Comments on: Mac Yard. I always considered this to be in the community of Concord. Now I wonder if Concord even exists any more. Early in this railroad photography hobby my favourite locomotive was the GP9. I liked its clean lines, and how reliable they seemed to be. Made for great lashups out of Fort Erie, where a good number of them were based. This “roster” shot of CN 4586 worked out just right for me on a visit to Mac Yards many years ago, and although it isn’t in the solid black scheme I liked, it is still a great example of what used to be. The CN 4586 was rebuilt into 7218 back around 1993, and it eventually was retired in 2011. Sad that GP9s as I knew them are now gone. There used to be hundreds of them on the CN in the ’70s.

By: Noe

Noe — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:19:26 +0000

Great capture Arnold. I was only 7 days old!

By: awmooney

awmooney — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 01:22:06 +0000

I don`t know the wanderings of many of the old GPs, Todd. I did not see this one regularly, but rather the lower numbered 4500s, from 4510 to 4530s in the mid 1970s and later the 4560-4600s. I would imagine they were stationed all over the place. (I recall 4500 in Wpg) Fort Erie used to have a good dozen of them at any time, which I thoroughly enjoyed. By 1985 most had been scattered to other localities, with GP40s and SW1200s and the like working Fort Erie.

By: Todd Steinman

Todd Steinman — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:31:44 +0000

Great photo Arnold. Do you know if this engine served in Stratford yard at all, around August 1985? I am sure I have an old photo I snapped of it back then.