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GP9 8641 unloads ties from the Slocan Lake barge for installation on the isolated line to Nakusp. Sadly the line was abandoned years later
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Caption: GP9 8641 unloads ties from the Slocan Lake barge for installation on the isolated line to Nakusp. Sadly the line was abandoned years later

Photographer:
Bill Hooper [313] (more) (contact)
Date: 08/21/1985 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 8641 (search)
Train Symbol: Work Train (search)
Subdivision/SNS: MP 34.5 Kaslo Sub. (search)
City/Town: Rosebery (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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3 Comments
  1. MrDan
    March 7, 2016 at 1:26 pm

    Classic! Always cool to see shots of this neat little barge operation while it was still operating!

  2. awmooney
    March 8, 2016 at 8:30 am

    In the caption I think you should substitute “sadly” with “not surprisingly”. :o )

  3. thecanadianrailfan
    June 1, 2016 at 2:40 am

    Did they just not bother with building a proper slip?
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