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Crossing Riverside Street. The train will momentarily duck under Highway 11 and cross a diamond with Canadian Pacific's Mission Subdivision.

CN 5338 is an SD40-2W built by General Motors Division in 1980 and still on-roster. CN 5168 is an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1971, rebuilt by Alstom to GCFX SD40-3 6071, then became Wisconsin Central 6941 and Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western 6941. CN 5147 is an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1970, sold in 1998 to Alstom who rebuilt it to an SD40-3 and it became Kansas City Southern 6606, then KCS 3147 in 2011 and is now Last Mountain Railway {MGLX} 3147. CN 5221 in an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1971, sold in 1998 to Alstom, who rebuilt it to an SD40-3 and it became Kansas City Southern 6618 and is now Buffalo and Pittsburgh 3341. CN 5216 is an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1971, then sold in 1998 to Alstom who rebuilt it to GCFX SD40-3 6055, then it became Wisconsin Central 6925 and is now Aberdeen, Carolina and Western 6925.
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Crossing Riverside Street. The train will momentarily duck under Highway 11 and cross a diamond with Canadian Pacific's Mission Subdivision.



CN 5338 is an SD40-2W built by General Motors Division in 1980 and still on-roster. CN 5168 is an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1971, rebuilt by Alstom to GCFX SD40-3 6071, then became Wisconsin Central 6941 and Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western 6941. CN 5147 is an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1970, sold in 1998 to Alstom who rebuilt it to an SD40-3 and it became Kansas City Southern 6606, then KCS 3147 in 2011 and is now Last Mountain Railway {MGLX} 3147. CN 5221 in an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1971, sold in 1998 to Alstom, who rebuilt it to an SD40-3 and it became Kansas City Southern 6618 and is now Buffalo and Pittsburgh 3341. CN 5216 is an SD40 built by General Motors Division in 1971, then sold in 1998 to Alstom who rebuilt it to GCFX SD40-3 6055, then it became Wisconsin Central 6925 and is now Aberdeen, Carolina and Western 6925.

Photographer:
Richard Isles [21] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/23/1980 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 5338, 5168, 5221, 5147 and 5216 (search)
Train Symbol: Eastbound Extra (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Milepost 88.15 CN Yale Subdivision (search)
City/Town: Matsqui (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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2 Comments
  1. Awesome shot ! The scenery is so unexpected for BC. It could almost pass for rural Ontario.

    BTW, I think that fourth unit is an SD40-2W.

  2. Welcome back, love everything you’ve shared from yourself and the Richard Isles photographs. Thank you.

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