Comments on: Heading east on the TCH I heard Via No.1 on my radio and drove into Walsh for a shot passing elevators, and Lo & behold to my surprise an E unit leading followed by 2 RS18′s http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31486#comment-24530 Stephen C. Host Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:29:19 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Walsh-AB-1980-06-24-1140MDT.jpg#comment-24530 Classic. Classic.

]]> By: Jakob Mueller http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31486#comment-24529 Jakob Mueller Mon, 11 Dec 2017 04:51:30 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Walsh-AB-1980-06-24-1140MDT.jpg#comment-24529 This E8 is actually 1899 (formerly 1802). The other VIA E8 (1898, nee-1800) had a convenient spotting feature - its front porthole panel was flipped around at some point, leaving a larger gap between the cab door and the porthole. It also had two MU receptacle hatches installed on the nose. VIA 1899 kept the standard porthole arrangement and only received one MU receptacle, as seen above. Both units had been re-numbered by early June of 1980 to avoid conflict with the CP RS18u rebuilding program. It's always great to see shots of these rare units. Thanks for posting! This E8 is actually 1899 (formerly 1802). The other VIA E8 (1898, nee-1800) had a convenient spotting feature – its front porthole panel was flipped around at some point, leaving a larger gap between the cab door and the porthole. It also had two MU receptacle hatches installed on the nose. VIA 1899 kept the standard porthole arrangement and only received one MU receptacle, as seen above. Both units had been re-numbered by early June of 1980 to avoid conflict with the CP RS18u rebuilding program.

It’s always great to see shots of these rare units. Thanks for posting!

]]> By: Eric May http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31486#comment-24523 Eric May Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:20:26 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Walsh-AB-1980-06-24-1140MDT.jpg#comment-24523 Very Nice. Those are actually steam generator equipped RS-10's. Very Nice. Those are actually steam generator equipped RS-10′s.

]]> By: PRR5406 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31486#comment-24511 PRR5406 Sun, 10 Dec 2017 15:12:25 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Walsh-AB-1980-06-24-1140MDT.jpg#comment-24511 I love RR photos which include those wooden grain elevators on the prairies. Thanks for a memorable catch. I love RR photos which include those wooden grain elevators on the prairies. Thanks for a memorable catch.

]]> By: Jacob Patterson http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=31486#comment-24507 Jacob Patterson Sun, 10 Dec 2017 03:50:39 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Walsh-AB-1980-06-24-1140MDT.jpg#comment-24507 That's a spectacular catch! Glad you stopped for it! That’s a spectacular catch! Glad you stopped for it!

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