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CP train 923 with 4239 and VIA Rail 6455 is heading westbound at Streetsville, Ontario on the Galt Subdivision. During 1994-1995 CP had leased several VIA Rail units to assist them through their severe motive power shortage until the new GE's that were on order started arriving. Also of note; according to Branchline Magazine, this train also lifted new Caltrans F59PHM-I's 2003 and 2002 from London that day. Both of these had recently been built at the GMDD facility and were enroute to California.
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Caption: CP train 923 with 4239 and VIA Rail 6455 is heading westbound at Streetsville, Ontario on the Galt Subdivision. During 1994-1995 CP had leased several VIA Rail units to assist them through their severe motive power shortage until the new GE's that were on order started arriving.
Also of note; according to Branchline Magazine, this train also lifted new Caltrans F59PHM-I's 2003 and 2002 from London that day. Both of these had recently been built at the GMDD facility and were enroute to California.

Photographer:
Carl Noe (Collection of Jason Noe) [924] (more) (contact)
Date: 10/08/1994 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 4239 (search)
Train Symbol: 923 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CP Galt Subdivision (search)
City/Town: Streetsville (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. Curtis Umbelina
    January 5, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    What a beauty

  2. cp5756
    January 6, 2021 at 10:44 pm

    Great photo! While looking at old views of Steeetsville circa mid 1990s, I noticed that the entire GO station and platform seemed to be in a completely different position than modern times, would anyone be able to elaborate on when GO moved their platform into the center of the 2 main tracks? and I also believe the tracks were moved, or that signal cantilever in the background was moved closer towards the Missisauga Rd. level crossing

  3. Noe
    January 24, 2021 at 1:37 am

    Thanks for the comments guys.

    @cp5756- I’m not sure when GO moved the platform.

  4. RonaldB
    February 12, 2022 at 11:54 pm

    Must have been a small train. The tonnage rating for 2 four axle units between Dixie & Guelph Jct. was 3400.

    4 axles were rated at 1700 each & 6 axles units were 2550 tons each. So, two 6 axle units were expected to handle the same tonnage as 3 four axles.

  5. Noe
    February 15, 2023 at 10:47 am

    @RonaldB- A very delayed thank you for the information on the tonnage. If memory serves it wasn’t a very long train.
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