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Remanufactured GP9u units CP 8239 and CP 8207 bracket a leased ex-UP SD40 HLCX 3015 in this February 1994 scene at Kinnear yard. Three of the head-end boxcars of this southbound train have Conrail markings. Fresh snow does not make the ascent of the Niagara Escarpment to Vinemount any easier.
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Caption: Remanufactured GP9u units CP 8239 and CP 8207 bracket a leased ex-UP SD40 HLCX 3015 in this February 1994 scene at Kinnear yard.
Three of the head-end boxcars of this southbound train have Conrail markings.
Fresh snow does not make the ascent of the Niagara Escarpment to Vinemount any easier.

Photographer:
Reg Button photo, J.Pittman collection [288] (more) (contact)
Date: 1994-02-19 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 8239, HLCX 3015, CP 8207 (search)
Train Symbol: CP 526 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Kinnear Yard (search)
City/Town: Hamilton (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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6 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    July 24, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    This looks like the ham turn, it often carried a couple parts cars well into the early 2000′s but I have no idea where to/from.

  2. jp4pix
    July 24, 2019 at 11:10 pm

    “526″ was written on slide ahead of the loco numbers. Checked in train# section of 1994 & 1996 Trackside Guides, but not listed. However 521-522 are NF-Toronto and Toronto-NF trains, same as 523-524.

  3. Stephen C. Host
    July 25, 2019 at 8:56 am

    True. Early to mid 1990′s trains had geeps… i’d trust what was on the slide! The leaser certainly indicates a mainline train as these were rarely used on locals.

  4. Noe
    July 25, 2019 at 4:09 pm

    From doing some quick research it would appear that 526 was a train that exercised trackage rights on the CN Oakville Subdivision between Hamilton Jct and Canpa. I would guess those boxcars came from either Oshawa or Oakville possibly.

  5. Stephen C. Host
    July 25, 2019 at 5:09 pm

    Riiiiight…. and now that I think about it.. I wonder if the parts cars I would see on ham turn in the early 2000′s (2005 ish) were for TDS automotive in Tillsonburg..

  6. smithgl
    March 7, 2023 at 9:38 am

    Agreed, Jason – 526 in this era was parts (empties) from Oshawa to CR at Niagara Falls NY.
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