Comments on: These “yellow” units really did not spend much time on CP before either being painted over or dealt off. They were former GATX units, leased by CP to the D&H (STLH) and eventually purchased by CP. This particular one, CP 5430, was former GATX 2008 and a year after this image was taken was sold to Livingston Rebuild Center and became LLPX 4406, which I did catch leading a train on the Galt sub a few years after. There were 10 SD40-2s leased from GATX (2000-2009) in 1991 and then purchased in 1994. I’m not sure how many actually made it to CP red. Second unit on this #327 auto parts train, Buffalo to Talbotville, is #5577 and the train is just coming off the Welland Canal Bridge 6 on a rather dismal looking morning.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 13:22:07 +0000

I was wondering about that myself. Sorry. No idea.

DoctaPinklaces — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 02:44:22 +0000

Arnold, what’s the scaffolding for in the background if you remember?

awmooney — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 20:13:32 +0000

Thanks Bruce!!! Hope we get meetings in person sometime early 2022. Fingers crossed.
And of course the best to you !!

bruce — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 18:54:17 +0000

Arnold;Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Maybe this year we will see each other at the meetings.

BradKetchen — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 11:36:18 +0000

@sdfourty I guess the name of the merger would simply be ‘Pacific’.

DoctaPinklaces — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:24:26 +0000

Nice photo!! Seaway is a classic spot here yet hardly shot

sdfourty — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 03:07:04 +0000

Just imagine what the livery would look like if a UP / CP merger…..

Stephen C. Host — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:11:21 +0000

I shot one of these in 2004 coming off the Hamilton sub leading too!

Noe — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:09:26 +0000

Very cool leader.