Comments on: CP 8242 is leading 8222 as the power heads back to the main CP line in downtown Niagara Falls after dropping off cars at the industrial area near the old Cyanamid Plant and CN yard. The line runs along the side of Park St for a bit, then cuts right thru the center of the intersection of Bridge St and Victoria Av., making for great auto traffic disruptions. Like almost all other street running in Ontario, however, this scene is a look at the past, as this track and all downtown CP trackage was lifted around fifteen years ago. These days, even the GPs are getting hard to come by.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:14:18 +0000

CN’s hanging on to theirs. Only time tho….

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:52:28 +0000

Yeah, Kevin, to think if it wasn’t for the location I could have captured these two units all that many years later. Finally, however, they are fading away. Best to catch what you can, because it won’t be too far down the road all your comments about GPs will be preceded by the words, “I remember”. )

By: Kevin Flood

Kevin Flood — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 14:43:33 +0000

It’s interesting that my recent addition to RP.ca of the two CP GPs (8221 and 8239), in Cambridge, in the summer of 2008 was more than 15 years after your photo in Niagara Falls sporting the same paint scheme. Again, nice shot taking us young-ins back in time (I was six years old when this photo was taken).

By: Cdntrainphotog

Cdntrainphotog — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:59:12 +0000

Great Shot Arnold! The back streets of Niagara Falls yielded many interesting scenes.