Comments on: A Port of Montreal switcher sits crewless underneath a park that provides a good vantage point for railway operations in the port.

By: mberry

mberry — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:25:23 +0000

Cool article, thanks for sharing.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:07:05 +0000

Some great info here on the Commissaires du Port de Montreal motors: https://twsmedia.co.uk/2019/05/16/from-preston-to-montreal/

By: mberry

mberry — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:58:01 +0000

Yes they’ve had their own power going back to steam days. They even had electric power, which was swapped with CN for some steam power in the 1940s when the port discontinued some electrification they had. They have 4-5 units, not sure if they are belt-pack equipped or not.

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:33:16 +0000

Very nice picture Michael. Didn’t realize the POM has there own motive power, and assume from the numbering of this unit there are maybe 2 or 3 others, and that they switch container cars and grain cars at dockside. Do you know if when switching, do the crew use a belt-pack ? Thanks for posting, John