Comments on: Foreign colours in the lineup Five ex-CN GMD1′s are tucked into a string of retired ONR locomotives, passenger cars, and other rolling stock in an ONR deadline at North Bay, ON May 4, 2004. Several of the ex-CN units were stenciled INCO on the side of the cab under the running number. The ex-CN units in the lineup were CN 1116, CN 1153, CN 1169, CN 1170, and CN 1172.

By: Parks

Parks — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:45:36 +0000

Let’s make that 1170.

By: Parks

Parks — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:44:34 +0000

The 1069 (1169) was a regular in Redwater in the mid 80′s, the 1070 (1179) made a number of trips one summer and never returned. Less than 20 years later it’s the dead line. When you see SD40′s and the like now being used to spot the super elevators, (and other industrial situations), little 1200hp switchers are not the first choice anymore.

By: MrDan

MrDan — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:08:44 +0000

It looks like most of these units were resold to Southern Railway of BC (SRY) as their 1200′s: https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Canadian_National_Railway_1101-1182

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:52:18 +0000

Oh, the places I wish I could have gotten to…but couldn’t !! (darn security!)