Comments on: GEXR 431 crests the hill at Acton, ON. as a Dodge Ram paces the train on parallel Ontario Highway 7. Some courageous artist(s) (or vandals depending what side of the spectrum you’re on) painted “SP” on the nose of 3054 the night before; partially restoring/preserving the unit’s previous history. With only four more days before this section of GEXR’s operations are taken over by CN (as of this upload), many will be flocking to get a glimpse of an SP tunnel motor in Southern Ontario before another chapter in Ontario rail history closes.

By: Mike Molnar

Mike Molnar — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 19:35:01 +0000

@Stephen Host Probably not lol

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:55:38 +0000

Was that ram actually pacing the train on purpose? seems a few cars behind the head end

By: Mike Molnar

Mike Molnar — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 03:02:40 +0000

Thanks!

By: Noe

Noe — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:59:21 +0000

Nice scene Mike.

By: Mike Molnar

Mike Molnar — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:12:59 +0000

GEXR bought the unit from CIT (CEFX) so that might be where the confusion came from.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:47:58 +0000

I’ll go with Mike’s “courageous artist(s) or vandals” quote.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:34:50 +0000

Hahahahahahahah wow. Yeah I believe that rumour. That sounds so reasonable. Hahahah

By: Ryan Gaynor

Ryan Gaynor — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:22:30 +0000

Sounds like you caught wind of a foamer fib, Brad. I would love to stand corrected if there is any validity to those claims though.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:32:00 +0000

Some folks are saying the ‘SP’ hood unit was on lease, going back to the original owner and that the original Southern Pacific logo would be restored on the side. Leased from whom is the question. I hardly think Union Pacific. Can anyone clarify?