. In 1984, it was rebuilt at the Montreal Pointe St. Charles shops renumbered VIA 6307, based in Montreal and used in passenger service to Northern Quebec. In 2000, it struck a large dump truck, which dented its nose and ruptured a fuel tank. It was repaired, returned to service and finally retired in 2002; after which it was sold in the US to the Ohio Central railroad as their OCR 6307. See an awesome shot of the loco in the new livery at http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture. aspx?id=629602 * The train has just cleared the 127 St. underpass * The view looks northwest * The large building in the background is the AgHorizons elevator, a division of Cargill. |
| Massey F. Jones collection | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6518 at Toronto Oct 1967 6518 was built in 1957, sold to Ohio Central Railroad, 1995 and then scrapped |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6519. 6519 was built in 1957, sold to Ohio Central Railroad, 1995 and then scrapped |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of “The Jim Parker Collection” | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6519 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6519 at Toronto Ont. Ocy 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6520 at Toronto Ont. April 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6523 at Oshawa Ont/ Sept 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN 6524 Super Continental with train #2 |
| This picture was submitted by Arthur Grieve, Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6525 at Toronto Ont. May 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
.jpg) | CN 6528 in Toronto, summer 1976. To the left, the tracks leading into Union Station and to the right, t he Spadina yard run-around loop; while in the centre, the CN Tower, still under the last phase of construction, opened a couple of months later. The locomotive was built as an FP9A by General Motors (Ser# A1200) in May1957, retired from CN roster and transferred to VIA in 1978. It was then rebuilt by CN Pointe St Charles shops for VIA in 1984 and renumbered to VIA 6309 and kept in storage during the late 1990s before retirement by VIA early in 2001. It was then acquired by the Canadian Railway Museum at the Canadian Railway Museum in Delson/St Constant, south of Montreal. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx? id=3111696 Rapido Trains Inc. immortalized the CN 6528 in HO (220511 with DCC), retailing in the US for about $300. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | FP-9A 6529, about to disembark Toronto passengers at Kingston, on its way to Montréal in August 1978. Shortly thereafter, it was sold to VIA and put in service as VIA 6529, before being rebuilt and renumbered VIA 6309. See the 6529 in VIA paint at Toronto’s Spadina Yard (now site of the Skydome) http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto By 2004, the engine had outlived its usefulness and looking fairly grim http://trainiax.net/photos/2005/2005-10-27-expo/photo It was then donated for preservation to Exporail in St-Constant QC, who are restoring it to fairly pristine VIA 6309, for outside display. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VIA_GM_FP9.jpg |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6530 at Newtonville Ont. July 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6532 at Toronto Ont. Jine 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6536 at Toronto Ont. June 1980 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD FP9A #6537 at Toronto Ont. April 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN Rail EMD FP9A #6540, Toronto-bound at Ville St-Pierre (West part of Montréal) late evening. Note the VIA logo on the side but the CN “noodle” on the nose. Also, the unit has not yet been fitted with ditch lights, so common today on road engines. Taken in August 1978, at the very beginning of the CN/VIA transition. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD F9B #6616 at Toronto Ont. Nov 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD F9B #6625 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
.jpg) | This CN passenger train has just left the station in downtown Chicoutimi QC (now called Saguenay) for Montreal along with a helper (partly hidden and facing backwards), passing trough a bridge just at the edge of the city in this June 1974 view. The Saguenay region is about 140 miles north of Quebec City. The train left Chicoutimi mid-afternoon and arrived in Montreal late at night. It was a lonely 318 mile ride traversing mostly lakes and forested area for at least 200 miles with the concept of “Bring Your Own Food” (or go without). VIA still serves the area but the rails now end at Jonquiere, a few miles short of Chicoutimi. The bridge is over Rivière Chicoutimi, which eventually flows into the Saguenay River from a dam situated nearby. In 1996, a major flood devastated most of this area and the bridge was probably washed away. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguenay_Flood |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN 6774, just entering Kingston station, on the way to Toronto in the mid-70s. It was built in February 1959 (Ser# 83152), as part of two orders of two orders in 1958 and 1959 and soldiered mainly on the Montreal-Toronto until becoming VIA 6774 and being retired in 1988. The second unit is a non-identified FPB-4 in the CN 6800 series, a lot of which also became VIA units. Following retirement, many FP4-4 and FPB-4 locomotives were given new life on tourist railroads across the United States. Many are still in service today, leading dinner trains and railroad museum trains. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 6784 at Belleville ON. c.1970’s |
| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6770 at S.Perry ON, July 1969 |
| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada | |
 | CNR ALCO FP4A #6765 |
| This picture was taken by Bill Grandin and was submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CFA16-4 #9300 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CFA16-4 #9314 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CFA16-4 #9314 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CFA16-4 #9314 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CFB16-4 #9301 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN 9302 Port Hope ON, Mid 1960’s 9302 had cleared for #6, the overtaking passenger train, in the eastward passing track. There was no west passing track at Port Hope. Westbound freights needing to clear did that at Cobourg. |
| This picture was taken by Keith Hansen and submitted by J. Guy Hamel | |
 | CNR F-M CFA16-4 #9338 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CFA16-4 #9344 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CPA16-5 #6701 at Allandale Ont. 1950’s |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CPB16-5 #6800 at Toronto Ont. May 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M CPA16-5 #6701 at Belleville ON. c.1970’s |
| This picture was taken by Stan Svihla and submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada | |
 | CN 6770 on the turntable at Chicoutimi QC, about 140 milesnorth of Québec, in the Saguenay region. From Montreal, it’s a 9 hour trip. When VIA took over CN in 1978, it was decided that they would only send the train to Jonquiere, about 10km short of Chicoutimi CN also decided not to serve Chicoutimi by rail, as there was no sizeable industry and it would be better served by road. The turntable was then removed; the track lifted and today, nothing remains of the fuel tanks etc. A large park was built on the site with a view into the Saguenay fjord, a deep waterway off the St Lawrence river. This view was taken from the platform of the former Chicoutimi passenger station in March 1976. Built in 1920 by CN, the 2-storey station was converted into a commercial centre, upon termination of rail service. The street entrance for the station was on the top floor. Passenger then proceeded to the lower floor for boarding. See “before and after” shots of the station at: http://akakia.blogspot.ca/2007/05/ (The blog is in French and basically titled “Historians vs Developers”) |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
.jpg) | This view was taken during a fantrip in northern Quebec with the St Lawrence Valley Railway Society, an arm of Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA) http://www.exporail.org/en/crha/history-of-the-crha/ around 1971. The motive power is an FPA-4 (6700 series) and an FPB-2 in the 6800 series The train is possibly around Hervey Junction, about 200 miles north of Montreal. Notice how the stripes are matched. The tour director insisted on this. The event is a “runpast”, where passengers detrain and stand trackside into a safe area. The train then backs up for a mile or so then roars in front of the crowd with bell and whistle sounding for the entire length of the runpast, with the idea of passengers acquiring photos and videos of the train (usually minus the crowd). Due to accident insurance rates and diesel fuel prices today, the practice is much rarer now, except for special occasions and short distances. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones |
 | CNR ALCO FPA2 #6707 at Ottawa Ont. May 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA2 #6707 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker Collection | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA2 #6755 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #1765 at Toronto Ont. Nov 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA2 #6752 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA2 #6759 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker Collection | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6761 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6761 at North bay Ony. March 1978 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
| CNR ALCO FPA4 #6785 at Toronto Ont. Nov 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6770 at Toronto Ont. Jan 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6771 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6772 at Toronto Ont. May 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6780 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6780 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6782 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6783 at Totonto Ont. May 1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6785 at Stratford Ont. Aug 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6785 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6786 at Toronto Ont. July 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6787 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD F7A #9166 (Used in snow plow service at London Ont. Dec 1988 |
| This picture was taken by Bill Grandin and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6791 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO FPA4 #6792 at Toronto Ont. May 1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
CN Diesel Freight and Road Switchers Locomotives
 | CN 3200, leading a consist in the Toronto are in the mid 1970s. Notice the TTC “Red Rocket” in the background This Montreal Locomotive Works C-424, built in 1964, was retired in 1984, leased and eventually sold to Mexico. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN 2301 (M636 built 1970). Built by Montreal Locomotive Works. At 3600 HP; a powerhouse freight diesel in its time, at 3000HP with 6 wheel trucks and 75mph gearing MLW units made a burbling sound when idle, a racket when running and smoked a lot. 2301 was sold to Quebec Cartier Mining (Cartier Railway) in 1976 along with several other M636s. Renumbered Cartier 42, it was scrapped it in 2003 at Port Cartier QC. This Kodachrome was taken in Windsor ON during April 1976. Shortly before the unit’s retirement. Unit CN 5050 was retired in 1998. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
.jpg) | CN 2326 in the Montreal area in January 1974. In its day, those M-636 locomotives were about the most powerful on the road. In the back is RS-18 #3643. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
1mar3.jpg) | CN 3107 and CN 3113 lead a Canadian Railroad Historical Association fantrip out of Montreal to Gorham NH on Sep 30, 1978. Both are RS-18’s built by the Montreal Locomotive Works The roster indicates that 3107 may still be active but 3113 was sold by CN to a dealer in 2000. |
| Collection: Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN SD 45 #5000 at Fraser Mills, March 14, 1987 These next two locomotives are the same two shown above when they were in service. The SD45 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December, 1965, and December, 1971. It had an EMD 645E3 twenty-cylinder engine generating 3,600 HP. It had the same frame as the EMD SD38, EMD SD39, EMD SD40, and EMD SDP40. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 5001 at Fraser Mills, June, 6 1987 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1650,1652,& 1653 All taken at Lloydminster AB over the last few years. They are a unique group of 4 SD38-2 locomotives that were originally built for the NAR. CN 1650 at Lloydminster AB |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1652 at Lloydminster AB |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1652 at Lloydminster AB |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1653 at Lloydminster AB |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR EMD SD 701 #5671 at Muskoka Falls Ont. April 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CN Track Geometry train (an earlier version of the pictures submitted by Cor Van Steenis and show above). This one is pulled by a locomotive and is not an RDC |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR BBD HR412W #3580 at Concord Ont. |
| This picture is part of the Jim parker Collection | |
 | CNR MLW HR616 #2102 at London Ont. |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Frank Smeltzer Collection” | |
 | CNR MLW (BBD Bombardier) HR616 #2119 at Concord Ont. Aug 1995 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO C630M #2000 at Fort Erie Ont. Sept. 1967 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO C630M #2000 at Fort Erie Ont. Sept. 1967 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO C630M #2008 at Concord Ont. Aug. 1988 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO C630M #2008 at Concord Ont. Sept 1990 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO C630M #2012 at Concord Ont. Sept 1990 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO C630M #2013 at Concord Ont. Jan. 1988 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
 | CN ALCO 630M at London Ont. Oct 1982 Built 1967-68, reclassified MF-30b in 1969 This locomotive was retired between 1992 and 1996 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2313 at London Ont. Feb 1989 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Frank Smeltzer Collection” |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2303, Concord Ont. Oct 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2304, Concord Ont. Aug 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2311 Concord Ont. Oct 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2320, Concord Ont. May 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2322, MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2322, North Bay Ont. Jan 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2323, MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. April 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2323, MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Sept 1980 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2324 at Huntsville Ont. Sept 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2327, MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2327, MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M636 #2339 at London Ont. |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Frank Smeltzer Collection” | |
 | CNR ALCO M420W #3528 Concord Ont. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR ALCO M420W #3539 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. |
| This picture is part of the Jim Parker Collection | |
 | CNR GE C40-8 #2415 at Concord Ont. Sept 1990 The GE, General Electric, C40-8 (Dash 8-40C, C40-8C, or simply Dash 8) is a type of six-axle, 4,000hp diesel locomotive built from 1987 to 1992 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GE C40-8 #2426 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Frank Smeltzer Collection” | |
 | CNR GE C40-8M #2420 at Bayview, Hamilton, Ont. May 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GE C40-8M #2420 at Bayview, Hamilton, Ont. May 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GE C40-8M #2451 at S. Parry Ont. Aug 2005 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GE C44-9LW #2500 at the macMillan Yard Concord Ont. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GE C44-9LW #2500 at the macMillan Yard Concord Ont. |
| This picture is part of the Jim Parker Collection | |
 | CNR GE C44-9LW #2543 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Sept 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
| The collection of pictures of the EMD SD 40, SD 40-2W, SD50 and SD60 has grown to the point that I put most of these pictures on their own page. Please click the link button to the left to view these pictures. | |
 | DM&IR EMD SD38AC #207 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Aug 2004 The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) (reporting mark DMIR) is a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin that hauls iron ore and later taconite to the Great Lakes ports of Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota. Control of the railway was acquired on May 10, 2004, by the Canadian National Railway (CN) when it purchased the assets of Great Lakes Transportation. An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971. It was basically an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator instead of the SD38’s normal direct current generator. It produces 2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SD40-2W #5277 at Concord Ont. May 1998 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SD40 #5010 at Concord Ont. July 1970 SD40, class GF-30d, built 1968 retired April 1998 and sold to the New Brunswick Railway. The EMD SD40 is a 6-axle diesel-electric 3000 hp locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SD40 #5013 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. April 1973. Class GF-30d, built 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SD40 #5013 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. April 1973. Class GF-30d, built 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SD40-2W #5311 at Concord Ont. July 1997 The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000-horsepower (2,200 kW) C-C diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1972 to 1989. The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD’s Dash 2 series, competing against the GE U30C and the MLW M630. The GMD SD40-2(W) is a Canadian-market version of the SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, built for the Canadian National Railway by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada Ltd. (formerly General Motors Diesel) of London, Ontario; 123 were constructed between May 1975 and December 1980.[2] The major difference between the SD40-2(W) and a regular SD40-2 is the fitment of a wide-nose Canadian comfort cab, |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN EMD SD 40 #5232 Port Mann BC March 2003 Built 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR EMD SD50F #5450 at Vandorf Ont. EMD SD50 is a 3,500-horsepower (2,610 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. It was introduced in May 1981 as part of EMD’s “50 Series”, but prototype SD50S locomotives were built from 1980; production ceased in January 1986. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SD60 #5428 at Kamloops BC, Sept 1988 Note the the draper taper” behind the cabs, something I was told you only see on Canadian Locomotives. The EMD SD60 is a 3,800 horsepower (2,800 kW), 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. Intended for heavy-duty drag freight or medium-speed freight service. It was introduced in 1984, and production ran until 1995. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
| The collection of pictures of the EMD GP 35, GP 38-2, GP38-2W, GP 40 and GP40-2LW has grown to the point that I put most of these pictures on their own page. Please click the link button to the left to view these pictures. | |
 | CN EMD GP40-2W 9411 at the Rockinghan yard Halifax NS |
 | CN EMD GP40-2W 9411 at the Rockinghan yard Halifax NS |
 | CN 5 CNR units led by EMD GP40-2W # 9431, South bound through South River Ontario, Aug 1988 |
| Photo by W.J.Wilson submitted by K.D.Thornborrow | |
 | CN GMD GP38-2 #4700 at Fort Sask. AB April 2005 The EMD GP38-2 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive of the road-switcher type built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38. Power is provided by an EMD 645E 16-cylinder engine, which generates 2000 horsepower The GP38-2W is a Canadian variant of the GP38-2 and a forerunner of todays wide-nose units. It is easily distinguished by its wide-nose Canadian comfort cab. 51 of these locomotives were produced for Canadian National Railways during 1973 – 1974. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR EMD GP38-2 #5524 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. April 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP40 #603 at Fort Erie Ont, Jan 1967 The GP40 is a 4-axle diesel-electric road-switcher locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN 9415 at Sunnyside on Toronto’s Lakeshore mid 70s, when the engine was brand new. Two things that stand out are the white flags and the clean spots by the ladder caused by someone who climbed on the dusty hood. Sharp eyes will also notice that the Trailer on Flatcar (TOFC) concept is still going, as container service (COFC) had yet to be invented. 9415 was a GP40-2L(W), class GF-430a, built in 1974. It became involved in a collision with a motor vehicle,, July 1999, while on lease to the St Lawrence and Atlantic, along with two other locomotives and all three derailed. It was retired 30 September 2002 and scrapped at Woodrest IL in 2004. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD GP40 #4017 at Toronto May 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP40-2LW #949418 at Concord Ont. July 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP40-2LW #9432 at Hamilton Ont. Aug. 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP40-2LW #9655 June 1989 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
 | CNR GE Dash 8-40C at Mactier Ont. Sept 2001 It is is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1987 and 1992. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
CN Geeps, General Purpose Locomotives
Because I have collected quite a number of pictures of the General purpose Locomotives
most of these have been placed on a seperate page. A small sample has been left on this page
Please click this link to view those pictures
 | CN 992 was originally London & Port Stanley L5. The LN& PS, owned and operated by the City of London Railway Commission London, Ontario, was originally an all-electric railway. In 1955, it ordered its first diesel (L4 Ser# A 831), from General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD), based in London. A second diesel (L5 Ser# 831) was delivered by GM in 1957. Both were 1310 hp, Model G-12. When Canadian National took over the L&PS in 1966, it renumbered the L4 to 991 and the L5 to CN 992. Explore the L&PS and view photos of the L-4/991 at: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/radial/lps/gallery.htm |
| Massey F. Jones collection | |
 | The 90-ton model G-12 was suited for the L&PS light rail and bridges and lacked multiple unit (MU) capacity, which means that they could not be used in passenger service. After a few years in Ontario with CN, the 991 and 992 were transferred to Vancouver Island, where they ran in the Deerholme area, around Duncan (north of Victoria), hauling lumber products. These views were taken by a friend of Massey in the early 70s and are scans from negatives. |
| Massey F. Jones collection | |
| Looking forlorn now with no windows and almost at the end of their working life, the 992 was taken out of service around 1976 along with the 991. Research indicates that they were then both shipped to Newfoundland. Because of a difference in rail gauge between the G-12 and the smaller G-8 (due to tight curves), they could not operate on rails in that province but being of similar manufacture, were stripped for parts for the G-8s. | |
| Massey F. Jones collection | |
 | Lead Engine FM 9302, CN 2200 and CN3714 at 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 | |
 | CN 7078 and GMD-1 CN 1403 are attempting to push their way through a weed-grown roadbed behind the old Canada Packers plant in Calgary, on a spur that has not seen service for quite some time. It is the end of the track which served Canada Packers and local industries, up to the mid-90s, to and from Sarcee Yard. After Canada Packers closed, the track came into disuse and the historic building, at 1235 26th Ave SE, recycled in 1999 to house the Crossroad (Farmers) Market but there is still some small local industry around and this load is for them. In mid-2013, CN started to phase out Sarcee Yard in favour of a newly-constructed intermodal facility near Conrich, about 2 miles or 3.2 km north of city limits. There is strong talk of an LRT line, from downtown to Calgary’s southernmost communities now served by diesel bus. Perhaps in the far future, this spur will form part of the right of way from the core, mere minutes away, through some part of Sarcee Yard and then south. The light on top of the 7078 indicates that it is equipped for remote controlled operation by a trackside operator. CN 7078 was formerly high-nosed CN 4502 before remanufacture to GP9u and CN 1403 was renumbered from CN 1061; one of a handful of a Canadian-designed model, still left in yard service across the country. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | Northern Alberta Railways 206 at an unknown location north of Edmonton, in July 1965. The GP-9 locomotive (Ser# A1537) was purchased from General Motors Diesel Limited in June 1958 and called “Grande Prairie”, following the NAR tradition of naming their locomotives. In 1979, CN bought the Northern Alberta Railways and integrated NAR 206 into their vast Geep fleet as CN 4607 with a new livery. During overhaul in 1960, CN 4607 was cut at the CN Pointe St-Charles shops in Montreal, becoming slug CN 261. View two photos of the 261 at http://www.csx606.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture .aspx?id=1111061 and http://www.csx606.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture .aspx?id=1526286 |
| Massey F. Jones collection | |
 | 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 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #4129 at Toronto Ont. Jan 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #4149 at Toronto Ont. April 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #4287 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. May1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #4420 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4465 At Toronto Ont. Sept 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | 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 | |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #4100 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #4100 at Toronto Ont. April 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #4102 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4484 at St. Albans VT. May 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4486 at St. Albans VT. May 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4488 at St. Albans VT. May 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4494 at Toronto Ont. Aug 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4494 at Toronto Ont. Aug 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4503 at sarnia Ont. May 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4510 at Capreol Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4410 at Capreol Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR GP9 #4512 at Concord Ont. Oct 1970 |
 | CNR EMD GP9 #1728 at Peterborough Ont. Nov 1955 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | 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 | |
 | CNR EMD GP9u #4102 at Stratford Ont. Aug 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
CN’s Ecorail
 | CN’s Ecorail #8003 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont, Sept 1997 http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.ca/2012/04/ cns-ecorail.html |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CN’s Ecorail #9004 and #9005 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont, Sept 1997 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
CN Switchers, Yard and Road
 | CNR F-M H12-46 #1525 The FM H-12-46 was a light road switcher of Fairbanks-Morse design manufactured exclusively by the Canadian Locomotive Company from October, 1951-January, 1953 for the Canadian National Railway. Only thirty of the 1,200 hp, six-cylinder opposed piston engine locomotives were produced. The units (assigned #7600-#7629) were configured in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement, mounted atop a pair of three-axle trucks. |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Jim Parker collection” | |
 | CNR F-M H12-46 #1628 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Jim Parker collection” | |
 | CNR F-M H12-44 #2202 at Toronto Ont. July 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M H12-44 #2206 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Jim Parker collection” | |
 | CNR F-M H16-46 #1844 The FM H-16-44 was a road switcher produced by Fairbanks-Morse from April 1950 – February 1963. The locomotive shared an identical platform and carbody with the predecessor Model FM H-15-44 (but not the FM H-20-44 end cab road switcher which used a different carbody and frame and a larger prime mover), and were equipped with the same eight-cylinder opposed piston engine that had been uprated to 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW). The H-16-44 was configured in a B-B wheel arrangement, mounted atop a pair of two-axle AAR Type-B road trucks with all axles powered. In late 1950, the AAR trucks were almost exclusively replaced with the same units found on the company’s “C-liner” locomotives.[1] |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the “Jim Parker collection” | |
 | CNR F-M H16-46 #2201 at Oshawa Ont. Oct 1963 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M H16-46 #2213 at Toronto Ont. April 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR F-M H16-46 traveling through Halifax’s southend coming from Bridgewater on it’s way to the CN Station Early 1970’s |
| This picture was taken at the Halifax & Southwestern Railway Museum, Lunenburg Nova Scotia |
 | The CN Station at Red Deer Alberta to the right, built in 1923 and demolished in 1960. It had ticket office, waiting rooms, toilets, baggage and express and the second floor was the agent’s residence. The last regular train used the station in 1955. After CN relocated its tracks more to the north, the station land was redeveloped as the Co-Op shopping Centre. GMD-1 locomotive CN 1044 was built in 1959 and had A1A trucks (3 axles with the center one unpowered). It was rebuilt in 1987, given BB trucks (each truck has two powered axles), from retired GP9s and renumbered to CN 1144. The locomotive was retired and sold in 1998. Subsequently it was leased to INCO in Copper Cliff, Ontario from 1999 to early 2001. Since the GMD-1 was built in 1959 and the station demolished in 1960, we have to date the photo to that period. |
| Massey F. Jones collection | |
 | CN 1003 at Victoria, BC, May 1987 EMD GMD-1 Built in 1958 The GMD GMD1 was a diesel locomotive produced by General Motors Diesel (GMD),the Canadian subsidiary of General Motors Electro-Motive Division, between August 1958 and April 1960. This switcher locomotive was powered by a 12-cylinder EMD 567C diesel engine, capable of producing 1,200 horsepower. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN GMD GMD-1 #1003 at Victoria, BC, May 1987 EMD GMD1 Built in 1958 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN GMD GMD-1 1163 and CN 1179 at Sarcee Yard in southeast Calgary in the mid-90s. Notice the different exhaust stack treatment between the two locomotives. 1163 was reconverted to a three-wheeled truck (A-1-A) and renumbered 1063 in 1999, 1171 was retired in 2000. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN GMD GMD-1 1403 at Sarcee Yard in the middle-80s with transfer caboose 79469. It was formerly CN 1061 before remanufacturing at the CN Pointe St Charles shops in Montreal . Like many of the GMD1u model, this one has been retired and replaced by remanufactured GP9 locos. Sarcee Yard has started to see a decrease in traffic, as the railway is building a new state-of-the-art intermodal facility near Conrich, north of Calgary |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1002 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1002 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1003, Deep Rock BC June 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1010 at London Ont. August 1957 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1010 at London Ont. August 1957 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | GMD1 CN 1179, is delivering a refrigerator (reefer) car, to the “Ogden Grain Elevator” as it was locally known, sometime in the late 80s or early 90s. Before being acquired by CN, the 1179 was Northern Alberta Railways (NAR) 302, based at Dunvegan Yard in Edmonton. The NAR served areas north of Edmonton and northeastern BC. Two of the NAR units (303-305) can be seen on this page. The building in the background is labeled ATL, for the Alberta Terminal Limited, a division of Cargill Limited. It was built in 1911 and was operated by several concerns, before Calgill took it over. A really good photo of the complex in 1983 can be found at http://www.aportraitofcanada.ca/?p=1654 It’s a side view of what is shown here. It was actually located in the Bonnybrook district, some fair distance from its popular name of “Ogden Elevator” After Cargill closed down the elevator, historians tried to find a use for the vacant building but it couldn’t be adapted to anything and was considered unsafe.. At 8am, on Oct. 16, 2011; the last part of the elevator was imploded to make way for a housing project. http://www.calgaryjournal.ca/index.php/news/end-of-an-era Several YouTube sites show the implosion, as Calgarians were invited to witness it and cameras captured the event from several angles.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_0OuQZFRPU |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN 1402 switching at at the east end of Sarcee Yard (50 Ave & 52 St) in southeast Calgary on 6 May 2004. While Sarcee has served industry the southeast area for more than 30 years as in intermodal yard, a more modern facility is neing built in Conrich, a few miles north of Calgary to be nearer to road traffic and supply management. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ A detailed Q&A of the pros and cons of the move at http://www.cn.ca/en/calgary-logistics-park-faq.htm Built in 1958-1959 as CN 1913, GMD1 1402 is still in operation, according to the latest Canadian Narional Historical Association roster. In road service GMD1s usually ran long end first, a holdover from the steam era days. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | One of the remainig Canadian-built diesels, this GMD1 was rebuilt from 1064 in 1989 fitted with BB trucks from former GP9s and renumbered 1406 at that time. In this photo taken on 4 May 2004, the 1406 is coupled to CN 7062 (in another photo) and operating in Calgary’s Sarcee Yard. One of the grain elevators previously served by this loco was imploded on 16 Oct 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_0OuQZFRPU and others |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN 1163 moves a high priority shipment from Sarcee Yard to one of the southeast Calgary industries in September 1985; with a “flat hat” (transfer) caboose in tow. A “Canadian only” road switcher model built for light rail operations (mostly on CN), these GMD-1 units have virtually disappeared from Canada. CN 1163 was retired in 1999 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN EMD GMD-1 #1404 at Wainright AB, May 2005 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN EMD GMD-1 #1406 at Fost Saskatchewan AB April 2005 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN EMD GMD-1 #1412 at Fort Sask AB May 2008 Built1959 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN EMD GMD-1 1420 at Port Mann BC May 2008 Built 1959 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR 1911 was at old Ottawa Union 11/8/65 about to leave for Hurdman to turn for #141 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, Quebec, Canada | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1904 at Toronto Ont. May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1909 at the MacMillan Yard June 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1911 at Toronto Ont. April 1968 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1913 at Toronto Ont. May 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD GMD-1 #1914 at Toronto Ont. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CN 1291 at New Westminster BC, 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 8227 at London ON, July 1984 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1256 photographed at Calgary’s Sarcee Yard in June 1989 is a good example of this type of switcher around CN yards. This SW1200RS was built in 1956, very likely in London Ont. by General Motors (Ser# A1028) and retired by CN between 1989 and 1993. A total of 287 were built for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, operating in their yards and light rail branch lines for many years. RS stands for Road Switcher, usually fitted with larger fuel tanks and different trucks than their brothers, the SW1200. After retirement from CN and CP, many of these units found new life as industrial plant switchers in Canada or elsewhere. 1256 was sold to Eurocan Pulp & Paper in Kitimat BC, retaining its number there. (The Eurocan Pulp & paper plant was closed January 31, 2010 by the parent company, when the loco again came up for disposal). |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones | |
 | CN 8490 at London Ont, 1969 This picture was taken in the CN roundhouse area |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1361 at London ON, August 1987 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1205 at London, ON, Oct 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1374 at London, ON, Aug 1987 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CN 1341 Switching Tail End, Via 3 at Jasper |
| This picture was taken by Phil Mason and was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC | |
 | CNR EMD GMD, Toronto Ont. Sept 1971 |
| This picture was submitted by Jean Guy Hamel, QC, and were taken by and used with permission of Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW8 #7164 at West Toronto Ont. June 1983 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR SW8 #7160 at London Ont. Oct 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR EMD SW9 #7316 at London Ont. July 1989 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
 | CNR EMD SW9 #7316 at London Ont. July 1989 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RM #7106 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Frank Smeltzer Collection | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1207 at Toronto Ont. Sept 1967 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1201 at Georgetown Ont. July 1960 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1217 at Concord Ont. July 1970 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1228 at Concord Ont. March 1964 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1229 at McMillan Yard, Concord Ont. March 1972 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1232 |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker collection | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1235 at Toronto Ont. |
| This picture was submitted by Jim Parker and is part of the Jim Parker collection | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1239 at Rexdale Ont. June 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1242 at McMillan Yard, Concord Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1242 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1254 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1254 at Toronto Ont. June 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1257 at Toronto Ont. April 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1263 at Sudbury Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1263 at Sudbury Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1267 at Toronto Ont. |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1322 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1966 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1324 at Sudbury Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1324 at Sudbury Ont. Sept 1976 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1326 at rexdale Ont. June 1965 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1583 At Toronto Ont April 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1585/1583 At Toronto Ont April 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1583/1585/1582 At Toronto Ont. May 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1585/1582 At Toronto Ont. May 1956 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #1593 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW9 #7001 at Toronto Ont. June 1973 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RS #7023 at Ft. Erie Ont. April 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7024 at Ft.Erie Ont. April 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7024 at Ft.Erie Ont. April 1975 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7026 at the McMillan Yard Concord Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7026 at the McMillan Yard Concord Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7027 at Hamilton Ont. May 1969 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7028 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7029 at Toronto Ont. Oct 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7030 at Toronto |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR SW12RM #7313 at Minico Ont. May 1992 |
| From the Jim Parker Collection | |
_(800x533).jpg) | CNR SW8 #7160 at London Ont. Oct 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Booth, Willingdon AB | |
 | CNR EMD SW8 #7170 at Toronto Ont. April 1974 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW9 #7240 Sept 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW9 #7240 Sept 1982 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12 #7303 at the McMillan Yard, Concord Ont, Aug 1993 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RSM #7311 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Oct 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RSM #7311 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Oct 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW12RSM #7315 at the MacMillan Yard, Concord Ont. Oct 1988 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | CNR EMD SW8 #8511 |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Jim Parker | |
 | Montreal Locomotive Works (Alco) S-13 CN #8504 CN 8504 in the Montreal area in the mid-70s, probably on the way to their Taschereau Yard. It was built by Montreal Locomotive Works (Alco) in 1959, as part of Order 4112 which encompassed 23 locomotives (8500-8522) in Class MS-10q (for Montreal Switcher 1000hp) S-13 locomotives. In 1985, the locomotive was rebuilt as an S-13u, Class 410b locomotive and renumbered CN 8709, before being retired in August 1997 and transferred to rail dealer Canac http://www.canac.com/ in Montreal, as CANX 8709 for disposal. View 8709 in action at http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture and as CANX 8709 in 2003 at http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture |
| This picture was taken and submitted by Massey F. Jones |