Comments on: CP 3N08 is notched out as it climbs out of the valley at Craven Saskatchewan. UP front are 8510 and UP 5028, 9768 mid train, and manned helpers 6241, 6249 pushing hard on the rear. If you look closely you will see that this shot gets two thumbs up from the engr. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Tue, 26 May 2026 02:46:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: mattwatson http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43015#comment-42451 mattwatson Mon, 05 Oct 2020 01:41:51 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_1341.jpg#comment-42451 mberry- It certainly is interesting in this day in age. It is pretty much a daily thing on this hill depending on traffic levels and train makeup. Sometimes they will nose on to the lead unit and add a few more driving axles to the head end and other times like in this case they push on the rear. mberry- It certainly is interesting in this day in age. It is pretty much a daily thing on this hill depending on traffic levels and train makeup. Sometimes they will nose on to the lead unit and add a few more driving axles to the head end and other times like in this case they push on the rear.

]]> By: mberry http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43015#comment-42450 mberry Mon, 05 Oct 2020 01:05:02 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC_1341.jpg#comment-42450 Manned helpers certainly are interesting in this day and age. Is that regular for some trains on this line, or a one-off thing due to engine issues? Manned helpers certainly are interesting in this day and age. Is that regular for some trains on this line, or a one-off thing due to engine issues?

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