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Most common piece of RR equipement in Toronto. Note the MOW machine in the top right corner.
Photo taken from the CN tower. I tried the same with an inbound ONR train, but missed the power.
Today ONR has pretty boring power: SD40-2's, GP9's, GP38-2's & SD75I's (http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/19624/si/onr%202105) - the standard EMD's. That was not always the case however, as this RS-10 shows. Built in Monteral in 1955, the MLW was retired in 1985...
CN & ONR have a power sharing agreement, whereby CN gives them power for heavy coal trains, ONR in turn gives back whenever it can spare (or something close). Normally their units are capped in Northern Ontario, here however their newest power is taking an Intermodal out West! ONR 2105 is...
Six times a week, several of the isolated Northern Ontario communties here the loud whistle of this train making its trek towards Toronto, Union Station. (GP38-2, F7B, 4 Bombardier bi levels ex GO Transit)
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