Comments on: Once a common sight, a wave from a caboose is not something you’ll see often these days. With the Pointe St-Charles switcher in Montreal now assigned a caboose for long backup moves, it can happen again when you get lucky. Here a crewmember waves as the train heads towards the Port of Montreal after shoving out of the yard as they pass MP 1.76 of the Montreal SUb. This van is not in great shape, but it is back home, as it was built by CN in their Pointe St-Charles shop in Montreal (now demolished).

By: Noe

Noe — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:58:00 +0000

That’s great it’s still seeing use. Nice photo Michael.

By: mberry

mberry — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:24:49 +0000

Yes it was in Halifax till being moved to Montreal a couple of months ago.

By: RLK2211

RLK2211 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:06:20 +0000

That ex OLOR van sure gets around….last I’d heard it was out in Halifax!

Great catch

By: Brundle

Brundle — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 04:11:12 +0000

Yellow hopper on the left, oops.

By: Brundle

Brundle — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 04:08:03 +0000

That’s because it has been read so many times in the last 25 years. LOL.
Which is in such contrast to the photo I just posted lately,
http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=43951
where the yellow hopper on the right has its tag so cleanly shaved off.

By: Eric May

Eric May — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 02:14:17 +0000

Despite the abuse it has seen over the years, it still has an ACI tag.