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As nature intended, long hood forward
Those Blomberg B trucks apparently added an extra 6,000 lbs of weight to the units over Flexicoils. That and smaller fuel tanks/lower fuel capacity made up some of the difference for light rail branchline service (not sure if they had any extra ballasting weight or not, but it seems likely given the 248k vs 231k weight difference).
And a high nosed GP9 too….awesome!
Yes, it looks like weight was added to the frame, that large side skirt around the fuel fill compared to the teeny one on the 4344 will add a few lbs. Other ways were used to add metal weight to the frame. Some units had an increase by thickening the frame.
Thanks everyone.
Another great photo of classic CN power in action. Those GP9′s sounded so good under load.
“Sounded so good under load”:-), bonus of having that grade up from the river next to town. Grain and sulphur trains returning home were great sounding, in particular at -30°. Thanks Paul.
Funny, the other bonus of loaded units. I lived on the west end of town and the grade became much more moderate. About a mile or so past town is when those old units would make transition. The sound, again, was terrific, and you knew the train was finally getting up to speed.
Oh my.. sounds like that live rent free in my head Mr. Parks!! The joys of this hobby are exactly that. I am glad in 2026 I can still find these sounds on CN on the daily.!