Comments on: Having just arrived on VIA’s Super Continental, I noticed several BN units in the yard adjacent to what is now the Pacific Central station (at the time, the CN station and site of local offices–the station not yet having been conveyed to VIA; VIA had only officially become its own crown corporation on April 1st). The NW5 is one of only 13 built, 10 for Great Northern…EMD’s answer to Alco’s RS1 and a predecessor of our own GMD1s. The freight shed in the background is part of former GN facilities in central Vancouver including, until the mid-1960s, it’s own station. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ian Malenfant-Picard http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59504#comment-69461 Ian Malenfant-Picard Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:05:25 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BN987Vancouver-BC-8May1978c.jpg#comment-69461 Very nice! Very nice!

]]> By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59504#comment-69412 MrDan Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:15:51 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BN987Vancouver-BC-8May1978c.jpg#comment-69412 One of those early oddball EMD units tailor-made for a need: an NW2 switcher on a longer frame, with an added short hood for a steam generator. One of those early oddball EMD units tailor-made for a need: an NW2 switcher on a longer frame, with an added short hood for a steam generator.

]]> By: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59504#comment-69361 Todd Steinman Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:19:11 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/BN987Vancouver-BC-8May1978c.jpg#comment-69361 Great history John. Thanks for sharing this. Great history John. Thanks for sharing this.

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