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One thing I really miss is the small-time transfers we used to see so many of around the Burlington-Hamilton area. The big freights with their repetitious ACs seem so impersonal. Hamilton-bound down the grade toward Bayview, on approach to the old Snake Rd bridge is one of those little wayfreights; the once-common SW1200RS, this one #1388, followed by a rather rare (only 8 built) Sweep 7106 with 5 boxcars and a van in tow. The "Sweep" is actually a thingumabob resulting from the mating of an SW1200 with a GP. The 8 in total were of GMD/CN remanufacture in 1985-87 and retired by 2000.
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Caption: One thing I really miss is the small-time transfers we used to see so many of around the Burlington-Hamilton area. The big freights with their repetitious ACs seem so impersonal. Hamilton-bound down the grade toward Bayview, on approach to the old Snake Rd bridge is one of those little wayfreights; the once-common SW1200RS, this one #1388, followed by a rather rare (only 8 built) Sweep 7106 with 5 boxcars and a van in tow. The "Sweep" is actually a thingumabob resulting from the mating of an SW1200 with a GP. The 8 in total were of GMD/CN remanufacture in 1985-87 and retired by 2000.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2136] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/27/1994 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 1388 (search)
Train Symbol: local transfer (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Oakville Sub (search)
City/Town: Burlington(Aldershot) (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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8 Comments
  1. BradKetchen
    November 23, 2019 at 6:59 am

    I didn’t know the Sweeps were so rare and short lived. Nice catch then!

  2. Marcus Stevens
    November 23, 2019 at 11:19 am

    Miss the old pups! Great shot!

  3. Stephen C. Host
    November 23, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    The sweeps sure didn’t last that long..

  4. ngineered4u
    November 24, 2019 at 1:19 pm

    I love working the “sweeps”. They were fun to operate. Great little pullers in the yard. A bit “slippery” on the main with a heavy train, but unique for sure

  5. BradKetchen
    November 24, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    What was the idea behind the Sweeps? Was it salvage from wrecked 1200′s and GP9′s?

  6. ngineered4u
    November 24, 2019 at 3:58 pm

    @Brad..no idea what or who was behind the sweep. Another Point St.Charles hybrid.

  7. Stephen C. Host
    August 3, 2022 at 9:44 am

    Can anyone shed light on these transfers? where did they run to/from? how often?

  8. BradKetchen
    August 30, 2023 at 6:18 am

    Interesting 1388 has the newest scheme but with spark arrestors suggesting before the rebuild program.

    @stephen I believe this transfer was from Aldershot to Stuart yard just like the transfer from Aldershot to Oakville.
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