Railpictures.ca - Doug Page Photo: Three “branch line units” (8163, 8019, and 8044) lead an Extra West through Guelph Jct late in the winter of 1965. While Spring is supposed to be “just around the corner”, there’s still lots of snow on the ground on this bright day. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Three "branch line units" (8163, 8019, and 8044) lead an Extra West through Guelph Jct late in the winter of 1965. While Spring is supposed to be "just around the corner", there's still lots of snow on the ground on this bright day.

Caption: Three "branch line units" (8163, 8019, and 8044) lead an Extra West through Guelph Jct late in the winter of 1965. While Spring is supposed to be "just around the corner", there's still lots of snow on the ground on this bright day.

Photographer:	Doug Page [391] (more) (contact)
Date:	3/ /1965 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	CP 8163 (search)
Train Symbol:	westbound (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Guelph Jct (search)
City/Town:	Guelph Jct (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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RonaldB

March 5, 2026 at 11:26 pm

Those RS-23s took a while to load when switching. The SW1200RS units responded more quickly. When you asked for a “kick”, the hogger pulled on the throttle, a big plume of black smoke followed and the inevitable “bump” when they dug in. I recall having the odd RS-23 on the 3 unit “London Pickup” power out of Toronto, or east on 50 (usually the east pickup) in the morning out of Quebec St.
I only saw an RS-23 in the lead once on a mainline train, but a few times one in the consist behind the leader.
Thanks for recording this bit of history Doug.

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RonaldB

March 5, 2026 at 11:26 pm

Those RS-23s took a while to load when switching. The SW1200RS units responded more quickly. When you asked for a “kick”, the hogger pulled on the throttle, a big plume of black smoke followed and the inevitable “bump” when they dug in. I recall having the odd RS-23 on the 3 unit “London Pickup” power out of Toronto, or east on 50 (usually the east pickup) in the morning out of Quebec St.
I only saw an RS-23 in the lead once on a mainline train, but a few times one in the consist behind the leader.
Thanks for recording this bit of history Doug.