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Still hangin' around CN 1379 Class GR-12y SW1200 is still sitting dead outside CN's Walker Yard diesel shop in Edmonton, AB on August 1, 2025. It hasn't moved too far from this spot over the last few years.
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Caption: Still hangin' around
CN 1379 Class GR-12y SW1200 is still sitting dead outside CN's Walker Yard diesel shop in Edmonton, AB on August 1, 2025.
It hasn't moved too far from this spot over the last few years.

Photographer:
Paul O'Shell [484] (more) (contact)
Date: 08/01/2025 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 1379 (search)
Train Symbol: n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Walker Yard (search)
City/Town: Edmonton (search)
Province: Alberta (search)
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8 Comments
  1. bcr_766
    August 27, 2025 at 9:14 am

    Im surprised… I think I photographed this unit sitting in the deadline over 10 years ago. haha

  2. Paul O'Shell
    August 27, 2025 at 12:29 pm

    Yep, it was there on March 30, 2013, 12+ years ago :-) ….
    http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=9057

  3. jknott86
    August 27, 2025 at 8:45 pm

    What exactly is that at left?

  4. Paul O'Shell
    August 27, 2025 at 10:14 pm

    It is a CN Walker Yard Mechanical Operations Centre Load Test Car.
    I have a couple of shots of it I took last month and will try to make one acceptable for posting on RP.

  5. Matthew Whiteley
    August 27, 2025 at 11:37 pm

    Is 1379 still owned by CN or just stored on their property?

  6. mercer
    August 28, 2025 at 1:59 pm

    It’s a technicality I suppose, retired from revenue use on Apr14-99 and to Mechanical Dept use renumbered CS-02(2nd). When that OCS assignment was completed it was offered for sale as 1379, but no buyer. It was leased to Eurocan at Kitimat BC from mid2008 until late/2010.

    So it’s off the books yet still an undisposed asset

  7. jknott86
    August 29, 2025 at 12:39 am

    Paul, please do try. Most curious to see it. Failing that, maybe we could connect through Steve and you could send me a shot. Thing looks like boxcar meets double decker bus. Really wanna see it.

  8. Paul O'Shell
    August 29, 2025 at 1:02 am

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/197431498@N07/54715719892/in/album-72177720308261285

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