Comments on: CN’s 50560 “Snow Fighter” was a joint venture between the Work Equipment and Motive Power departments on the St. Lawrence Region in the early 80′s. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: poshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5590#comment-1607 poshell Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:49:49 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CN-50560-Snow-Fighter-Taschereau-Yard-early-80s-P.-OShell-photo.jpg#comment-1607 This MLW S4 started life in March 1954 as CN 8032. When no longer needed as a switcher, it was converted to Snowfighter CN 50560 to aid in keeping CN's Taschereau Yard clear during those severe Montreal winters. Some 59 years after it came to CN as a new first generation diesel, the S4 continues to perform as Claremont Concord Railroad No. 105 in Claremont, NH. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=421066&nseq=95 This MLW S4 started life in March 1954 as CN 8032. When no longer needed as a switcher, it was converted to Snowfighter CN 50560 to aid in keeping CN’s Taschereau Yard clear during those severe Montreal winters. Some 59 years after it came to CN as a new first generation diesel, the S4 continues to perform as Claremont Concord Railroad No. 105 in Claremont, NH.

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