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Caption:
Christmas season creates interesting consists...
The Engineman is awaiting the light controlled by the TTR Scott Street Leverman,
with an all CN lash up, likely off a Windsor VIA train, (unlikely a 9500 series would lead on the Kingston Sub).,
Given three units plus a steam generator, the conventional consist had to be 13 plus cars....
GMD 1974 built GP40-2L(W), CN #9425, geared for 65 mph
MLW 1960 built RS-18m (modified circa 1967 for Tempo service) CN #3153, geared for 80 mph
MLW 1959 built RS-18, CN #3113, geared for 80 mph
At TTR Jarvis Street, December 28, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko
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This is unreal. If 9425 was geard for 65, does that mean they were delayed getting into Toronto? perhaps a rescue engine?
Stephen, CN 9400-9449 were geared for 80mph per 1984 Trackside Guide. I would think as protection power for passenger trains given that CN was still operating them when these units were built. I recall seeing CN 9444 or 9449 westbound through Newtonville in the mid-90′s leading a Via, though not sure if still geared for 80mph.
If the passenger train is dead in the water, a 65mph geared freight unit is still better than 0mph.