Comments on: Back when I saw this collection of locomotives waiting out assignments in Hamilton yard, I never forsaw the day when this power would become redundant. I believe there are none of these three models operating any more on CN freight/yard service, save for some rebuilt GP9s. Just to the right of the recently demolished engine house in the Stuart St yard we see CN 9166 with power for the Nanticoke Steel train, in the middle CN 4520, now in retirement at the Alberta Rail museum, and on the right CN 1362, an SW1200; a series once common all over the system, now extinct.

By: Cdntrainphotog

Cdntrainphotog — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:50:20 +0000

Nice lineup shot.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 01:13:41 +0000

Thanks for comments and corrections, guys. The SW1200RS switcher definitely lives on, although not so much on the CN roster. They once seemed to be everywhere, and now, I miss ‘em.

By: noble_trade

noble_trade — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:56:13 +0000

There’s also a couple SW1200′s working the industrial areas around Mac Yard….RT110 (1394) is working around the old S Yard

By: Mike Lockwood

Mike Lockwood — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:30:39 +0000

Interwebs says CN 4520 rebuilt to CN 278 (slug) 1993.

By: mattwatson

mattwatson — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 22:57:23 +0000

The 4520 that is preserved at the Alberta Rail Museum is actually GT 4520. I’m not sure what became of CN 4520, but I do know I’d kill for a lineup like this today.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:26:14 +0000

CN 7304 operates for the Steel Centre… which is outside of the CN roster but still CN.

There are plenty of SW’s in Hamilton if you count Dofasco and US Steel… about a half dozen or so.

By: DoctaPinklaces

DoctaPinklaces — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:32:57 +0000

Isn’t there 1 SW1200 still operating in Hamilton??

By: Mike Lockwood

Mike Lockwood — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:19:54 +0000

Gone, not forgotten, certainly missed.