Comments on: CN GP40-2W 9520 leads a pair of big MLWs on Sarnia – Montreal train #392, just about to cross Mainway. #392 was a regular early evening train through Bayview, its appearance was often my cue to hit the 403 to try for a nose lit shot after the train swung north on to the Halton Sub. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Mon, 11 May 2026 01:27:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18567#comment-8779 MrDan Mon, 30 Mar 2015 21:13:11 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CN-9520-392-Tanslay-ON-May-14-1988_edited-2-sharp.jpg#comment-8779 It's a wing car, built in the early 70's for hauling airplane wings (DC-9, DC-10, MD-11) from the Douglas Aircraft/McDonnell Douglas/MDCan/Boeing plant in Malton, Ontario to final assembly in Long Beach, California. Since it's an eastbound, that one is probably heading back to Malton from Cali. UP had about 8 of them built in 1971 by Maxson (229580-229587), and Douglas Aircraft had 6 built in 1969 as black DCCX 1001-1006. They lasted until near the end of the plant's life, and most were reportedly scrapped. It’s a wing car, built in the early 70′s for hauling airplane wings (DC-9, DC-10, MD-11) from the Douglas Aircraft/McDonnell Douglas/MDCan/Boeing plant in Malton, Ontario to final assembly in Long Beach, California. Since it’s an eastbound, that one is probably heading back to Malton from Cali.

UP had about 8 of them built in 1971 by Maxson (229580-229587), and Douglas Aircraft had 6 built in 1969 as black DCCX 1001-1006. They lasted until near the end of the plant’s life, and most were reportedly scrapped.

]]> By: Kevin Flood http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=18567#comment-8777 Kevin Flood Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:20:54 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CN-9520-392-Tanslay-ON-May-14-1988_edited-2-sharp.jpg#comment-8777 Interesting. What's up with the first car? Never seen something like that before. Do you know what purpose it serves? Interesting. What’s up with the first car? Never seen something like that before. Do you know what purpose it serves?

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