Comments on: On Vancouver Island, Thursday 1976-04-01 was frosty, and G12 CN 991 was left idling overnight at Deerholme to prevent freeze-up, leading to an excessive accumulation of exhaust system deposits. Well aware of the unpleasant smoke likely to affect the tailend crew, the engineer worked the engine against full-set engine brakes to “clear its throat” on a short run eastward before tying onto the distant pole loads and caboose for a run down to the barge slip at Cowichan Bay. 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: hodgsontoaylen http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=52405#comment-57932 hodgsontoaylen Sun, 16 Jul 2023 01:19:19 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1976-04-01_cn991-clearing-exhaust-accumulation-by-milepost-58-at-deerholme_ken-perry_4800-dpi-1920x1344-pixels.jpg#comment-57932 That's a good hogger. That’s a good hogger.

]]> By: DoctaPinklaces http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=52405#comment-57883 DoctaPinklaces Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:31:23 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1976-04-01_cn991-clearing-exhaust-accumulation-by-milepost-58-at-deerholme_ken-perry_4800-dpi-1920x1344-pixels.jpg#comment-57883 This is incredible This is incredible

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=52405#comment-57874 Stephen C. Host Mon, 10 Jul 2023 01:43:15 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1976-04-01_cn991-clearing-exhaust-accumulation-by-milepost-58-at-deerholme_ken-perry_4800-dpi-1920x1344-pixels.jpg#comment-57874 Awesome action. Awesome action.

]]> By: Jacob Patterson http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=52405#comment-57873 Jacob Patterson Sun, 09 Jul 2023 22:35:32 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1976-04-01_cn991-clearing-exhaust-accumulation-by-milepost-58-at-deerholme_ken-perry_4800-dpi-1920x1344-pixels.jpg#comment-57873 Very nice. Haven’t seen many shots of these units on Vancouver Island. A fair number from their L&PS days though. Very nice. Haven’t seen many shots of these units on Vancouver Island. A fair number from their L&PS days though.

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