Comments on: For some of us, it seems these ES44ACs have been around forever, yet it has only been 8 years. Stopped here at the Welland Yard office on their way to Toronto and almost overnight into revenue service are 6 new units, CP 8863, 8864, 8865, 8866, 8867 and 8862, painted up for the Vancouver Olympics of 2010; behind CP 8853 and 9727 up front. Most of us hardly had a chance to shoot this special paint before they went West, and then were painted to regular CP scheme after the Olympic hullyballoo was over.

By: CNSD60F

CNSD60F — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 23:03:29 +0000

There are a few still in that Olympics scheme, at least they make GEVOs foamable!

By: mberry

mberry — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:50:25 +0000

Ah, that makes sense. Here’s a shot I took of CP 8860 in the Lachine IMS yard in February 2009.
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=11426

By: David Young

David Young — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:37:26 +0000

The Olympics were mainstays on the transcon 100 series (Vancouver to Montreal, Vancouver to Toronto). They rarely, if ever ventured off this route….. going down the Galt, Hamilton and Windsor subs for example.

By: mberry

mberry — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 23:40:21 +0000

I seem to remember seeing them a decent amount in Montreal for a little while in 2008, so I don’t think they all went out west.

By: snake

snake — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:46:34 +0000

that’s classic Michigan Central jointed rail in the foreground

By: ljames86

ljames86 — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:45:01 +0000

8864 (ex Olympic) was on 254 back on January 2nd through Welland.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:26:24 +0000

Just one, Myles, and it has no lettering on it. Just the white band…might be 8876.

By: Myles Roach

Myles Roach — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:11:19 +0000

There’s at least one (if not more) still roaming around in a patched Olympic scheme.