Comments on: CN C-424′s 3222, 3226, 3224 are only a year old when this picture was taken. They were manufactured by MLW in 1967. The C-424′s survived as little as 11 years and as long as 22 years before retirement.

By: mercer

mercer — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:11:47 +0000

We can pretty much presume this is 407/307 or possibly 491, bound for Sarnia. No marshalling restrictions back then, just put the train together and get outa town !
All four of those little tank cars still have their wooden walkways, with the oldest looking to be from 1937/1942 era.

By: Glenn Courtney

Glenn Courtney — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:07:25 +0000

Love those C424s with the noodle!

By: Dave Burroughs

Dave Burroughs — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 04:05:22 +0000

Thanks everyone for your comments.

By: Extra 1014

Extra 1014 — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 01:31:24 +0000

The units in this picture and the one with the 3211 leading that you posted today are awesome. In addition though, the tank cars, I find, are just as great. The one just behind the units in this photo is a real dandy. I would love to see its built date, I’m sure it will have been in service for a good number of years. Thanks for posting these.

By: Marcus Stevens

Marcus Stevens — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 03:06:03 +0000

Beautiful shot! I was never fond of this paint, compared to the stripes but a C424 looks great in any paint

By: rsmith

rsmith — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 23:12:14 +0000

Dave’s got cabin fever! Thanks again for sharing some more of your fantastic photographs!