Comments on: I do not know the frequency of CP transfers over the International Bridge to Buffalo in the late ’80s; all I know is I rarely caught one. If I did, it was late day, and they were but a freight car or two, as was this image. Despite its’ faded paint and generally tired look, this GP9u soldiered on until retirement some 24 years later, in 2012.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:03:23 +0000

I agree, this is a Welland job. But it would be nice to know the history on it.

By: Cdntrainphotog

Cdntrainphotog — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:39:33 +0000

Things were a lot more “laid-back” along the border then. It is hard to realize that the tight border security is now 15 years.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 02:57:46 +0000

I’l also add I wouldn’t expect this to be a true TH&B train of the same lineage since freights never did go this far…. but this was 1 year after the integration of the TH&B so I may be very off base in invoking the sacred name. So my guess is a CP job out of Welland. Comments on how this operated highly appreciated from those in the know.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 02:56:05 +0000

This is very rare. Would this have been a TH&B job or how was this crewed? Perhaps using ex CR men.