Comments on: I don’t have the dates pinned down but I believe sometime in mid- to late 1985, CPR began operating what was described as “SOO business” via Montreal/Chicago routings and numbered the trains 500-501-502-503 ( at least). Anyway here’s eastbound 502 at Center Street in Chatham as he cuts the city in half during his passage. SOO 6620 is leading CP SD-40′s 5546 and 5528, which in turn are hauling dead, leased GATX power SD-40 5081 and 5073 still in Missouri Pacific paint. In 1987 CPR leased 10 of these units from GATX Leasing but this was the only time I caught them on film. They were enroute to Toronto or Montreal for placement in service. Trains 501 and 502 were usually daytime passings in the Chatham area, so I did shoot them a few times (between work and family etc). This elevator, whose name I’ve long since forgotten, is no longer in existence. 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: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28972#comment-20801 Todd Steinman Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:52:25 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/502-3-28-87-6620-5546-5528-GATX-MP-5081-5073.jpg#comment-20801 Same here - heckuva shot! As being recently christened as a newcomer to Chatham, Centre Street is actually a part of my route home after work. I have always wondered what it used to look like... :) Keep 'em coming Mr. Mercer! Same here – heckuva shot! As being recently christened as a newcomer to Chatham, Centre Street is actually a part of my route home after work. I have always wondered what it used to look like… :)

Keep ‘em coming Mr. Mercer!

]]> By: LukeBellefleur http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=28972#comment-20770 LukeBellefleur Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:53:52 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/502-3-28-87-6620-5546-5528-GATX-MP-5081-5073.jpg#comment-20770 Great shot! Huge difference from then and now in Chatham. The only original thing I see is the Bell tower and building. Great shot! Huge difference from then and now in Chatham. The only original thing I see is the Bell tower and building.

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