Comments on: 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.

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:02:49 +0000

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

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:39:59 +0000

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.

By: mercer

mercer — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:59:49 +0000

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

By: Matthew Whiteley

Matthew Whiteley — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:37:34 +0000

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

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 02:14:44 +0000

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.

By: jknott86

jknott86 — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:45:33 +0000

What exactly is that at left?

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:29:08 +0000

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

By: bcr_766

bcr_766 — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:14:48 +0000

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