Comments on: For me at the time, this felt like a great day. A GP38 still in the original noodle scheme and a full sized consist of passenger equipment. With an ex-NAR cab on the tail end. Terrific stuff. For those interested, starting with the lead car, baggage’s 7855 and 7856, coaches 4977 and 5099, Cab 79101 at the end. Photo taken at mile 24.4 at lunchtime. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54220#comment-60718 terry.oshell Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:17:54 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CN-5518.jpg#comment-60718 A very creative and functional repurposing. A very creative and functional repurposing.

]]> By: Extra 5610 West http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54220#comment-60716 Extra 5610 West Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:13:30 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CN-5518.jpg#comment-60716 With baggage 7857 (not in this group of cars, used exclusively on the Muskeg mixed) being converted to what I termed a bagboose (a conversion done by CN) :-) http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=46600 With baggage 7857 (not in this group of cars, used exclusively on the Muskeg mixed) being converted to what I termed a bagboose (a conversion done by CN) :-)
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]]> By: SD70Dude http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54220#comment-60709 SD70Dude Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:39:52 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CN-5518.jpg#comment-60709 All four cars have been preserved, the first two at the Alberta Railway Museum, the old heavyweight coach is with the Bytown Railway Society, and and the last is owned by the Rocky Mountain Railway Society. By this time the former NAR RPOs had been gutted and turned into full baggage cars. All four cars have been preserved, the first two at the Alberta Railway Museum, the old heavyweight coach is with the Bytown Railway Society, and and the last is owned by the Rocky Mountain Railway Society. By this time the former NAR RPOs had been gutted and turned into full baggage cars.

]]> By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54220#comment-60703 terry.oshell Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:50:07 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CN-5518.jpg#comment-60703 Probably not picking up mail today though. The small doorway on the leading end of the former Mail and Express Car was used for picking up mail bags on the fly. The brackets on each side of the doorway were the hinge points for the "catcher mechanism" which was raised vertically by an employee standing inside the open doorway to "catch" the mail bag from the catch post located trackside. This type of car also served a a Railway Post Office (RPO) performing mail sorting and delivery. still sporting the brackets for the "which would have also served as Railway Post Offices (RPO) Probably not picking up mail today though. The small doorway on the leading end of the former Mail and Express Car was used for picking up mail bags on the fly. The brackets on each side of the doorway were the hinge points for the “catcher mechanism” which was raised vertically by an employee standing inside the open doorway to “catch” the mail bag from the catch post located trackside. This type of car also served a a Railway Post Office (RPO) performing mail sorting and delivery.

still sporting the brackets for the “which would have also served as Railway Post Offices (RPO)

]]> By: Extra 5610 West http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54220#comment-60701 Extra 5610 West Mon, 08 Apr 2024 03:05:26 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CN-5518.jpg#comment-60701 Thanks for your comment Paul. Fort McMurray became a real train goldmine for a short while with this Monday at lunch passenger train and the twice weekly Muskeg Mixed. In a few short years they were gone. Thanks for your comment Paul. Fort McMurray became a real train goldmine for a short while with this Monday at lunch passenger train and the twice weekly Muskeg Mixed. In a few short years they were gone.

]]> By: Paul O'Shell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54220#comment-60693 Paul O'Shell Sun, 07 Apr 2024 12:26:33 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CN-5518.jpg#comment-60693 Another great shot from the Coronado Sub. Thanks for providing the consist car numbers. A nice friendly wave from the engineman on Extra 5518. A great way to spend lunchtime! :-) Another great shot from the Coronado Sub. Thanks for providing the consist car numbers. A nice friendly wave from the engineman on Extra 5518. A great way to spend lunchtime! :-)

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