Comments on: A single GP9 easily handles its roadrailer train down the escarpment on its way to Lambton yard. Still one has to wonder why CP lost or gave up this train to CN.

By: baldeagle

baldeagle — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 01:07:39 +0000

Funny thing Ron’ was home visiting dad friday and Marty M came by. Part of the conversation was about that night. Good memory that night for dad. Your right about long hood rs18 with no ditch lights back then. Would have been good to see even at night.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:21:02 +0000

That backward RS-18 part of the trip was at night, so would have been a difficult thing to photograph. If I recall, there weren’t ditchlights on the rear, but they weren’t a requirement back then, again, if my recollection is correct.

By: baldeagle

baldeagle — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 21:02:24 +0000

RS18 long hood forward would have made for a great shot on the roadrailer. Amazing how units dont seem to run well without fuel. Cp’s roadrailer was always a good catch and some times a suprise. Ie dead lead unit and a Soo SD60 trailing doing the work.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:25:37 +0000

Another interesting thing about this shot, this was early in the CP Roadrailer saga, the 2 axle “adapter trailer” is behind the power, rather than the later “adapter bogie” which resulted in the first trailer having that droop at the front.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:19:36 +0000

Great shot Darrell. One trip I I worked with your Dad on the Roadrailer west out of London, and we had 2 GP9s. About 2/3 of the way up Hyde Park hill, the lead unit died, having run out of fuel. It was a cold winter night, so we weren’t going to be able to ride the dead unit very long. Arrangements were made to have a train ahead of us set of his trailing unit, an 1800 series RS-18.
When we reached Glencoe we found out that the RS-18 was facing east. We ended up having that 1800 backwards as our lead unit all the way to the NS Yard in Detroit.
Ah, memories…

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:18:11 +0000

And its 8249… arguably the last cp gp9 active on the roster upon retirement

By: R.L.Kennedy

R.L.Kennedy — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:39:57 +0000

too short

By: R.L.Kennedy

R.L.Kennedy — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:39:34 +0000

It was too shot a haul and never expanded beyond Lambton. Not very profitable. CP was glad to be rid of it.

By: Mike Lockwood

Mike Lockwood — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:15:09 +0000

Darrell, as I recall it had something to do with the expansion of eXpressway service in the Toronto – Detroit lane. I don’t think I’ve seen a shot of an 8200 working the Roadrailer before… nice catch. CP.