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By 1978, CP Rail was less than enthused with passenger service, and VIA was going to inherit it later that year anyhow.  Corporate pride certainly didn't even enter the equation when 1407 was assigned as lead unit on The Canadian.
A shutdown of the Angus paint shop left a few units unpainted, and rather than let them sit, CP put them on the road until space became available at the Ogden paint shop.
1407 was one of them, and she is seen ready to depart Calgary with train 2, the eastbound Canadian, Feb 5, 1978.
Copyright Notice: This image ©Steve Bradley all rights reserved.



Caption: By 1978, CP Rail was less than enthused with passenger service, and VIA was going to inherit it later that year anyhow. Corporate pride certainly didn't even enter the equation when 1407 was assigned as lead unit on The Canadian. A shutdown of the Angus paint shop left a few units unpainted, and rather than let them sit, CP put them on the road until space became available at the Ogden paint shop. 1407 was one of them, and she is seen ready to depart Calgary with train 2, the eastbound Canadian, Feb 5, 1978.

Photographer:
Steve Bradley [85] (more) (contact)
Date: 02/05/1978 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 1407 (search)
Train Symbol: 2 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Calgary (search)
City/Town: Calgary (search)
Province: Alberta (search)
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4 Comments
  1. Wow, just when you think you’ve seen it all…

  2. Neat shot, Steve. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Wow, certainly never seen anything like this.

  4. Very durable coat of primer!!

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