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The ' B ' ends of units, commonly ignored... The ONR unit is 1953 built GMD FP7A #1519, the lead unit is #1517, both awaiting assignment to daily train #129 Northland. The #6351 is a 1957 built RDC - 3 (with 49 seats) as CN #D351 & converted for VIA to RDC-2 configuration ( 71 seats). And yes, the coach end of RDC-2's and RDC-3' are the ' B ' Units on the left are unknown GMD 'B' units & I'm sure someone out there can tell the difference between the ' A ' end and ' B ' end of a GMD ' B ' unit. Walk into the roundhouse office, sign the release, grab a hard hat and go off exploring at CN Spadina, April 24, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko More: ONR 1517, circa 1967-8 was painted – for a short time - in the 'Resourceful Railroad' dark green with a large white 'hockey stick' stripe livery, then returned to the classic green / yellow livery, and retired by 1998. ONR 1519 to ONR 1984 for use on the Northlander, retired 1993. sdfourty
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The ' B ' ends of units, commonly ignored...

The ONR unit is 1953 built GMD FP7A #1519, the lead unit is #1517, both awaiting assignment to daily train #129 Northland.

The #6351 is a 1957 built RDC - 3 (with 49 seats) as CN #D351 & converted for VIA to RDC-2 configuration ( 71 seats).

And yes, the coach end of RDC-2's and RDC-3' are the ' B '

Units on the left are unknown GMD 'B' units & I'm sure someone out there can tell the difference between the ' A ' end and ' B ' end of a GMD ' B ' unit.

Walk into the roundhouse office, sign the release, grab a hard hat and go off exploring at CN Spadina, April 24, 1980 Kodachrome by S.Danko

More:

ONR 1517, circa 1967-8 was painted – for a short time - in the 'Resourceful Railroad' dark green with a large white 'hockey stick' stripe livery, then returned to the classic green / yellow livery, and retired by 1998.

ONR 1519 to ONR 1984 for use on the Northlander, retired 1993.

sdfourty

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Date: 04/27/1980 (search)
Railway: Ontario Northland (search)
Reporting Marks: ONR 1519 (search)
Train Symbol: n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Spadina (search)
City/Town: Toronto (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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