Comments on: Identity crisis. At some point if I remember the story correctly St. L&H 5648 received the long hood off another unit, possibly a wreck repair. Not long after this photo was taken the StL&H lettering on the nose was painted out and replaced by a crude looking “CP”. Here the 5648 is seen leading train 159 into Guelph junction on an overcast day.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:58:49 +0000

I saw this unit on the lead coming down from Bala around this time as well. I guess most of us have caught it in various stages of paint fading.

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:47:52 +0000

This may explain it:

Marcus Stevens — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:47:12 +0000

I guess that explains why it was later painted out, LoL

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:46:06 +0000

So.. would this be a STLH reporting mark or CP????

mberry — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:56:34 +0000

Ah yes, I shot 5648 in 2007 and the crude ‘CP’ on the nose looked horrible.

bruce — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:27:27 +0000

The Stan,Laurel and Hardy Railway Co.