Comments on: CSX SD40-2 8467 and CSX SD40-2 8199 at St. Thomas, Ontario.

By: zartok-36

zartok-36 — Mon, 18 May 2026 01:27:42 +0000

Norfolk Southern didn’t have engine breaks that were compliant with Canadian regulations, so they had to run their trains with cabooses that had the right controls through the late 1990s, resulting in these “Canuck Cabs”. Eventually they started borrowing CP SD40-2s to get around it.

By: Noe

Noe — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:45:22 +0000

Nice angle of the CSX power set.

Here is 555009 at another St. Thomas Railway Day’s event two years later.

http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=52538

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:53:53 +0000

I shot N&W 555001 in Detroit in 2023 Paul!

Still there still with that “canadian operation only” on the sides.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:23:41 +0000

“Canadian Operation Only” decal under the van’s equipment number.

By: cp5756

cp5756 — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:16:02 +0000

If only CN wasn’t as greedy