Saturday, 12 February 2022

CN Stuart Yard – GMD GP40’s

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  Canadian National’s 1.33 dozen GP40’s have long been my favourite gaggle of locomotives. Delivered in two groups (4002 – 4011 in May/June ...
Friday, 5 November 2021

CN Rymal Pt. 18 Stone Church Road Overpass

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After the long, slow climb up the face of the escarpment in Hamilton , a triple header propelled extra is shown crossing over Stone Church R...
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Friday, 24 September 2021

CN Stuart Street Yard – PSC SW1200RM

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While a crown corporation, Canadian National benefited from rather unique fiscal circumstance. Unaccountable to share holders, the railway c...
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Saturday, 14 August 2021

CN Rymal Pt. 17 Caledonia 6/13/1992

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Following the disruption to the former H&NW line at the Stone Church Road overpass in 1987 (see CN Rymal Pt. 2) all train movements to s...
Saturday, 1 May 2021

CN Stuart Street Yard – GMD ‘Light Weight’ GP9

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  As is well known, Richard M Dilworth was the creator of the landmark, historically ubiquitous ‘General Purpose’ masterpiece locomotive ser...
Monday, 15 March 2021

CN Rymal Pt. 16 Freight Cars Part 5

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  As previously mentioned, the former H&NW line southwest out of Hamilton was plied daily by way freights dispatched from the lake front...
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Wednesday, 13 January 2021

CN Stuart Street Yard - GMD GP40-2L(W)/GP40-2(W)

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With its vast, far flung system, Canadian National has historically always been subject to large scale motive power acquisitions. During the...