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It has been a long time since I have witnessed the turning of power on the table. Here is CN 4589 going thru that very motion on the For Erie turntable which was to the south of the main shop building (background) and to the east of the roundhouse. Always was some entertainment for the fans back in the day when CN had a sprawling yard and the capability to handle many heavy locomotive repairs. All gone now.
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Caption: It has been a long time since I have witnessed the turning of power on the table. Here is CN 4589 going thru that very motion on the Fort Erie turntable which was to the south of the main shop building (background) and to the east of the roundhouse.Always was some entertainment for the fans back in the day when CN had a sprawling yard and the capability to handle many heavy locomotive repairs.All gone now.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2325] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/05/1979 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 4589 (search)
Train Symbol: nil (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN shop facility (search)
City/Town: Fort Erie (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. Klaucker
    February 8, 2026 at 8:29 am

    Fantastic Arnold….

  2. Not-one-of-the-boys
    February 8, 2026 at 10:12 am

    Wow, so that’s what it used to look like! Thank you

  3. mile27
    February 8, 2026 at 4:13 pm

    Nice. Neat scene.

  4. Conrailcam
    February 9, 2026 at 9:26 am

    Check out the CN van in the background!

  5. Stephen C. Host
    February 10, 2026 at 8:32 am

    Very nice – this is so hard to find now, I had to see this in Altoona PA when a couple units were taken for a spin on that turntable -a switcher (SW1001) and a six axle just fit on that guy – NS even upgraded it in the last few years.
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