Comments on: ….a cold and damp evening on the platform…. ….train #89 to Sarnia (via Brantford * ) scheduled departure 20:45 ( too small a train to be #81 scheduled at 19:30 ?) CN 4016 ( GP40 ) At Toronto Union Station January 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko What’s interesting: at extreme left, the Turbo on track #1 and at right likely the tail end of #129 the Northland scheduled at 21:25 note CN 4016 4017 ( originally 9316 9317 ) class GR-430b ( GMD GP40 ) were ‘higher geared’ with a lower continuous tractive effort rating compared to CN 9203 – 9310 ( 4002-4011)) … * at this time all Guelph Sub VIA were Budd cars – imagine 10 Budd trains daily to/from/through Stratford ! sdfourty http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Tue, 26 May 2026 05:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: sdfourty http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40694#comment-38416 sdfourty Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:19:08 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img104-Union-Jan-1980-2.jpg#comment-38416 Mr Dan: agree, the GP40's 4016 and 4017 were CN's 'biggest' single unit passenger locos ( other than a Northern !)...and some trivia: CPR's biggest passenger power (other than a Selkirk ! ) ? perhaps a near tie ? that may surprise - anyone care to declare? Mr. mercer: Northland 129 128 always Bala Sub ( Beaverton); Northlander always Newmarket Sub (Barrie - Orillia) - until that Sub was lifted ( 1996?) except the Saturday morning southbound which did operate on Bala, likely due to Saturday Bala run was a re-postioning (and lightly patronized ) and Bala the faster route Circa 1985 Northlander on Bala: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12654 sdfourty Mr Dan: agree, the GP40′s 4016 and 4017 were CN’s ‘biggest’ single unit passenger locos ( other than a Northern !)…and some trivia: CPR’s biggest passenger power (other than a Selkirk ! ) ? perhaps a near tie ? that may surprise – anyone care to declare?

Mr. mercer: Northland 129 128 always Bala Sub ( Beaverton); Northlander always Newmarket
Sub (Barrie – Orillia) – until that Sub was lifted ( 1996?) except the Saturday morning southbound which did operate on Bala, likely due to Saturday Bala run was a re-postioning (and lightly patronized ) and Bala the faster route

Circa 1985 Northlander on Bala:

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=12654

sdfourty

]]> By: mercer http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40694#comment-38403 mercer Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:48:04 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img104-Union-Jan-1980-2.jpg#comment-38403 Would the Northland use the Newmarket Sub to Washago ?? Would the Northland use the Newmarket Sub to Washago ??

]]> By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=40694#comment-38399 MrDan Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:18:30 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img104-Union-Jan-1980-2.jpg#comment-38399 Very nice! Hard to believe two GP40's were CN's most powerful passenger power. Very nice! Hard to believe two GP40′s were CN’s most powerful passenger power.

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