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  1. Strange lash-up on a local

    Strange lash-up on a local

    I've been observing this local for almost two years now. It performs switching at Fort Rouge yard, local job to Fort Garry Industrial Park #2 (aka former Manitoba Sugar site) and to the cement plant, which is where this local is coming from. I've seen the following lash-ups for power, with an *...
    • Romet
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    • 233 7220 7517 cn gp38-2 gp9 gp9rm jct local mainline portage slug spring strnage winnipeg yard
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Canada
  2. CN van

    CN van

    Caught following a Speery Services van on the mainline. Looks like an oddball.
    • Romet
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    • jct mainline portage services sperry van winnipeg
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  3. GE vs. EMD

    GE vs. EMD

    You can tell which one is which by the wing. While the Dash 9-44CW & SD75I and vice versa lash-up are very common on CN, it's not easy to zoom in and get this shot. You can see the minor GE/EMD differences by looking at the two 4000 h.p. beasts.
    • Romet
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    • 2526 5643 9-44cw compare dash jct mainline portage sd75i winnipeg
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Canadian National
  4. Circus trailer?

    Circus trailer?

    Caught him on a westbound intermodal. I really like the trailer, never seen anything like it. As it's small, has two doors and is very clean, I'm guessing its a circus trailer. I couldn't find a better category to post it under.
    • Romet
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    • circus cn jct mainline portage trailer winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Circus Trains
  5. Traffic jam

    Traffic jam

    On one of my first visits to Portage JCT (I visit that place about once/twice a week) I was lucky enough to catch a great traffic jam. I've seen bottlenecks since, but this one is by far the best. Let's break it down: In the foreground, E/B CN local with CN 1435 & 7220 (GMD1u & GP9RM)...
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    • 1435 1685 2503 2586 2590 5452 5639 7220 9-44cw bnsf dash gmd1u gp9 gp9rm intermodal jct local mainline portage sd50f sd60f sd75i winnipeg
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Canada
  6. BC Rail 762

    BC Rail 762

    It may not be in BC, but it's still trailing a draper taper! (CN 5530, SD60F).
    • Romet
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    • 5530 763 bc bcol cn jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 sd60f winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  7. Prairie Malt Limited

    Prairie Malt Limited

    • Romet
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    • clean cn hopper jct limited mainline malt new pml portage prarie
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Freight Cars
  8. CN 2727 & BCOL 763

    CN 2727 & BCOL 763

    CN 2727 (2005 Dash 9-44CW, rebuild CN 2667) & BC Rail 763 (SD40-2) lead a westbound intermodal.
    • Romet
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    • 2727 763 9-44cw bc dash intermodal jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Canada
  9. Modern CN

    Modern CN

    Two Dash 9-44CW's, CN 2674 & BC Rail 4644 (http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=25354&cat=500&page=2) lead a lumber train into the city. A decade ago you wouldn't even dream of CN running all GE alsh-ups with BC Rail units as regulars.
    • Romet
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    • 2674 4644 9-44cw 9-44cwl bc dash jct lumber mainline portage rail winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  10. CN Scale Test Car

    CN Scale Test Car

    Caught him a while back. Sorry that the photo is so small, had I known such small cars existed (it's a cut-down hopper), I would of zoomed in more then I ussually do. He caught me completely off-guard, right between regular stuff.
    • Romet
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    • car cn ex-hopper hopper jct mainline portage rare scale test
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  11. Last Canadian Safety cab

    Last Canadian Safety cab

    More then 30 years ago CN invented the Canadian Safety cab, which has created such oddballs such as the GP40-2L(W), SD40-2(W) and the GP38-2(W) that don't look even close to their regular versions. Don't forget that draper tapers, namely Dash 8-40CM, SD50F, SD50AF and SD60F have this cab as...
    • Romet
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    • 2674 4644 9-44cw 9-44cwl bc cab canadian dash intermodal jct last locotrol mainline portage rail safety winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  12. CN's one unit wonder

    CN's one unit wonder

    While one unit wonders are fairly common on CP, they're rare on CN. When they happen though, it's ussually with a SD40-2/SD40-2(W) or a Dash 9-44CW for power, not a draper taper! CN 5522, SD60F, leads a mixed train which had some new hoppers on it. You can also see "Portage JCT" in...
    • Romet
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    • 5522 cn jct mainline portage sd60f winnipeg
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Canada
  13. CN 5522

    CN 5522

    This SD60F lead a mixed solo - all by itself. Ussually 2-3 units lead trains on the CN mainline.
    • Romet
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    • 5522 cn jct mainline portage roster sd60f winnipeg
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Canadian National
  14. CN 5325 & 2643

    CN 5325 & 2643

    CN 2643 & CN 5325 lead a westbound intermodal on the mainline.
    • Romet
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    • 2643 5325 9-44cw dash intermodal jct mainline portage sd40-2(w) sd40-2w winnipeg
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Canada
  15. CN 2643

    CN 2643

    CN 2643 & CN 5325 lead a westbound intermodal on the mainline.
    • Romet
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    • 2643 5325 9-44cw dash intermodal jct mainline portage sd40-2(w) sd40-2w winnipeg
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Canada
  16. Tie Picker Silhouette

    Tie Picker Silhouette

    CP Rail Maintenance Crew works late into the Nite East of Indian Head, Saskatchewan.
    • loran01
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    • cp mainline picker rail saskatchewan tie tracks
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  17. Working all year round

    Working all year round

    CN crew works in winter and spring. If you look really carefuly, you'll notice that the slugs are different. In the top photo it's YBU-4, in the bottom one it's a S-3. Most often it's a GP9 slug though. The power is always GP9RM. CN 7213 & 203 CN 7251 & 268
    • Romet
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    • 203 268 7213 7251 cn gp9rm jct mainline portage s-3 slug spring winnipeg winter ybu-4
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Canadian National
  18. Two Dash 8-40CM's

    Two Dash 8-40CM's

    Two Dash 8-40CM's, CN 2426 and BC Rail 4624 (Dash 8-40CMu, upgraded to 4400hp) lead a mixed.
    • Romet
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    • 4624 8-40cm 8-40cmu bc cn dash jct2426 mainline portage rail winnipeg
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada
  19. CN 2727 leading

    CN 2727 leading

    CN 2727 (2005 Dash 9-44CW, rebuild CN 2667) & BC Rail 763 (SD40-2) lead a westbound intermodal on the mainline.
    • Romet
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    • 2727 763 9-44cw bc dash intermodal jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Canadian National
  20. Odd couple

    Odd couple

    CN 2727 (2005 Dash 9-44CW, rebuild CN 2667) & BC Rail 763 (SD40-2) lead an intemrodal, as they perform switching before heading out west. You can see the mainline in the backround.
    • Romet
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    • 2727 763 9-44cw bc dash intemrodal jct mainline portage rail sd40-2 winnipeg
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Canada


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