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On 5/15/2016 westbound ES44AC 2823 moves through the turnouts on the very short piece of single track at Stewarttown Mile 26.6 on CN's Halton Sub just west of of Georgetown. I know that you foam..er i mean fans out there will know the answers to these questions. Why is there a broom on the front of the locomotive? What is the reason for the red light above one of the ditch lights? What are the white objects on the roof of the locomotive for?
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Caption: On 5/15/2016 westbound ES44AC 2823 moves through the turnouts on the very short piece of single track at Stewarttown Mile 26.6 on CN's Halton Sub just west of of Georgetown. I know that you foam..er i mean fans out there will know the answers to these questions. Why is there a broom on the front of the locomotive? What is the reason for the red light above one of the ditch lights? What are the white objects on the roof of the locomotive for?

Photographer:
Phil Hall [81] (more) (contact)
Date: 5/14/2016 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 2823 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Halton (search)
City/Town: Georgetown (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Steamer
    June 13, 2026 at 11:40 pm

    For sweeping snow from track switches, while runing in reverce as a DPU and air conditioning and train antenna. Cheers Rob

  2. cp5756
    June 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm

    air conditioning is incorrect. the white dome is a GPS dome, a part of the whole package of roof antennae (the white strips are for positive train control)

  3. Isaac Bryson
    June 17, 2026 at 3:30 pm

    Why would a unit have PTC controls in 2016

  4. Stephen C. Host
    June 17, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    PTC testing began on CN in 2015
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