Comments on: This is what #218 become over the years – lots of tank cars destined for the growing chemical plants and refineries around Edmonton. This was an important train, presumably because it made a ton of money for CN. I think that it would continue east with all new tank cars later in the evening.

Comments on: This is what #218 become over the years – lots of tank cars destined for the growing chemical plants and refineries around Edmonton. This was an important train, presumably because it made a ton of money for CN. I think that it would continue east with all new tank cars later in the evening. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: robin lowrie http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26440#comment-26712 robin lowrie Wed, 23 May 2018 18:50:42 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1994-06-18-2-CN-218-X5459E-Bissell-Edmonton-AB-Large.jpg#comment-26712 When I started railfanning in the early seventies, 217 & 218 were the hot shot express trains. I remember when they did the re-numbering and thinking that the new service they went to sure meant they wouldn't be breaking any speed records! When I started railfanning in the early seventies, 217 & 218 were the hot shot express trains. I remember when they did the re-numbering and thinking that the new service they went to sure meant they wouldn’t be breaking any speed records!

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