Railpictures.ca - Doug Page Photo: By the mid-1970s, the London built GP9s and GP7s which had held down the CP-TH&B-NYC/PC run-through trains for years were showing their age and often supplemented by Penn Central second generation 4-axle units. Today the Starlight has GP38 7834, U25B 2605, and GP9 7429 leading the train up the grade into Aldershot on their way back to CP’s Toronto Yard (“Agincourt”). Hard to believe it’s been over 50 years since this shot was taken… | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

By the mid-1970s, the London built GP9s and GP7s which had held down the CP-TH&B-NYC/PC run-through trains for years were showing their age and often supplemented by Penn Central second generation 4-axle units. Today the Starlight has GP38 7834, U25B 2605, and GP9 7429 leading the train up the grade into Aldershot on their way back to CP's Toronto Yard ("Agincourt"). Hard to believe it's been over 50 years since this shot was taken...

Caption: By the mid-1970s, the London built GP9s and GP7s which had held down the CP-TH&B-NYC/PC run-through trains for years were showing their age and often supplemented by Penn Central second generation 4-axle units. Today the Starlight has GP38 7834, U25B 2605, and GP9 7429 leading the train up the grade into Aldershot on their way back to CP's Toronto Yard ("Agincourt"). Hard to believe it's been over 50 years since this shot was taken...

Photographer:	Doug Page [391] (more) (contact)
Date:	4/21/1974 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	PC 7834 (search)
Train Symbol:	Starlight (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Aldershot (search)
City/Town:	Burlington (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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cp5756

February 28, 2026 at 3:36 am

THIS is marvelous!!!
Stephen C. Host

March 3, 2026 at 1:45 pm

Wild! And to think you could wander over to Canfield or anywhere else on the CASO to get about 10-15 of these in daylight at the time.

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